Mr. Alvin S. SicatSELAMS-International Languages

FacultyCentro Escolar University-Makati

ACTION PLAN

LONG TERM GOAL

TABLE OF CONTENTS

SHORT TERM GOALS

INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES AND TASKS

SOLUTIONS TO ANTICIPATED CHALLENGESSOLUTIONS TO ANTICIPATED CHALLENGES

The MODERN ENGLISH COURIER

TIMELINE

RESOURCES

CONCLUSION

LONG TERM GOAL:English Classes in CEU Makati: A Transition from Classical to Modern Picture

SHORT TERM GOALS INTRODUCE AND ADOPT THE P-D-R-S METHOD

(PLANNING, DOING, REVIEWING AND SHARING) IN THE VARIOUS ACTIVITIES INSIDE THE CLASSROOM THUS INCULCATING LIFELONG LEARNING AMONG THE STUDENTS

FOCUS ON STUDENT-CENTERED ACTIVITIES RATHER THAN TEACHER-CENTERED SO AS TO DEVELOP INDEPENDENT THINKING AMONG THE STUDENTS

HIGHLIGHT AND EMPHASIZE THE NEED FOR A MODERN CLASSROOM

ENCOURAGE THE STDUENTS TO USE THE INTERNET AND OTHER MODERN TECHNOLOGIES IN THE COMPLETION OF THEIR TASKS

INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES AND TASKS

I WILL GIVE INTERDISCIPLINARY PROJECTS DURING THE 3 GRADING PERIODS IN MY ENGLISH CLASSES FOR THEM TO APPLY THE P-D-R-S APPROACH.

I WILL ASSIGN STUDENTS TO ACT AS TEACHERS IN THE CLASS TO DISCUSS THE LESSONS OR A PARTICULAR GRADING PERIOD THUS ENCOURAGING THEM TO BE MORE COMMUNICATIVELY COMPETENT AND INDEPENDENT.

INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES AND TASKS

I WILL EXPOSE MY STUDENTS IN VARIOUS MULTI-MEDIA TECHNOLOGIES OF THE 21ST CENTURY THROUGH HANDS-ON AND VISITS IN DIFFERENT PLACES USING THOSE TECHNOLOGIES ENABLING THEM TO KNOW THE ADVANTAGES OF THESE TECHNOLOGIES AND APPLY IN THE PROJECTS/ACTIVITIES ASSIGNED TO THEM.

I WILL HELP THE STUDENTS ORGANIZE SPECIAL ACTIVITIES WITH LINKAGES/TIE-UPS WITH CLUBS OR OGANIZATIONS IN THE UNIVERSITY THROUGH SEMINARS WITH COMPETENT RESOURCE SPEAKERS WITH THE AIM OF UPDATING THE STUDENTS’ KNOWLEDGE ON THE BENEFITS OF MODERN TECHNOLOGIES.

SOLUTIONS TO ANTICIPATED SOLUTIONS TO ANTICIPATED CHALLENGESCHALLENGES

THE UNIVERSITY MAY THE UNIVERSITY MAY SHOW RESISTANCE TO THE SHOW RESISTANCE TO THE CONCEPT DUE TO THE CONCEPT DUE TO THE LACK OF BUDGETLACK OF BUDGET

PARENTS MAY COMPLAIN PARENTS MAY COMPLAIN DUE TO THEIR CHILDREN’S DUE TO THEIR CHILDREN’S REQUEST OF BUYING REQUEST OF BUYING EQUIPMENT OF THEIR OWN EQUIPMENT OF THEIR OWN SUCH AS LAPTOPS OR DO SUCH AS LAPTOPS OR DO NOT ALLOW THEM TO JOIN NOT ALLOW THEM TO JOIN EDUCATIONAL TOURS EDUCATIONAL TOURS

THERE ARE CLASSROOMS THERE ARE CLASSROOMS WITH LIMITED COMPUTERS WITH LIMITED COMPUTERS AND OR LIMITED OR AND OR LIMITED OR UNAVAILABLE EQUIPMENTUNAVAILABLE EQUIPMENT

STUDENTS ESPECIALLY STUDENTS ESPECIALLY THOSE WITH INSUFFICIENT THOSE WITH INSUFFICIENT BACKGROUND IN BACKGROUND IN COMPUTERS MIGHT COMPUTERS MIGHT HESITATE TO INVOLVE HESITATE TO INVOLVE THEMSELVES IN THE THEMSELVES IN THE ACTIVITIESACTIVITIES

I WILL DISCUSS THE CONTENT OF THE INTEL I WILL DISCUSS THE CONTENT OF THE INTEL SEMINAR TO THE VP OF CEU MAKATI TO SEMINAR TO THE VP OF CEU MAKATI TO CONVINCE HER OF THE NEED FOR A 21CONVINCE HER OF THE NEED FOR A 21STST CENTURY CLASSROOM.CENTURY CLASSROOM.

USING MY SKILLS IN WORDPROCESSING AND USING MY SKILLS IN WORDPROCESSING AND PUBLIC RELATIONS, WILL PREPARE A PUBLIC RELATIONS, WILL PREPARE A NEWSLETTER ENTITLED “THE MODERN ENGLISH NEWSLETTER ENTITLED “THE MODERN ENGLISH COURIER” TO INFORM THE PARENTS OF OUR COURIER” TO INFORM THE PARENTS OF OUR INITIAL ATTEMPTS TO MODERNIZE THE INITIAL ATTEMPTS TO MODERNIZE THE CLASSROOM.CLASSROOM.

