Enhancing Sico 1.0 National High School Teachers' 21st-Century Skillsthrough Global Filipino School Program

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

It is observed that teachers have been trying to teach 21st-century skills (21CS) with 20th-century teachers in 19th-century learning environments. To address this, Global Filipino School (GFS) Program has been initiated by Globe Telecom under Department of Education's "Adopt-a-School Program" where Sico 1.0 National High School has been selected for this program. One of its tasks is to enhance the teachers' 21CS.

This study aims to find out if there were significant improvements in teachers' 21CS in terms of proficiency and frequency. It also investigates how often the teachers used the devices and services provided under the program.

METHODS

Triangulation Mixed Method was used where an interview was conducted to design the questionnaire in order to evaluate its effectiveness and an FGD to validate result among the twenty-seven Sico 1.0 NHS teachers that were trained. Furthermore, the device-users were also evaluated.

RESULTS

Through the program, there were significant improvements in teachers' 21CS. These improvements were validated using Wilcoxon Test (p <0.05). Their over-all improvement mean percentage score (MPS) was 93%. The program's over-all effectiveness MPS was 99%.Is has also been noted that internet and laptops were used very often, the printers had reached their maximum capacity, and the projectors' importance was outdone by the flat-screen TVs installed in each classroom.

DISCUSSIONS

It can be inferred that the Global Filipino School Program is indeed effective. It can be suggested that it must be continued in the school. Also, theDepartment of Education can utilize the Global Filipino School to train other teachers to enhance their 21CS.