Globe Telecom is collaborating with renowned teaching
innovators in the country to kick off a series of teacher training workshops on
21st Century teaching methodologies and concepts to public school teachers in
cooperation with the Department of Education (DepEd).
The three teaching innovators—“Mano Amiga,” “Habi Education
Lab” and “Affordable Private Education Center (APEC) Schools”—were chosen based
on their excellent, innovative, and creative methods and approaches to
learning.
Mano Amiga Academy, Inc. is a non-profit learning
institution that provides low-income communities access to international
quality education, sustainable livelihood and community development while Habi
Education Lab is a design and research group that works to empower schools and
educators on learning through capacity-building workshops and collaborative
research projects. On the other hand,
Affordable Private Education Center, Inc. (APEC Schools) seeks to transform
thousands of Filipino lives by providing high-quality yet affordable education
and produce graduates that are ready for college and professional employment.
The “Teacher Training Workshop on 21st Century Learning” is
a key component of the Global Filipino Schools (GFS) program which includes
internet connectivity, ICT equipment, and infrastructure support. The teacher
training component includes workshops on how to maximize the use of technology
in the classroom, and project-based learning.
“We want the next generation to discover lifelong learning
opportunities as well as enjoy inclusive and equitable quality education as
being espoused by UN Sustainable Development Goal No. 4. GFS brings us one step closer towards that
goal. Altogether, all the components of
GFS are vital cogs that aim to create a holistic impact to transform learning
experiences of public school students and make them more aware and adept at
using technology in order to learn,” said Yoly Crisanto, Globe Senior Vice
President for Corporate Communications.
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Among the topics to be introduced by the chosen teaching
institutions during the intensive five-day workshop are the integration of ICT
in the classroom, design thinking and 21st Century learning approaches. The
first of the three workshops will be conducted at the Globe Telecom training
area in
Bonifacio Global City in Taguig City.
The objective is to transform 120
teachers from various provinces in Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao and make them
DepEd trainers and experts adept at providing 21st Century learning. They will
then be responsible for cascading what they learned during the workshops to the
other public schools within their own divisions. This is in consonance with the
GFS program’s goal of establishing teacher training hubs on 21st Century
learning through public school partnerships.
“We certainly look forward to sharing with the public sector
our best practices in Mano Amiga. Being part of the GFS program is also an amazing
opportunity for us to gain insights from the diverse participants who will come
from different parts of the country. Hopefully, this teacher training program
will create an ecosystem of innovative educators who will produce students
well-equipped with modern learning techniques and be able to thrive in a 21st
century learning setup,” said Eleanor Pinugu, Executive Director, Mano Amiga
Academy, Inc.
For its part, Gerson Abesamis, Executive Director of Habi
Education Lab said: “Globe is looking at
teachers and schools not as simple beneficiaries but as partners. We’re excited
to work with Globe on empowering fellow teachers to become technology and
innovation champions in their respective schools and communities. We’re not
just teaching or training them, but we provide them with tools and mindsets so
collaboratively, we can transform student learning in public schools. Hopefully
they come out of the program more adept in using technology, less afraid of
failure and experimentation, more reflective about teaching, and more
responsive towards the needs of our students.”
Lastly, Joie Lopez, Chief Executive Officer of APEC Schools
said: “APEC Schools is excited about the partnership with Globe especially as
GFS aims to train school teachers nationwide. We are looking forward to other
collaboration opportunities in education where we can really help.”
When asked to comment on the program’s values to public
school teachers, Marge Ballesteros, Director IV, External Partnerships Service
of DepEd, thanked Globe Telecom and its other partners and stakeholders. “Globe
Telecom is one of our partners who take their share in helping apply and
maximize ICT integration in public school classrooms. We are very happy that
Globe is investing long term in teacher training and 21st Century Learning, as
it is through internet access, proper use of technology, and investment in
teachers that we can truly deliver quality education in public schools and keep
pace globally.”
Globe Telecom continues its strong and long-term partnership
with DepEd through the Global Filipino Schools (GFS) Program in order to move
forward 21st Century learning in public schools nationwide. The program
provides select public schools in all DepEd divisions with support such as
Internet connectivity, and mobile devices such as tablets and projectors. The
program started with one pilot school in Bohol and has since expanded to 142
schools covering partnerships in 16 of the 18 regions around the country. The
program is now present in 134 DepEd divisions with a commitment to be in all
divisions by year 2020.
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