Strands Proficient Teachers 4 3 2 1
Domain 1. Content Knowledge and Pedagogy
Strand 1.1 Content
knowledge and its
application within and 1.1.2 Apply knowledge of content within
across curriculum areas and across curriculum teaching areas.
Strand 1.2 Research-based 1.2.2 Use research-based knowledge and
knowledge and principles of principles of teaching and learning to
teaching and learning enhance professional practice.
1.3.2 Ensure the positive use of ICT to
Strand 1.3 Positive use of facilitate the teaching and learning
ICT process.
Strand 1.4 Strategies for 1.4.2 Use a range of teaching strategies
promoting literacy and that enhance learner achievement in
numeracy literacy and numeracy skills.
Strand 1.5 Strategies for
developing critical and
creative thinking, as well as 1.5.2 Apply a range of teaching strategies
other higher-order thinking to develop critical and creative thinking, as
skills well as other higher-order thinking skills.
Strand 1.6 Mother Tongue, 1.6.2 Display proficient use of Mother
Filipino and English in Tongue, Filipino and English to facilitate
teaching and learning teaching and learning.
Strand 1.7 Classroom 1.7.2 Use effective verbal and non-verbal
communication strategies classroom communication strategies to
support learner understanding,
participation, engagement and
achievement.
Domain 2. Learning Environment 4 3 2 1
2.1.2 Establish safe and secure learning
environments to enhance learning through
Strand 2.1 Learner safety the consistent implementation of policies,
and security guidelines and procedures.
2.2.2 Maintain learning environments that
Strand 2.2 Fair learning promote fairness, respect and care to
environment encourage learning.
2.3.2 Manage classroom structure to
engage learners, individually or in groups,
Strand 2.3 Management of in meaningful exploration, discovery and
classroom structure and hands-on activities within a range of
activities physical learning environments.
2.4.2 Maintain supportive learning
environments that nurture and inspire
Strand 2.4 Support for learners to participate, cooperate and
learner participation collaborate in continued learning
2.5.2 Apply a range of successful strategies
that maintain learning environments that
motivate learners to work productively by
Strand 2.5 Promotion of assuming responsibility for their own
purposive learning learning.
2.6.2 Manage learner behavior
constructively by applying positive and
Strand 2.6 Management of non-violent discipline to ensure learning
learner behavior focused environments.
Domain 3. Diversity of Learners 4 3 2 1
3.1.2 Use differentiated, developmentally
Strand 3.1 Learners’ appropriate learning experiences to
gender, needs, strengths, address learners’ gender, needs, strengths,
interests and experiences interests and experiences.
Strand 3.2 Learners’ 3.2.2 Establish a learner centered culture
linguistic, cultural, socio- by using teaching strategies that respond
economic and religious to their linguistic, cultural, socio-economic
backgrounds and religious backgrounds.
3.3.2 Design, adapt and implement
Strand 3.3 Learners with teaching strategies that are responsive to
disabilities, giftedness and learners with disabilities, giftedness and
talents talents.
3.4.2 Plan and deliver teaching strategies
that are responsive to the special
educational needs of learners in difficult
circumstances, including: geographic
isolation; chronic illness; displacement due
to armed conflict, urban resettlement or
Strand 3.4 Learners in disasters; child abuse and child labor
difficult circumstances practices.
3.5.2 Adapt and use culturally appropriate
Strand 3.5 Learners from teaching strategies to address the needs of
indigenous groups learners from indigenous groups.
Domain 4. Curriculum and Planning 4 3 2 1
4.1.2 Plan, manage and implement
Strand 4.1 Planning and developmentally sequenced teaching and
management of teaching learning process to meet curriculum
and learning process requirements and varied teaching contexts.
Strand 4.2 Learning 4.2.2 Set achievable and appropriate
outcomes aligned with learning outcomes that are aligned with
learning competencies learning competencies.
Strand 4.3 Relevance and 4.3.2 Adapt and implement learning
responsiveness of learning programs that ensure relevance and
programs responsiveness to the needs of all learners
Strand 4.4 Professional 4.4.2 Participate in collegial discussions
collaboration to enrich that use teacher and learner feedback to
teaching practice enrich teaching practice.
4.5.2 Select, develop, organize and use
Strand 4.5 Teaching and appropriate teaching and learning
learning resources including resources, including ICT, to address
ICT learning goals.
Domain 5. Assessment and Reporting 4 3 2 1
Strand 5.1 Design, 5.1.2 Design, select, organize and use
selection, organization and diagnostic, formative and summative
utilization of assessment assessment strategies consistent with
strategies curriculum requirements.
Strand 5.2 Monitoring and 5.2.2 Monitor and evaluate learner
evaluation of learner progress and achievement using learner
progress and achievement attainment data.
5.3.2 Use strategies for providing timely,
Strand 5.3 Feedback to accurate and constructive feedback to
improve learning improve learner performance.
Strand 5.4 Communication 5.4.2 Communicate promptly and clearly
of learner needs, progress the learners’ needs, progress and
and achievement to key achievement to key stakeholders, including
stakeholders parents/guardians.
Strand 5.5 Use of
assessment data to
enhance teaching and 5.5.2 Utilize assessment data to inform the
learning practices and modification of teaching and learning
programs practices and programs.
Domain 6. Community Linkages and Professional Engagement 4 3 2 1
Strand 6.1 Establishment of
learning environments that
are responsive to 6.1.2 Maintain learning environments that
community contexts are responsive to community contexts.
Strand 6.2 Engagement of 6.2.2 Build relationships with
parents and the wider parents/guardians and the wider school
school community in the community to facilitate involvement in the
educative process educative process.
Strand 6.3 Professional 6.3.2 Review regularly personal teaching
ethics practice using existing laws and regulations
that apply to the teaching profession and
the responsibilities specified in the Code of
Ethics for Professional Teachers.
6.4.2 Comply with and implement school
policies and procedures consistently to
Strand 6.4 School policies foster harmonious relationships with
and procedures learners, parents, and other stakeholders.
Domain 7. Personal Growth and Professional Development 4 3 2 1
Strand 7.1 Philosophy of 7.1.2 Apply a personal philosophy of
teaching teaching that is learner-centered.
7.2.2 Adopt practices that uphold the
dignity of teaching as a profession by
Strand 7.2 Dignity of exhibiting qualities such as caring attitude,
teaching as a profession respect and integrity.
7.3.2 Participate in professional networks
Strand 7.3 Professional to share knowledge and to enhance
links with colleagues practice.
Strand 7.4 Professional 7.4.2 Develop a personal professional
reflection and learning to improvement plan based on reflection of
improve practice one’s
7.5.2 Set professional development goals
Strand 7.5 Professional based on the Philippine Professional
development goals Standards for Teachers.