I WILL MAKE AN ARRANGEMENT WITH THE SRMD I WILL MAKE AN ARRANGEMENT WITH THE SRMD REGARDING THE SCHEDULING OF THE REGARDING THE SCHEDULING OF THE CLASSROOM WITH COMPUTERS AS WELL AS THE CLASSROOM WITH COMPUTERS AS WELL AS THE MIAD IN THE AVAILABILITY OF THE EQUIPMENT MIAD IN THE AVAILABILITY OF THE EQUIPMENT SUCH AS LAPTOPS, LCD AND THE LIKE. SHOULD SUCH AS LAPTOPS, LCD AND THE LIKE. SHOULD THERE BE A NEED TO COORDINATE PERSONALLY THERE BE A NEED TO COORDINATE PERSONALLY TO THE AFFECTED PROFESSORS, I WILL NOT TO THE AFFECTED PROFESSORS, I WILL NOT HESITATE TO DO SO.HESITATE TO DO SO.

I WILL COORDINATE WITH THE CEU MAKATI I WILL COORDINATE WITH THE CEU MAKATI COMPUTER SOCIETY TO PROVIDE US WITH COMPUTER SOCIETY TO PROVIDE US WITH “BASIC COMPUTER OPERATIONS” SEMINAR TO “BASIC COMPUTER OPERATIONS” SEMINAR TO HELP THE STUDENTS WITH NO OR LITTLE HELP THE STUDENTS WITH NO OR LITTLE BACKGROUND IN COMPUTERS TO MINIMIZE BACKGROUND IN COMPUTERS TO MINIMIZE THEIR FEARS REGARDING TECHNOLOGIES.THEIR FEARS REGARDING TECHNOLOGIES.

CHALLENGESSOLUTIONS

The MODERN ENGLISH COURIER

By: Mr. Alvin S. SicatApril 28, 2010Volume 1, No. 1

Last Week

5 Predent Students from PD2A presented their research proposal in Com Skills 4 in Powerpoint and LCD

In Com Skills 3, Nyka Cadayona of PD2A reported the weather update using the Windows Movie Maker

Students from BSP2A recorded their choral recitation entitled, “The Anatomy of Being a Filipino” using a Videocam

Next Week

BSMT2B shall persent a puppet show using an audio recording software

BSMT2A prepares to visit ABS-CBN

Speech Power President James Moderno to lecture on “The Importance of Multimedia Technology in Public Speaking on June 3, 2010 at the Student Activity Center from 8:00-12:00 noon

Basic Computer Operations SeminarMay 5, 2010

Student Activity Center, CEU GP Campus8:00-12:00 Noon

Organized by the CEU Makati Computer Society

It has become appallingly obvious that our technology has exceeded our humanity. 

~Albert Einstein The MODERN ENGLISH COURIER….The Official Newsletter or Mr. Alvin S. Sicat’s Class …..Bringing the English news….anytime…anywhere via Modern Technologies..

TIMELINE

JUNE

ON THE FIRST WEEK OF THE MONTH, I WILL TALK TO THE VP FOR CEU MAKATI TO DISCUSS MY PROPOSAL BASED FROM THE INTEL SEMINAR I ATTENDED.

JULY

ON THE FIRST WEEK OF THE MONTH, I WILL COORDINATE WITH THE ADVISER OF THE CEU MAKATI COMPUTER SOCIETY CLUB TO ORGANIZE A SEMINAR ON THE BASIC COMPUTER OPERATIONS TO BE HELD ON THE FIRST WEEK OF AUGUST.

AUGUST

ON THE FIRST WEEK OF THE MONTH, I WILL COMPOSE AND SEND A LETTER ADDRESSED TO THE PARENTS ABOUT MY INITIAL ATTEMPTS TO USE MODERN TECHNOLOGIES IN THE TEACHING-LEARNING PROCESS. LIKEWISE, I WILL PREPARE THE DRAFT OF THE MODERN ENGLISH COURIER AND DISTRIBUTE THE EDITED COPIES TO THE PARENTS BEFORE THE END OF THE MONTH.

SEPTEMBER

FULL IMPLEMENTATION OF THE ENGLISH CLASSES FROM CLASSICAL TO MODERN PICTURE; MONITORING INCLUDED

RESOURCES ELECTRONIC RESOURCES (

http://www.quia.com/; http://www.nicenet.org/; http://www.slideshare.net/; http://multiply.com/; http://groups.yahoo.com/; http://www.wikispaces.com/user/)

INTEL TEACH PROGRAM GETTING STARTED COURSE AND INTEL EDUCATION HELP GUIDE

MIAD EQUIPMENT AND FACILITIES

MICROSOFT OFFICE APPLICATIONS (MICROSOFT WORD, MICROSOFT POWERPOINT, PUBLISHER, ETC.)

PERSONAL LAPTOPS AND DIGITAL CAMERAS

CONCLUSION

THROUGH THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS PROGRAM- CONVERTING ENGLISH CLASSES FROM TRADITIONAL TO MODERN PICTURE, STUDENTS WILL BE GLOBALLY-COMPETITIVE AND BE MORE PROFICIENT IN THEIR CHOSEN FIELD. IN ADDITION, THE “CHARACTER AND COMPETENCE” WHICH THE UNIVERSITY HAS BEEN PROMOTING FOR MANY YEARS SINCE ITS ESTABLISHMENT IN 1907 WILL BE CARRIED OUT AMONG THE STUDENTS-THE FUTURE PROFESSIONALS.