Education · Science teaching

Early-career high-school science teaching

A licensed science teacher with early high-school teaching experience in private and public schools, promoted to Science Coordinator in the private-school role and active in science learning beyond the classroom.

Role: Licensed Secondary Education Teacher · Science Coordinator
Period: Private-school role: June 2016–March 2017
Status: Professional Teacher License · Philippines

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EF SET result screenshot showing C2 Proficient, an overall score of 81/100, Reading 78, and Listening 84

01 / The context

What needed to change

Early-career teaching meant turning Physical Science preparation into lessons that met high-school students where they were, while supporting interest in science beyond the classroom.

Working within real constraints

The private-school assignment covered Grades 7 and 8 and around 200 high-school students daily. Teaching experience also spanned public school, extending the work across two school settings.

02 / Teaching in practice

Plan, teach, assess, and extend science learning

Plan General Science lessons around students’ needs and interests.
Use engaging classroom activities alongside formative and summative assessment.
Build extracurricular interest through an environmental science club and take on Science Coordinator responsibilities.

03 / Teaching and student activity

Responsibilities and involvement

Taught General Science to Grades 7 and 8 at St. Louis College of Valenzuela from June 2016 to March 2017.
Managed about 200 high-school students daily in the private-school role.
Established an environmental science club with about 50 students.
Was promoted to Science Coordinator in the private-school teaching experience and also taught in a public-school setting.

04 / Professional strengths

Activity, communication, and competitiveness

An environmental science club grew to about 50 student members.
Teaching responsibilities expanded into a Science Coordinator role.
Early-career experience spans both private and public high-school settings.
Placed third in the 2011 regional Science IV Quiz and tenth in Editorial at the 2011 Division Secondary Schools Press Conference.
Completed campus journalism training, research proposal writing, and teacher-focused science and pedagogy seminars from 2015 to 2018.
Professional preparation combines a Physical Science education degree, a Philippine teacher license, technical NC II qualifications, and an EF SET C2 result.

Education & credentials

BSEd, Major in Physical Science · Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Valenzuela (2012–2016)
Professional Teacher License · LET passed in 2018
Electronics Products Assembly and Servicing NC II · issued 2017
Motorcycle/Small Engine Servicing NC II
EF SET Certificate · C2 Proficient · 81/100 (July 2026)
Consistent honor student from Kindergarten through high school

Teaching approach

Applied lesson planning based on students’ needs and interests, engaging General Science activities, and formative and summative assessment. The work also included starting an environmental science club and later taking on Science Coordinator responsibilities.

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