Teachers Lived Experiences In The New Normal In Philippine Public Schools: A Phenomenology

Abstract

Teachers are important figures in schools. They have also their narratives during this COVID – 19 pandemic. Education in the new normal needs a lot of adjustments since teachers were not well-equipped when the pandemic came. The purpose of the study is to ascertain the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats in the new normal in Philippine public education from the lived experiences of public school teachers. The study utilized the qualitative phenomenological research design. Based on the findings, eight themes emerged from the lived experiences of teachers which are: (1)technologically literate 21^st-century teachers; (2) Collaboration, Commitment, and Competence (3Cs) are critical skill and values; (3) the need for the new normal pedagogies; (4) difficult to monitor, feedback, and assess learning; (5) online and offline platforms, applications, software as support; (6) acquired skills in writing modules and Self-Learning Kits; (7) reaching out to students and parents a challenge; and (8) Covid 19 a threat in the workplace. It is concluded that teachers showed resilience despite the weaknesses and threats and translated those into strengths and opportunities.