The Teacher's Notebook

Mindanaoan Teachers attend English Language Camp

ayel — Tue, 22 May 2012 16:08:34 +0000

NINETY-NINE teachers from Regions IX and XII and ARMM attended the Tudlo Mindanao English Language Camp (ELC) at the Batangas Country Club, Batangas City, May 11-20, 2012. The 10-day intensive training aimed to increase the competence of teachers in using English and ICT for professional and technical purposes; to train teachers in employing teaching methodologies in the classroom; and to enhance the teacher’s skills in implementing relevant and interactive teacher-training activities. Do you need custom research paper? Tudlo Mindanao is an [...]

AlSci Researchers win Silver Medal in International Research Olympiad

ayel — Thu, 10 May 2012 12:00:25 +0000

STUDENT RESEARCHERS from Alabel National Science High School brought home a silver medal from the International Sustainable World Energy, Engineering and Environment Project Olympiad (I-SWEEEP) 2012 on May 3-6, 2012 at the George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston, Texas. Jewelle Mae P. Solijon, Sergia Virginia A. Gepitulan, and Angelica Francesca O. Tumbocon presented their research entitled, Wild Yam (Dioscorea hispida Dennst.) Starch: An Effective Additive in the Production of Biodegradable Plastic. From more than 500 students from 68 countries and 44 [...]

Getting Ready for K-12

ayel — Tue, 01 May 2012 01:03:42 +0000

THE SCHOOL year 2012-2013 marks the beginning of the implementation of the K-12 curriculum in public schools. That means, Kindergarten is now mandatory. The current first year to fourth year high school shall now be called grades 7-10. After four more years, there shall be grades 11 and 12. The question that is in everyone’s head right now is this: are we ready for the implementation of the K-12 curriculum? As early as two years ago — when public discussions [...]

AlSci Researchers, big winners in National Science Quest

ayel — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 06:59:34 +0000

ONCE AGAIN, Alabel National Science High School researchers did Region XII and Sarangani Province proud with their recent feat at the National Science Quest, bringing home a Championship trophy and three other victories. The team composed of Sergia Virginia Gepitulan, Jewelle Mae Solijon, and Angelica Tumbocon was adjudged Champion in the ASEP (Association of Science Educators in the Philippines) Research Competition Physical Science Category Cluster II. In the Life Science Category, the team of Jenny Joy Claridad, Garry Framer Osias, and [...]

6 AlSci students make it to the MSU-SASE top 20

ayel — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 03:38:10 +0000

IN THIS year’s Mindanao State University’s Scholastic Aptitude and Scholarship Exam (MSU-SASE), six students of Alabel National Science High School made it to the top 20. The topnotch students are: Jan Kristia Bacerra (14th), Jewelle Mae Solijon (17th), Ruhel John Besinga (18th), Wilfred Laurence Labuson (18th), Daniel Joh Florence delos Reyes (19th), and Franz RJ Lumantas (20th). The list includes all the students who took the MSU-SASE for the whole MSU system. All takers also passed the exam. Others are qualified for cultural scholarship grants. This is not the first time that AlSci [...]

My Thoughts on the Unified Examination

ayel — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 08:24:15 +0000

THE DIVISION of Sarangani implements this process for the periodical exams: The division supervisors prepare the exam. The school principal (or a representative) secures a soft copy of the exam from the division office. The school reproduces the exam. The teacher administers the exam. As you can see, this process simplifies the work of the subject teacher. He doesn’t have to create his own exam. I have several problems with it, though. Let me take them one by one. Student-Centered [...]

Help ACES win 80 laptops in Procter & Gamble’s e.Studyante Program

ayel — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 03:51:40 +0000

WITH YOUR help, Alabel Central Elementary School can win 80 laptops through the e.Studyante Program, a partnership between Procter & Gamble, Smart Communications, and Synergeia Foundation. The e.Studyante Program recognizes the importance of computer-aided instruction in helping our pupils learn better. This year, Procter & Gable will give away 400 laptops with internet connection powered by Smart Communications to 5 schools in the Philippines and Alabel Central Elementary School (ACES) is one of the possible recipients. Watch this video to know more [...]

ANSHS Entrance Exam Results for SY 2012-2013

ayel — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 04:24:42 +0000

ALABEL NATIONAL Science High School, the Regional Science High School for Region XII announces the qualifiers to the Second Phase of the ANSHS Entrance Exam for School Year 2012-2013. The First Phase of the Entrance Exam was conducted in different schools in the Region from December 6-13, 2011. The Second Phase will be on January 14, 2012, 8:00 AM at the ANSHS Campus. Qualifiers from elementary schools in Sarangani: Entrance Exam – Sarangani Qualifiers from elementary schools outside of Sarangani: [...]

AlSci has a new principal

ayel — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 06:31:34 +0000

THE SHIP named Alabel National Science High School now has a captain. In a simple installation and turn-over ceremony held yesterday, Norma P. Rendon accepted the responsibility as principal of Alabel National Science High School, saying, “It is an honor to be chosen as principal of this prestigious institution.” “One cannot test his strength until he sails through troubled waters. Now that I am the captain of the ship called Alabel National Science High School, I will test my capabilities [...]

I’m Here at the IT-DATE 2!

ayel — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 16:56:03 +0000

IF THERE is one thing I have always love about teaching at a Regional Science High School is the vast opportunity for teacher training, especially those that are sponsored or organized by the Department of Science and Technology or by the University of the Philippines National Institute for Science and Mathematics Education Development exclusively for RSHS teachers. Sixteen physics and ICT teachers from Regional Science High Schools in Visayas and Mindanao gathered since Monday, November 28, at the Philippine Science [...]