NEW prospect

1. NEW prospect Senior High School

2. Senior High School (SHS) is two years of specialized upper secondary education; students may choose a career track based on aptitude, interests, and school capacity. The choice of career track will define the content of the subjects a student will take in Grades 11 and 12. The subjects for SHS will be in accordance with the College Readiness Standards of CHED, which sets the skills and competencies required of K to 12 graduates who intend to pursue higher education.

4. TVET (Technical Vocational Education & Training) National Certificate After finishing Grade 10, a student can obtain Certificates of Competency (COC) or a National Certificate Level I (NC I). After finishing a Technical-Vocational track in Grade 12, a student may obtain a National Certificate Level II (NC II), provided he/she passes the competency-based assessment of the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA). NC I and NC II improves employability of graduates in fields like Agriculture, Electronics, and Trade. Source: SEAMEO-INNOTECH’s K to 12 BEP Toolkit

5. Modeling Best Practices for Senior High School In SY 2012-2013, there are 30 public high schools and higher education institutions (HEIs) that have implemented Grade 11. This is a Research and Design (R&D) program to simulate different aspects of Senior High School in preparation for full nationwide implementation in SY 2016-2017. Modelingprograms offered by these schools are based on students’ interests, community needs, and their respective capacities. Source: DO 36, s. 2012

7. What will happen to colleges and universities during the initial nationwide implementation of Senior High School in SY 2016–2017 and SY 2017–2018? Discussions between private Higher Education Institutions and DepEd are being conducted for the possible utilization of facilities and hiring of college teachers for Senior High School. This ensures that during the transition period, the reduction in enrollment in these colleges and universities may be offset. Source: SEAMEO-INNOTECH’s K to 12 BEP Toolkit

8. How will K to 12 affect the college curriculum? The college General Education Curriculum is being revised. It will have fewer units with the removal of unnecessary remediation as K to 12 graduates adhere to the College Readiness Standards. With K to 12, the college curriculum will comprise of a year’s worth of General Education subjects and at least two years of major subjects. Source: SEAMEO-INNOTECH’s K to 12 BEP Toolkit

9. Will K to 12 change TESDA Technical Vocational Education and Training (TVET) programs? No. TESDA will continue to offer TVET programs. Students may also be eligible for NC I and NC II through Junior High School and Senior High School, respectively. Source: SEAMEO-INNOTECH’s K to 12 BEP Toolkit

10. Batang K to 12, Handa saTrabaho o Kolehiyo, Handa sa Mundo How will the resource gaps be addressed?

11. Batang K to 12, Handa saTrabaho o Kolehiyo, Handa sa Mundo Shortage of teachers, classrooms, seats, textbooks to be addressed even before the implementation of the additional grades/years

12. Batang K to 12, Handa saTrabaho o Kolehiyo, Handa sa Mundo Partnership, networking with LGUs, NGOs to meet the required resources

13. The K to 12 Program and the Need to Develop Philippine competitiveness K to 12 Basic Education Program “I think the ideal scenario in education should have at least close to 20% of the national budget compared to the current level of 12.6 % . DepEd remains confident in government’s ability to fund K to 12 and it is equally confident with its own ability to secure partnership that would allow the department to share the financial burden the added two years will entail.” Educator Magazine Jan-Feb., 2011 Br. Armin A. Luistro. Secretary Department of Education

16. Be informed. Education shapes our future as Filipinos, it is our duty to be aware of reforms in basic education that will move our country forward. Spread awareness. Tell your family, friends, and networks about the K to12 Program and help them stay informed.

18. The future of our nation is in our hands.

19. They are our nation’s future.

20. Caring is the keyto excellence.

21. Individual task: • Complete this statement. • The new things I have learned about K to 12 BEP are as follows: • ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ • _____________________________________________________________ • ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ • 2. To ensure successful K to 12 curriculum implementation, I must focus on _____________________________________________________________Write your answer on a metacard.

22. Wait a second! • Explain the framework and salient features of K to 12 Basic Education Program (BEP); • Match and discuss the connections/interconnections of the salient features of K to 12 Curriculum to Dep Ed’s vision/mission; and • Express positive outlook on the K to 12 BEP implementation.

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