HS Virtual Classroom Primer (2)

LIGHT OF THE WORLD CHRISTIAN ACADEMY OF MAKATI HIGH SCHOOL DEPARTMENT CAM High School Virtual Classroom Primer A.Y. 2021-2022 Innovating Time and Again

CONTENTS About LOTW CAM.......................................................3 Mission and Vision....................................................4 Learning Management System.............................5 Virtual Classroom Guidelines................................6 Synchronous and asynchronous periods Student's Zoom attendance Dress code of students Home learning set-up Grading System.........................................................11 Grading components Requirement Submission Requirement Deadlines Parent's Brightspace Account Academic Awards grade requirement Safeguarding Standards for Online Interaction.....16 Parent-School Communication...........................21 School and Faculty Contact Information................................................22

ABOUT LOTW CAM Since opening its doors to students in 2004, the Light of the World Christian Academy of Makati has already become one of the leading Christian academic institutions in the country with a 21st century learning curriculum. Founded by the Senior Pastor of MM Light of the World Christian Ministries, renowned Dermatologist and President of Dermclinic, Inc., Dr. Vinson B Pineda, CAM focuses on becoming a leading 21st Century School producing godly leaders and Dr. Vinson B. Pineda excellent innovators for the glory of God.CAM Founder and President 3

LOTW CAM MISSION LoTW-CAM High School is a foreground in preparing students with 21st Century education and work-based learning experiences which refine each student's career pathways and raise successful and godly professionals who will flourish in the border-less community in this new normal. VISION LoTW-CAM High School is committed to deepening its students' relationship with God and strengthening their ability to communicate effectively, to work in teams, to respond rationally to complex problems, and to generate innovation; moreover, the school aims to increase their exposure to actual work environment through project-based learning, creating a dynamic, inspiring and professional online learning environment that will ensure students' success as nation builders in the 21st Century 4

LEARNING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM BRIGHTSPACE from D2L is a cloud- based learning management system (LMS) that helps K 12 institutes, higher educations and corporate organizations run both blended and fully online courses. Brightspace is comprised of three integrated platforms - learning environment, learning repository and ePortfolio. The Learning Environment from Brightspace allows teachers and instructors to design interactive training courses and evaluate assignments. The solution offers a multimedia environment that allows content creators to use images, videos, audio files and other digital content in their courses. 5

VIRTUAL CLASSROOM GUIDELINES SYNCHRONOUS SESSION VS. ASYNCHRONOUS PERIOD SYNCHRONOUS SESSION is the actual live class via a Zoom Classroom. After each discussion, teachers may give formative assessments or written works via Brightspace. ASYNCHRONOUS SESSION is the allotted time for the students’ self-paced learning. They work on their task or group based projects without teacher’s direct supervision. 6

VIRTUAL CLASSROOM GUIDELINES CHECKING OF STUDENT'S ATTENDANCE Checking of attendance will be done EVERYDAY by the ADVISERS and SUBJECT TEACHERS for their synchronous classes High School synchronous class starts at 9:00 AM with 10-minute grace period. Entering the class beyond 9:10 is considered late. 3 tardiness is equivalent to 1 absence An absence in a 2-hour class is considered as a whole day absence. Cumulative absences of more than 40 days for the entire school year is considered dropped from the roll. 7

VIRTUAL CLASSROOM GUIDELINES SCHOOL DRESS CODE What kind of clothes should students wear during their Zoom classes? Dress code for Female Students Dress code for Male Students 8

VIRTUAL CLASSROOM GUIDELINES SCHOOL DRESS CODE VIOLATION What kind of clothes are NOT allowed during Zoom Classes? 9

VIRTUAL CLASSROOM GUIDELINES LEARNING AT HOME SET-UP The following must be observed: Students must have a physical learning space with comfortable and quiet learning space with appropriate lighting and sturdy table & chair. During Zoom Classes, students must be in sitting position all the time as if he/she is in a real classroom. Gadgets must be steadily placed on a table during the entire Zoom class (not handheld). Any form of distraction must be avoided while student is in his/her Zoom class 10

