Infant Jesus Academy

Learning through Alternative Design Systems

The Covid 19 pandemic has brought about drastic changes in people’s way of life, and that includes students’ learning which many schools had to address. Fortunately for the Infant Jesus Academy Schools System, it had already shifted into a more progressive approach to education which included the integration and maximization of the use of Information and Communications Technology (ICT) in classroom instruction in the last five years. To deal with the challenges of restrictions on group interactions brought about by the COVID 2019 threat, the IJA System will implement, beginning SY 2020-2021, the IJA LeADS (Learning through Alternative Design Systems) Mode

IJA LeADS

Learning through Alternative Design Systems

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What is IJA LeADS

The IJA LeADS is a blended mode of getting the school’s instructions/services across. This means that the teaching-learning process will be a combination of:

distance learning modes which may be done online via the Internet or through self-learning modules (printed or digital materials that students use to study on their own); and
face-to-face classroom setting (This will only be done if and when health and education authorities declare that it is safe to do so).This means that depending on the need and situation, the child may either be doing distance learning or face-to-face classroom learning but modified to ensure compliance with health standards and physical distancing.

Why are we doing this?

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To support learning, both online and offline.

2

To create more convenient ways to facilitate teaching, learning, and administrative processes.

3

To provide for continuous improvement and innovation of the teaching-learning process.

What are the Possible Modes of Learning in IJA LeADS?

Distance Learning

Low-tech or No-tech Model - Students will self-study printed modules or materials picked-up by adults from the school. After answering the exercises in the modules, they will be submitted to the school for evaluation by a teacher.
Online Synchronous or Fixed-time Model - Students will attend classes and accomplish tasks or assignments online at a set time. It will demand live online communication through the use of tele- or video-conferencing apps like Facebook Messenger, Skype, Google Meet, Zoom, etc.
Asynchronous Online Distance Learning or Open Time Model- Assignments and tasks will be given within a specified period of time and the students are given some sort of open time or freedom to work on their own within that period.

Face-to-Face

(This will only be conducted if and when health and education authorities declare that it is safe to do so.)

Rotation Model - Students, divided into groups, will take turns in coming to school at different schedules to limit the number of students in the class at a time. While one group is in class, the rest will be working on modules at home or online.
Consultation Model - A small group of students (1 to 5 students at a time) may be asked by the teachers to come for one-on-one or small group coaching on subjects/topics they are having difficulty with.

How Will Classes be Conducted?

	Pre-school	Primary	Intermediate	JHS	SHS
No. of Students	5 - 10	10 - 15	15 - 20	15 - 20	15 - 20
Printed Modules / Online Activities / Instructional Audio/Video	Used/Conducted	Used/Conducted	Used/Conducted	Used/Conducted	Used/Conducted
Face-to-face Mode	Possibly 1-2x a week	Possibly 2-3x a week	Possibly 2-3x a week	Possibly 2-3x a week	Possibly 2-3x a week
Textbooks		Required	Required	Required	Required
Goal-Setting Session			Conducted	Conducted	Conducted
Learning Journals			Required	Required	Required
Learning Dependence	Learning Coach strongly recommended	Learning Coach upon adviser’s recommendation	Student must study independently	Student must study independently	Student must study independently

Students will have access to online resources such as:

Webinars and
YouTube Videos

Audio Recordings and
Podcasts

Educational Blogs and
Virtual Laboratories

How Will Students Be Graded?

Formative Assessments in the form of “Self-Checks for Understanding”, embedded in the learning materials and/or Actual Feedback of teachers to students shall be made. These will not be graded. Summative Assessments (like long tests and quarterly tests) will not be solely paper and pencil as they used to be, but shall take other forms like Performance Tasks, Capstone Projects and/or Portfolios. These will be graded. The grading system shall be both descriptive and narrative. Students’ individual achievements will not be compared; thus no ranking of students will be done. At this time, the school looks at the effectiveness of the learning process and resulting advancement in knowledge, skills, and attitudes as more important considerations over numerical grades and ranks.

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