Kung ako ay inyong tatanungin kung ano ang motto ko sa buhay; ang isasagot ko sa inyo ay: Eating is always life’s greatest pleasure marahil ito ang nangyari sa amin kahapon dahil pagkatapos i-announce ni Mr. Are ang aming early break, lahat kame ay excited na pumunta sa Dapdap upang bumili sa aming paboritong karinderia, o kaya nama’y buksan ang inihandang baon sa amin ng aming mga loved ones o kaya nama’y pumunta sa anson upang bumili ng aming paboritong chichirya. Ngunit higit pa sa pagkaing nakakapawi ng pisikal na pagkagutom ang aming pinagsasaluhan sa araw-araw. Marahil isa sa pangunahing pangangailangan ng tao ang pagkain upang mabuhay dahil anuman ang pinag-uusapan mahirap man o madali ang bawat paksa, kung may pagkaing nakalatag sa mesa; madaling napapawi ang inis, galit at pagkagutom.
Pagkatapos naming pagsaluhan ang aming pisikal na pagkain ay muli na naman naming pinakain ang aming kaluluwa sa pamamagitan ng inihandang putahe sa amin ni Fr. Bilai, sabi niya; ang tao’y nagkakaroon ng higit na pagkatuto kung sila ay masaya at masigla. Hindi kailanman mapapagod kung busog ang pisikal na katawan at kaluluwa nito. Kung kaya’t dapat ay planuhin ang mga gagawing gawain para sa darating na pasukan.
Pagkatapos nito ay ginawa namin ang aming mga class schedule, muli ito ay inihahalintulad ko na naman sa pagkain. Sa unang tingin, nakakaumay dahil napakaraming dapat gawin,(oras, subject, teachers na magsa swak). kumbaga sa isang bagong chef, para siyang mga rekadong hindi mo alam kung ano ang iyong uunahin. Kapag nalaman mo ang tamang pagkakasunud-sunod nito para ka na lang nagbebake ng isang masarap na cake kung saan lalabas siyang napakasarap na dessert (pag natapos mo na ang schedule). Sa mga gumagawa ng schedules ang bawat isa sa amin ay maihahalintulad ko sa mga sumusunod:…..ang aming registrar ay tila mga llanerang sumasalo kapag hindi na namin kayang i-swak ang load, ang aming mga coordinators ang nagsisilbing lebadura namin kung saan pinapaalsa nila ang aming mga kakayahan, ang ngiti ng aming mga partner sa bawat level ay tila asukal na nagpapatamis ng aming samahan, ang bawat katabi namin sa faculty room ay tila flavorings na siyang nagbibigay lasa sa pamamagitan ng aming mga masasayang kuwentuhan, ang aming samahan sa faculty room ay tila isang malaking baking oven kung saan ang nasa loob nito ay iba’t ibang uri ng tinapay ang hinuhurno minsan sa pagkakadikit dikit namin sa oven may ilang lumalabas na sunog, hindi pantay ang pagkakaluto, kulang sa timpla. Ngunit at the end of the day kapag nakilala ng baker chef naming si Mr. Are ang aming mga pagkakaiba-iba o differences, muli siyang gagawa ng dough upang walang sawang mag bake para ang lumabas na tinapay ay isang napakasarap na partner ng icing on the cake.
Mrs. GIRLIE AVILA
I could say that we are so fortunate to have an In-Service Training like this. It is different from what we did in the previous before the school year orientation We are not just trained to be educators but we are also enlightened spiritually. I remember Fr. Bilai's words in his food for thoughts to teachers that day: "We should think good, do good and God will be very good to us".
We want to think good and do good for our students. We want to be come role models. We pray the God would be pleased and keep us blessed always.
Miss ANNE BALMEDINA
A day of smile the way I saw the Josephian community because we started the day with the blessing of the light The Luminous Mystery) and a song "Its a beautiful day". An inspiration we had to maintain the beautiful day through a song in our lips every time we started to walk and to gather. A positive atmosphere in different faces. A good day to see the goodness of God in all of us. Be creative... be innovative... be positive.
Sir Leonard I Sagun
The day begins with a rosary followed by a community building activity. After the opening rituals, the principal immediately went through a YOU TUBE presentation of training videos on NO TEACHER LEFT BEHIND by Bryan Feese; and the Art of Teaching by Neil Smith of Vancouver University.
The videos explains that the creation of a great teacher needs the support of the community. The creativity of a teacher is a great tool in teaching. To know the needs and interests of learners is a guide for teachers in decision making. The generation of today is not our generation we have to reprogram ourselves in order not to overlook the styles of learning of the current clientele in school. Educate our mind; and educate also our heart.
Mrs ROSALYN PAULIN
Hello... the first day of our teacher orientation began with a wonderful prayer in the morning. After the prayer, teachers of both grade school and high school had a wonderful time together for play after a long vacation.
Later, an overview was done on the month long activity. Week 1 deals more on the Preparation for Teaching; Week 2 on Presenting Instruction; Week 3 explores organizing and managing instruction; week 4 on considering learners' needs; week 5 is on the evaluation of student performance and the last week will focus on the ways to improve teaching....
What makes the activities different is the fact that it maximizes the use of technology and internet to gain sources for education and teacher training. The expense of tapping live resource speakers cannot be afforded by the institution. The organizers came out with a plan to use the YOUTUBE site for topics that relate to the weekly learning goals.
Though topics presented did not consume much of an hour; still it was enlightening and informative. Videos presented more of the classroom practices as seen in actual situation. Experiences shared by practitioners gave a valuable input for the teacher participants. I guess the fact that we were able to gain world class resource sites was more than enough to say that its more than tapping local resources who ordinarily copies ideas from foreign sites.
What's really heartwarming and fulfilling at the end of the day was the Father Chaplain's spiritual sharing on what transpired during the day... Fr Bilai's talk may be short but it is full of wisdom and it connects the teachers mind to how their work relates well to their Christian role as educators. Failing to plan is planning to fail....
This is how it is seen...
Mrs BETTY VALENCIANO
On Tuesday, we begin a new school year. The teaching staff of ST. JOSEPH CATHOLIC SCHOOL will meet for a month long activity and preparation for SY 2010-2011.
This page begins to put into account the reflections of different people who got involved in the program.