UIJRT | United International Journal for Research & Technology | Volume 02, Issue 07, 2021 | ISSN: 2582-6832 All rights are reserved by UIJRT.COM. 22 Resiliency in the New Normal of the Teachers in the Senior Years Joy Marie G. Gayola 1 and Susan S. Janer 2 1,2 Sorsogon State University, Philippines Email: 1 gayolajoymarie@gmail.com and 2 sihjaner@sorsogonstatecollege.edu.ph Abstract— This study determined resiliency in the new normal of the teachers in the senior years, for S.Y 2020- 2021. The participants of the study were 10 senior citizen teachers of Matnog, Sorsogon. Descriptive qualitative method was utilized as research design of the study. Under this method, responses were gathered from the in-depth interview dealing with the senior citizen’s resiliency in the new normal. This method was chosen to gather the challenges and coping mechanisms of senior citizen teachers in terms of email management, online research, social media management, online collaboration, and data management. Keywords— ICT Integration, Resiliency, Senior Citizen Teachers. I. INTRODUCTION Technology has advanced significantly in the past 40 years considering that those born in the 1950s, 60s, and 70s did not grow up with microwaves, cell phones, cable television, or computers. As technology advances, baby boomers and generations after them may find it challenging to keep up with technology. Older adults age 50-100 may attest to this challenge first-hand and be intimidated by the technological advancements (Heaggans,2012). So over the past decade, teachers have been expected to integrate digital technologies. The Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership (AITSL) also expects all teaching levels to effectively implement, use, model, lead and support ICT technologies (AITSL, 2018).This situation is also experienced in other countries such as America. America’s seniors have historically been late adopters to the world of technology compared to their younger compatriots, but their movement into digital life continues to deepen, according to newly released data from the Pew Research Center on 2020. With the legal mandate of promoting the right of all citizens to take appropriate steps in making education accessible to all, the Department of Education (DepEd) is geared towards the transformation of education through the DepEd Computerization Program (DCP) indicated in DO 78, S. 2010 Guidelines on the Implementation of the DepEd Computerization Program (DCP). The main components of this program were the computerization project and the School of the Future project. The modernization program introduced use of information technology in the improvement of the teaching and learning process, educational management, and operations. These have resulted in increased adoption of ICT across the education system. Relative to accelerating the DepEd Computerization Program in the light of COVID-19 Pandemic, Aide Memoire dated May 27, 2020, was released. It states that Department of Education (DepEd) was mandated to ensure access to and provide basic education for all learners at all times. Towards this end, DepEd needs to step up its ICT. Specifically, it needs to speed up the DepEd Computerization Program (DCP) and be prepared for any eventuality. Interestingly, senior citizen’s resiliency in this new normal is one of the issues that needs to be given consideration. With older individuals at greater risk for a more severe infection, it is unclear how the country's public-school systems reopen if a third of the teaching workforce is unwilling to accept those risks (Camera, 2020). That is why, Division of Sorsogon issued Division Memorandum no. 178 s. 2020 Provision of Immune System Protection for the Vulnerable Age Group in the Schools and SDO Employees of DepEd Sorsogon Province Division, A Measure to Prevent the Spread of Covid-19. The SDO through the Gender and Development initiatives will provide anti-flu vaccine to boost the immune system of the vulnerable age group in the schools and SDO employees. Matnog is one of the Municipalities that will benefit the program which has 15 senior citizen teachers. Indeed, it only covers the health aspect of the senior citizen teachers. As identified earlier, ICT integration is one of the challenges that senior citizen teacher encounters. As a solution, this study was carried out and identified the challenges and coping mechanisms of senior citizen teachers along e-mail management, online researching, social media management, online collaboration and data management, proper resolutions can be undertaken to solve the issues arising.