Adam Welcome has been an elementary school teacher, Principal, Director of Innovation for a large school district in the Bay Area and is also an author and speaker…
Profile of a Great Educator
My first encounter with Mr. Isagani S. Dela Cruz was when I claimed my check as honorarium for being a demonstration teacher during a Regional Training of Trainers in Science back in 2008. It was my first year of teaching then and Sir Gani, as he is fondly called by…
DepEd drafts Unified Science Program
The Bureau of Curriculum Development of the Department of Education (DepEd-BCD) gathered supervisors and administrators of schools offering the Special Science Programs at the Tagaytay International Convention Center to draft the policy guidelines for the proposed Unified Science Program Principals of Regional Science High Schools (RSHSs), Legislated Science High Schools…
How to Be a Happy Teacher
DURING THE celebration the World Teachers’ Day I was tasked to interview retirees and use their stories to inspire teachers. One of the retirees I had the chance to interview was Mrs. Leticia E. Cabang, retired Schools Division Superintendent. She was the first SDS of the Division of Sarangani and…
Senior High School Teachers: Let’s Teach Together!
THIS SCHOOL YEAR 2016-2017 the Department of Education has begun implementing the Senior High School Program in 5,965 public schools and 4,711 private high schools, private and public universities and colleges, technical-vocational schools, and Philippine schools overseas. Although the preparedness of the DepEd was questioned by many, we were able to prove…
Senior High School Launching in Sarangani
the Senior High School program will be launched in the Division of Sarangani tomorrow. Each qualified high school and integrated school in the province will be presenting their intention and readiness to offer the different strands of the senior high school program under the K to 12 curriculum. The different…
Four Things We Need to Change to Improve Education
or The Four Things I Realized After Attending the GTA SEA 2014 I was lucky to be one of the participants of the Google Teacher Academy Southeast Asia. Now let me share with you few of the important things that our public schools in the Philippines must embrace or we…
QR Code Scavenger Hunt: A Fun Way to Hold a Quiz
Most students dread quizzes. Especially in a physics class. It usually involves sitting for a long time, recalling all those lessons and equations that you probably have forgotten. One fitting description for this experience:quizzes are boring. Because of that perception towards quizzes, students tend to get low scores even if…
5 Reasons Why Teachers have to be Active in Social Media
The role of teachers in educating their students goes beyond the classroom. This time I am not talking about teaching strategies that use resources outside the classroom. I am talking about the opportunity of influencing them beyond school hours, beyond the school curriculum. I think you now know what I…
My Top 10 Favorite Google Search Features
You must be very familiar with Google Search. In fact, for your online search for whatever information you need, you rely on Google Search. But there’s more to Google Search than just search. In this post, let me share with you my top 10 favorite Google Search features. Google Search…
Grade 7 Science: Metals, Non-Metals, and Metalloids
THE ELEMENTS in the periodic table are cleverly arranged according to their atomic numbers and properties. You will find out that you can predict the properties of an element by looking at its placement in the periodic table. Metals, metalloids,and non-metals also have their designated places in the periodic table….