CAM HSD GRADING SYSTEM DEPED K-12 GRADING SYSTEM The minimum grade needed to pass a specific learning area is 60 (raw score), which is transmuted to 75 in the report card. Learners from Grades 1 to 12 are graded on Written Work (WW), Performance Tasks (PT), during this online learning set-up. These two are given specific percentage weights that vary according to the nature of the learning area. COMPONENTS OF SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENTS Grades 9 and 10 Grades 11 and 12 11

CAM HSD GRADING SYSTEM SUBMISSION OF REQUIREMENTS CAM HSD cultivates student's discipline during asynchronous periods when students are required to do their self-paced learning activities such as individual performance tasks or group-based projects. Class Instructors set reasonable deadlines for the submission of requirements depending on the project's difficulty and complexity. These deadlines must be met by the students since they have been given the asynchronous periods to accomplish the tasks. 12

CAM HSD GRADING SYSTEM REQUIREMENT DEADLINES Deadline of submission is set in the Asynchronous Tab of the learner's Brightspace account which must always be monitored. PARENT'S BRIGHTSPACE ACCOUNT Submission updates will be seen real time via Brightspace Parents Accounts. We encourage all the parents to check their Brightspace account at least every three days. 13

CAM HSD GRADING SYSTEM WRITTEN WORK AND PERFORMANCE TASK COMPLETION MONITORING WEEK Two weeks before the Grades Deliberation Week, advisers will send students and parents colored slips to give a heads up of non- completion of requirements. Upon receipt, parents are expected to help the child complete missing requirements. Parents will be invited for a Zoom meeting to help fast –track missed requirements. Students may incur grades deductions if submissions fall after completion week. YELLOW SLIP Given to students who fail to submit 4 or less requirements (all subjects) BLUE SLIP Given to students who fail to submit 5 or more requirements (all subjects) 14

CAM HSD GRADING SYSTEM ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE AWARDS FOR GRADES 9 AND 10 For a student to qualify for this award, he/she must be able to achieve academic excellence award consistently starting from the first quarter of the school year, with no major and minor behavioral cases i.e absenteeism , tardiness and so on. FOR GRADES 11 AND 12 For a student to qualify for this award, he/she must be able to achieve academic excellence award consistently starting from the first term of his or her stay in school, with no major and minor behavioral cases i.e absenteeism , tardiness and so on. 15

SAFEGUARDING STANDARDS FOR ONLINE INTERACTION CAM Parents, Teachers and Students are all enjoined to abide by the identified applicable norms and standards set by the Department of Education under Regional Memo NCR-No. 238, s 2020– SAFEGUARDING STANDARDS DURING ONLINE INTERACTION. This is to ensure a safe online learning environment for our children- free from potential abuse and to collaborate in observing code of conduct for online-learning interactions. RIGHTS OF PARENTS AND LEARNERS DURING ONLINE INTERACTION Parents rights with regard to teachers and the school community: Parents have the right to be informed of relevant aspects concerning their children’s scholastic performance as well as behavior during learning and any school related session. Parents rights as co-facilitators in the learning of their children: a. The parents shall have the right to the company of their children and, in relation to all other persons or institutions dealing with the child's development, the primary right and obligation to provide for their upbringing. 16

SAFEGUARDING STANDARDS FOR ONLINE INTERACTION b. Parents have the right to guide and support their children in managing difficult behaviour using positive discipline techniques as may be necessary for the formation of his good character to discipline the child as may be necessary for the formation of his good character (double entry), and may therefore require from him obedience to just and reasonable rules, suggestions and admonitions c. Parents have the right to be supported with sessions on understanding online learning platform, the risks and benefit to the development of his/her child, whenever appropriate. PARENTS RESPONSIBILITIES DURING LEARNERS DURING ONLINE INTERACTION Parents responsibility with teachers and school community: a.To participate in school activities, which particularly involve parents. b.To keep abreast of DepEd’s thrusts and programs as well as basic school rules, regulations and processes. 17

