TRAINING ON DCP PACKAGES
ROLIFEL JEMIMAH MANALASTAS MANLUTAC
The Department of Education started the training on the DepEd Computerization Program (DCP) Adoption National Training of Trainers (NTOT) to fully equip field officers with knowledge on DCP packages and how to utilize them to support its ongoing nationwide rollout.
The training tackled blended learning frameworks, teaching and learning with television, use of advanced Microsoft productivity tools, and learning accelerators, among others.
DCP packages consisting of laptops, charging carts, smart TVs, hard disk drives, and routers are now being distributed to beneficiary schools.
Spearheaded by the Information and Communications Technology Service (ICTS), the NTOT gathered approximately 700 DepEd Regional and Schools Division Offices personnel who will serve as trainers, facilitators, and/or program managers of the DCP Adoption Program. The training utilizes blended learning through massive open online courses that combine face-to-face and technology-mediated sessions.
The participants developed action plans for the rollout and implementation of learned concepts among DCP recipient schools to aid teaching, learning, and other services.
Those who attended the training will help capacitate teachers with the necessary skills to maximize the utilization of the DCP packages.
The DepEd wants to leave a legacy of empowered learners and transformed education, the agency said.Meanwhile, the ICTS discussed the background and rationale of the initiative and highlighted that the DCP packages must be promoted and utilized effectively to address the needs of the MATATAG curriculum.
The participants were asked to replicate what the agency has started so that our educators will be able to design, conduct, and assess blended learning to ensure the acquisition of heightened learning of our learners.
DCP NTOT completers received certificates from DepEd and Microsoft. This is conducted in coordination with DepEd’s NEAP, Bureau of Human Resources and Organizational Development (BHROD), Bureau of Learning Delivery (BLD), Bureau of Curriculum Development (BCD), Microsoft Philippines, Audentes Technologies, and Line Learning and Development Solutions.
-oOoThe author is Teacher II at Diosdado Macapagal High School