Seminars: Teachers Thinking Skills at Young Achievers School of Caloocan

This study is essential for knowing the role of seminars in enhancing teachers' thinking skills at Young Achievers' School. Seminars were identified as an essential professional development tool that supports teachers in developing their analytical skills for evaluating students' students' students' understanding. However, the findings in this study may only be available in the year 2025-2026 at Young Achievers' School of Caloocan. This study explores the importance of seminars in enhancing competencies, particularly teachers' competencies in their analytical skills, self-evaluation skills, instructional decision-making, teaching methods, and professional growth. Data were collected through in-depth semistructured interviews using the case study method. The findings of the study show that seminars play a significant role in enhancing teachers' thinking skills, professional growth, teaching methods, and their evaluation and understanding of the students' learning at Young Achievers' School of Caloocan. Teachers say that seminars provide structured opportunities to evaluate students' performance, interpret assessment data, and reflect on classroom practices. Second, seminars give the opportunity to develop higher-order thinking skills among teachers, including critical and creative thinking skills. Third, seminars support teachers by creating structured practices for fostering self-awareness and reflective activities for continuous professional growth. The findings show that seminars have important implications for teachers' professional development. Furthermore, the study shows that teachers who attend seminars get more opportunities to develop their self-reflection skills, thinking skills, classroom practices, and their ability to evaluate and understand student learning.