SAFEGUARDING STANDARDS FOR ONLINE INTERACTION c. To communicate and receive feedbacks from teachers, as scheduled. d.To respect the teacher’s viewpoint and to consider the latter’s recommendation for the best interest of the child’s development. e.To give common courtesy to the teachers, school personnel/officials and every learner’s private spaces and avoid unduly responses, through any means. f. To utilize proper venue or medium of communication to conduct dialogue with teachers on concerns relative to the learner. g. To respect the teacher’s viewpoint and to consider the latter’s recommendation for the best interest of the child’s development. (double entry) h. To give common courtesy to the teachers, school personnel/officials and every learner’s private spaces and avoid unduly responses, through any means. i. To utilize proper venue or medium of communication to conduct dialogue with teachers on concerns relative to the learner. 18

SAFEGUARDING STANDARDS FOR ONLINE INTERACTION SAFEGUARDING STANDARDS FOR MODERATED PRIVATE SOCIAL MEDIA/LEARNING GROUPS In order to maximize communications and interactions between Teachers and Learners, social media groups via social media platforms, may be created. Such social media groups shall be UNDER PRIVATE SETTING AND PROPERLY MODERATED because the same will contain records of an official interaction between and among learners and teachers, hence, such social media groups shall be called as “MODERATED PRIVATE SOCIAL MEDIA/LEARNING GROUPS” Creation of Social Media Group Chats /Learning Groups a. The use of Moderated Private Social Media Groups/Learning Groups (Group) shall be applicable to Junior and Senior High School learners, in accordance with common social media platform’s policy in terms of age usage (13 and above). Only CAM teachers are allowed to create and manage this official learning group chat. Students are not allowed to create their own group chats. b. If a Junior High School learner is below 13, then he/she shall not be part of the moderated social media group, but instead, shall receive communication via CAM Bright Space Learning Management System 19

SAFEGUARDING STANDARDS FOR ONLINE INTERACTION Encouraged and Prohibited Posts Posts in the Group shall be limited to: a. Official news that may affect the class; b. Information relative to the class/school activities; and c. Official school announcements. d. All other relevant matters for learning. NOTE: Posting/sharing of unverified information, offensive materials, commercial advertisements and any material that does not promote learning, shall not be allowed in the group and administrators/moderators must hide said posts immediately, without prejudice to removal as may be directed. 20

PARENT-SCHOOL COMMUNICATION Parents and teachers are free to communicate via email, Messenger, text, or call from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.. Communication may vary according to the level of importance and urgency. LEVEL 1: Urgent but not crucial (via text or Messenger) announcements inquiries about asynchronous tasks and submissions queries regarding schedule tuition fee concerns internet connectivity concerns other urgent yet non-crucial concerns LEVEL 2: Urgent and crucial (via email or directly call the adviser and the Department Head) guidance cases e.g. bullying, harassment, mental health, tardiness, etc. school circulars Tuition fee/Statement of Account concerns scheduling PTCs Be reminded that both the teacher and parent may schedule for an appointment to discuss the students performance and well- being via EMAIL. Attendance is a must for scheduled PTCs. 21

TEACHER'S CONTACT DETAILS Maria Nina J. De Leon Mobile: (0917)8507510 Email: ninajd.cam Jescil Ann T. Oriol Mobile: (0928)7447226 Email: [email protected] Melvin A. Lorenzo Mobile: (0995)3190475 Email: [email protected] Xena C. Caberto Mobile: (0906)0667659 Email: [email protected] Ms. Diane Denise J. Daseco CAM Admin Mobile: (0998) 167 81 47 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Maricel C. Dizon CAM Registrar Email: [email protected] Mobile: (0925)4837760 Email: [email protected] 22