Science Teachers’Attitude and Skills Checklist for K-12 in the New Normal

In the emergence of changes made about by the K-12, educators must understand their impacts for the career path on their own. As the K-12 program guarantees to establish its 21st century learners, it needs a worker equally capable of achieving this to get the tasks done.

In order to contribute to subject matter competence and mastery, here are a few skills and attitudes that science teachers must acknowledge and develop in order to prepare better.

Openness to new understandings and methods

Because of the newly revised topics in the K-12 curriculum, as well as the demands of the spiral instruction model, we need to understand that we need to be more confident and ready to implement adjustments from what we may have been used to.

Being emotionally, politically and culturally responsive

With the direction K-12 wants teachers to take, we need to keep up with problems that are prevalent not just in the education sector but also in culture and in the regional and global scene. These will be very useful in enabling us to formulate our lessons and to relate our concepts to everyday life and meaningful situations. We should also be responsive to our learners' needs and expectations, and pay close attention to concerns and suggestions from our supervisors and fellow teachers.

Providing innovative problem-solving skills

Problem solving isn't just about learners. To create problems that would motivate students and encourage their critical ideas, teachers need to be motivated. The best kinds of situations are those which occur in everyday life. Creativity and Innovation

Now is the time to experiment with methods to implement the program. Although the teaching modules presented the suggested delivery methods, we also need to encourage ourselves to think about different ways of implementing the program according to the needs of our learners and based on the resources available and problems that occur in our communities.

Taking chances also allows one to exploit opportunities. Given the many changes that we are undergoing, not to mention the other improvements that are still taking place, people can't help but feel the pressure, not from K-12, but from the need to adapt to change. As we face the challenges ahead, we must hold our heads high and be optimistic and vigilant so that we can navigate the possibilities and opportunities of the K-12 in the new normal.