1. In celebration of the annual Literacy Week as stipulated in the Presidential Proclamation No. 239, s. 1993 titled Declaring the Period from September 2 to 8 of Every Year as Literacy Week, and DepEd Memorandum No. 072, s. 2019 titled 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. This conference will be held on September 6-7, 2021 via Microsoft Teams, and will be broadcasted simultaneously on DepEd and LCC Facebook page.

2. The 2021 NLC aims to
a. present the current literacy situation in the country;
b. share practices on addressing challenges and opportunities in literacy education;
c. showcase researches on literacy education during the pandemic; and
d. discuss policy recommendations on the achievement of SDG 4.

3. Participants to this conference are:



4. All participants shall
register via: https://bit.ly/3k7ZEYN
on or before August 31, 2021.

5. 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.

6. The Evaluation Form will be provided at the concluding part of the Conference. Only those who will accomplish the said form shall receive the Certificate of Participation, which will be sent 2-3 weeks after the conduct of the activity.

7. Enclosed is a copy of the indicative program of activities for the 2021 National Literacy Conference. Additional details and information will be posted in LCC's Facebook page facebook.com/LiteracyCoordinatingCouncil, and website www.lcc.deped.gov.ph.

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

9. Immediate dissemination of this Memorandum is desired.

Enclosure to DepEd Memorandum No. 054, s. 2021
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DepEd Memorandum No. 054, s. 2021

2021 NATIONAL LITERACY CONFERENCE PROGRAM OF ACTIVITIES
Source: DepEd Philippines






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