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Attachment	Highlights/ Salient Points	Speaker/ Resource Person
SEAMEO Keynote Address Presentation		Dr. Ethel Valenzuela from SEAMEO
Plenary Session I 2019: FLEMMS Results Literacy in the New Normal (First Presentation)	To present the current literacy situation in the country	Wilma A. Guillen from PSA
Plenary Session I 2019: FLEMMS Results Literacy in the New Normal (Second Presentation)	To present the current literacy situation in the country	Dr. Jose Ramon G. Albert from PIDS
Plenary Session II Blended and Flexible Learning Sub topic 1: 1. Learning Delivery vis-à-vis the MELCs	To share practices on addressing challenges and opportunities in literacy education	Dr. Leila P. Areola (BLD)
Plenary Session II Blended and Flexible Learning Sub topic 2: 2. ALS 2.0 and the ALS Act (RA 11510)	To share practices on addressing challenges and opportunities in literacy education	Asec. G.H. S. Ambat (ALS)
Plenary Session II Blended and Flexible Learning Sub topic: 3 3. TESDA Online Program	To share practices on addressing challenges and opportunities in literacy education	David D. Bungallon (TESDA)
Plenary Session II Blended and Flexible Learning Sub topic: 4 4. Flexible Learning in Tertiary Education	To share practices on addressing challenges and opportunities in literacy education	Atty. Joseph Noel M. Estrada (COCOPEA)
Plenary Session III Pandemogogy (First Presentation)	To present researches on literacy education during the pandemic	Dr. ISabel Martin from Ateneo
Plenary Session III Pandemogogy (Second Presentation)	To present researches on literacy education during the pandemic	Dr. Eva Y.W. Wong (Hong Kong Baptist University)
Plenary Session IV Basic Education Policy Recommendations in the New Normal	To present policy recommendations on the achievement of SDG 4	Nemesio O. Malatamban III, (House of Representatives) & Atty. Katryn C. Cadiente (Senate)
Breakout Session Output (Group 1) 2019 FLEMMS Results and Literacy Research in the New Normal	NLC 2021 breakout session outputs to present various literacy initiatives, Issues and concerns, as well as policy recommendations in the community/organization
Breakout Session Output (Group 2) Blended and Flexible Learning	NLC 2021 breakout session outputs to present various literacy initiatives, Issues and concerns, as well as policy recommendations in the community/organization
Breakout Session Output (Group 3) Pandemogogy	NLC 2021 breakout session outputs to present various literacy initiatives, Issues and concerns, as well as policy recommendations in the community/organization
NLC Synthesis		Edicio G. Delatorre

2021 National Literacy Conference

Theme: Literacy Learning Innovations in the New Normal Towards Sustainable Development

In celebration of the annual Literacy Week as stipulated in Presidential Proclamation No. 239, s. 1993 entitled Declaring the Period from September 2 to 8 of Every Year as Literacy Week and DepEd Memo No. 72, s. 2019 entitled Annual Celebration of the Literacy Week, the Department of Education (DepEd), through the Literacy Coordinating Council (LCC), announces the conduct of the 2021 National Literacy Conference (NLC) with the theme “Literacy Learning Innovations in the New Normal Towards Sustainable Development” which will be held on September 6-7, 2021 via Microsoft Teams and will be broadcasted simultaneously on DepEd and LCC’s Facebook page.

The 2021 NLC aims to:

present the current literacy situation in the country;
share practices on addressing challenges and opportunities in literacy education;
showcase researches on literacy education during the pandemic; and
discuss policy recommendations on the achievement of SDG 4.

Participants to this conference are:

Agency/Organization	Expected Participants
DepEd	Regional Directors Assistant Regional Directors
	Regional NLA Coordinators Regional ALS Focal Persons
	Schools Division Superintendents Assistant Schools Division Superintendents
	Division Supervisors of ALS and Formal Education
	Education Program Specialists for ALS (EPSA)
	District ALS Coordinators
	ALS Mobile Teachers
	Other ALS Implementers
DILG	LGU officials (Mayor, Vice Mayor, SP/SB Members, Chairman on Committee of Education, Punong Barangay, etc.) actively implementing literacy programs
Other government and nongovernment organizations	Heads and members of Civil Society Organizations (CSO) including NGOs actively involved in literacy implementation
	Heads and members of Partner Academic Institutions
	Researchers from Public and Private Higher Education Institutions

Registration:

All participants shall register via: https://bit.ly/3k7ZEYN on or before August 31, 2021.
No registration fees will be collected in this virtual conference. The meeting link will be provided to the officially registered participants one day before the event. However, attendance to the Microsoft Teams meeting will be on a first-come-first-served basis since the meeting platform will only accommodate 300 participants. All the other registered participants will be accommodated via Facebook Live on DepEd and LCC’s official Facebook pages.

Note:

For more information, please contact: Jonnabel D. Escartin or Ms. Ma. Teresita C. Manlolo, LCC Secretariat, 2nd Floor, Bonifacio Building, Department of Education Central Office, DepEd Complex, Meralco Avenue, Pasig City at telephone nos. (02) 8631-0579, (02) 8631-0567, and (02) 8635-9996 or mobile phone nos. 0995-677-8591 and 0932-579-1236.

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