As a result of the world Declaration of Education for All (EFA) in 1990, the Philippines designed Alternative Learning System (ALS), a program that will provide non-formal education to out-of-school children (OSC), out-of-school youth (OSY), illiterate adults and marginalized Filipinos that will address illiteracy and promote continuing education. This research study used the qualitative research design involving the Cotabato Division in the province of North Cotabato implementing the ALS A&E program. The mobile teachers.  District ALS program coordinators , ALS A&E passers, and the division ALS program supervisors were the respondents of this study . The studies were conducted in Cotabato Division particularly Central Elementary Schools. It was concluded that the ALS program was successful in providing basic learning needs to its beneficiaries and most of them pass the A&E test and were able to obtain an elementary or high school diploma and even college degree.The Alternative System Program of the Department of Education has great impact in Social and Economic Development of the North Cotabato Province.

With the COVID 19 pandemic, teachers face all kinds of new challenges. There have been numerous adaptations and teaching strategies implemented in the teaching system in order to continue providing effective and efficient services to learners. In the midst of a pandemic, teachers' adaptation and teaching practices is deemed necessary to assessed. The study centered towards the adaptation and teaching practices of the teachers amidst pandemic. It sought to find answers to: (a) the extent of the teachers' adaptation on learning modalities, resources, and delivery; (b) the extent of the teaching practices of teachers when analyzed into distribution and retrieval of modules and monitoring and learning assessment; and (c) the relationship between the adaptation and practices of the teaches. Descriptive-correlational method of research was adopted and the respondents of this study were the 71 teachers of selected public elementary school. Mean and Pearson Product Moment were used in analyzing the data. It was concluded that Despite rapid changes in teaching practices, teachers adapt and acclimate to the new learning delivery of the printed modular modality implementation. In the event of a pandemic, teachers will be able to motivate students. Learning assessments are an important part of the educational process. Hearing other people's perspectives and feedback on the assessment results is extremely beneficial to both parents and students. Assessments benefit both students and parents because they provide motivation. Teachers can also observe and provide specific interventions based on the needs of the students.

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Abstract:The main objective of this study was to evaluate the Pre-service Teachers in Higher Education Institutions of Maguindanao Province. Specifically, this study sought to find answers to the following questions: (1) (3) To what extent is the development of students' capabilities in terms of: a. Knowledge Gained; b. skills acquired; c. positive attitudes towards teaching? (4) Is there any significant relationship between teaching strategies and Knowledge Gained; Skills acquired; and Positive attitudes towards teaching? And, (5) Is there any significant relationship between Classroom management and Knowledge Gained; Skills acquired; and Positive attitudes towards teaching? The study utilized descriptive evaluative design utilizing correlational analysis. The study was conducted in Higher Education Institutions of Maguindanao and the respondents of the study were the ninety three (93) pre-service teachers who are officially enrolled for the school year 2011-2012 and they were completely enumerated. Based on the findings of the study, the following conclusions were formulated: (1) The Teacher Education Institutions of the Higher Education Institutions of Maguindanao Province is adequate in terms of human/technical and physical resources. (2) The teaching learning process such as teaching strategies and classroom management are very satisfactory and had relationship to the knowledge gained, skills acquired and positive attitude towards teaching.

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