School leadership
How a school head leads and manages a public school under current DepEd policy: school-based management, school planning, lesson planning and assessment, learning action cells, finance, people and change.
Series on this topic: Teacher workload (10); Career progression (12); Supreme Court cases (12); Administrative cases and grievances (11).
Transformational Leadership for DepEd School Heads
Transformational leadership in schools for DepEd school heads: Bass's four I's, Leithwood's model, what the evidence shows, and a 90-day plan.
Distributed Leadership in DepEd: Head and Master Teachers
Distributed leadership in DepEd: what research finds, how DO 016, s. 2026 and DO 024, s. 2025 share leadership with head and master teachers, and its limits.
From NCBS-SH to PPSSH: DepEd Standards for School Heads
NCBS-SH and PPSSH compared: DepEd's 2010 and 2020 standards for school heads, what changed for NEAP training and the NASH, and three practice items.
Principal, Head Teacher or Teacher-in-Charge in DepEd
A teacher-in-charge in DepEd runs a school by designation, not by position. Who counts as school head, what a TIC may sign, pay rules, and NASH practice.
OPCRF for DepEd School Heads in 2026: What Applies Now
The OPCRF for school heads in 2026: the revised 2024 form, the RPMS suspension, what EO 61 did to the PBB, division practice and the coming PMES-PPSSH tools.
RA 9155 at 25: Why Shared Governance Has Not Happened
RA 9155 shared governance at 25: what EDCOM II found on decentralization in DepEd, school funds and principals, and what school heads can decide today.
DepEd Child Protection and Anti-Bullying: School Head Duties
What the DepEd child protection policy, DO 006, s. 2026 and the revised Anti-Bullying IRR require of school heads, with timelines and three NASH practice items.
Super El Niño 2026: A School Head's Continuity Guide
DepEd's El Niño rules for 2026, DM 064, s. 2026, read with DO 022 and DO 014: what school heads do on heat, class suspension, water, feeding and learning.
School Governance Council, PTA and Partners: A Guide
DepEd's School Governance Council (DO 026, s. 2022), PTA rules (DO 013, s. 2022) and partners: members, collections, donations and the school head's role.
Action Research Topics for Junior and Senior High School
Action research titles for junior and senior high school teachers by subject, scored with DepEd's rubric, with real data on transitions, crowding and access.
DepEd Action Research Guide: From Topic to Report
A step-by-step guide to DepEd action research: 33 guides in order, from DepEd's research rules and choosing a topic to analysis, writing and sharing results.
Action Research Dissemination and Utilization in DepEd
How DepEd action research results are shared and used: LAC sessions, research forums, E-Saliksik under DO 14, s. 2022, research bulletins, and the SIP and AIP.
Review of Related Literature for DepEd Action Research
How to find, judge and write the review of related literature for DepEd action research: free sources, E-Saliksik, a synthesis matrix, and AR vs thesis length.
Observation in Action Research: Checklists and Field Notes
How to use observation as a data collection method in DepEd action research: types, sampling, checklists, field notes, anecdotal records and observer agreement.
Sample Action Research in DepEd Format: A Complete Example
A full sample action research in DepEd format, with invented data: a Grade 3 reading study set at Basey I Central Elementary School, Basey, Samar.
Action Research Titles by Subject, With Data and Scores
Action research titles for reading, math, science, multigrade, large classes and more, each scored with DepEd's topic rubric and backed by real DepEd data.
Action Research vs Basic Research vs Thesis: Differences
What action research is under DepEd's DO 16, s. 2017, how it differs from basic and applied research and a graduate thesis, and the five-stage framework.
Document Analysis in Action Research Using DepEd Records
How to use school forms, LIS and BEIS data and CRLA results as research data: the toolkit's external and internal criticism, with real checks of DepEd files.
Coding Guide and Data Cleaning in Excel for Action Research
How to build a coding guide, encode test and survey data, and find and fix errors in Excel before analysis, using the DepEd toolkit's data and our own cleaning.
Survey Research With Google Forms for Action Research
How to design a teacher or parent survey for DepEd action research: who to ask, how many, closed-ended items, Google Forms settings and response rates.
Studying by topic
Turn a topic into practice
Practice sets span the five PPSSH domains and their strands. Your results show where you stand in each, so you know which topics to read and practice next.
What you practice with
- Timed situational items, two minutes each
- Items aligned with the five PPSSH domains and the SOLO taxonomy
- Partial credit and an explanation for every choice
- Premium: every practice set and a NASH-style mock exam
- 34 practice sets
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