The challenges faced during the development of indigenized lessons in Mathematics for multicultural classes with indigenous students establish the importance of developing the Professional Learning Community (PLC) Model. The current Mathematics teaching practices and indigenized learning materials are insufficient in the Philippines. Despite giving tasks like incorporating Indigenous talent showcase and storytelling, enunciating cultural and mathematical ideas, knowledge retention assessment, and tribal trading practices of the students, still have low academic and mathematical performance. The Exploratory Case study has been applied to three cases, to investigate and develop the PLC model. Semi-structured interviews, focused grouped discussion, lesson planning, reviewing of cultural related videos and documents, and research journals have been conducted to the 30 students and 10 teachers. Thematic analysis has been applied using NVIVO software for the qualitative data gathered. The cultural inferiority complex, mainstream education over indigenization, peer pressures, and comprehending instructions are the themes generated. A Professional Learning Community prescriptive process model for Multicultural Instruction (PLC-MI) has been generated based on the Cross-Case Analysis. The domains identified are the multicultural class assessment, teachers’ intercultural skills, culture sensitive lessons development, multicultural instructions implementation and evaluation and reflection. There is a need to change and enhance the community of practice and the development of learning materials to cater to the needs of the IP students. Professional development must also be given focus which could be facilitated by the PLC model towards the development of a culture of practice in the school and in the community towards improved student learning.

Authors:
Maris Lasco, Caraga State University, Philippines

About the Presenter(s)
Maris Tabalon Lasco, PhD is one of the Graduate Professor of the Graduate School of Caraga State University and the current Director of the Alumni Relations Office od CSU. Her general interest are in Mathematics Education, and Multicultural Education

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