ABSTRACT
The researchers came up with this topic because it is very timely. Many teachers took the opportunity to study online distance learning even afar – here and abroad. Even working from home, teachers will not travel and will not encounter traffic congestion along their way to school. It will address the gap in the problem of time and location through technology. Thus, teachers’ careers will be more productive in the world of academe. This study focused on thirty (31) respondents engaged in continuing professional development in graduate studies during the pandemic. The researchers followed a descriptive research design and utilized a mixed-method process. Based on the responses gathered from the participants located in the Philippines and USA; they revealed that pursuing professional development amidst the pandemic made them confident and proficient in their workplace. Also, having collaboration and being resourceful had led them to cope with new normal trends in educative pedagogy marked by current innovation to suffice what is needed for bringing quality education as well. As recommended by the researchers, teacher-respondents must finish the program and encourage more teachers to partake in the graduate studies not only to learn but to share their expertise or best practices professionally.
Keywords: pandemic, teachers’ engagement, professional development, graduate studies
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