IT IS entrance examination season. Colleges’ and universities’ admission personnel and some of their brightest students visit high schools to sell the best qualities and practices of their respective institutions. Aside from choosing a career or college course, current high school seniors are trying to make up their minds about which school to choose. If …

LEARNING PHYSICS has been viewed by many as dragging and difficult. A lot would say, “I hate learning physics,” but with physics simulations from PhET, not anymore. When teaching velocity and acceleration, you can use this fun simulation called the Lunar Lander, where players attempt to make a soft landing on the flat zones of the …

WE CELEBRATE August as Buwan ng Wika, where we put the spotlight on Filipino, our national language. This year, The Teacher’s Notebook takes part in this celebration by sponsoring a blog writing contest among students. The objectives of the said contest are the following: To use blogging as a tool for promoting the Filipino language To encourage students …

TWO WEEKS ago I launched The ANSHS Physics e-Portal and I have used it as a medium for off-classroom discussions on subject matter related to our lesson and as a hub for learning resources available online. One efficient way of tracking students’ learning is the online quiz tool. Moodle, the online learning portal I am using, has …

THE WORLD needs heroes. It calls and waits for your response. One young man has already responded and he needs your support. My friend, Mark Aethen Agana, has dedicated his youth to serving the less fortunate. Come August 8, he will celebrate his 24th birthday and he has committed to give happiness to kids in Lake …

HERE’S THE first video tutorial I made for my third year students. I asked them to create maps using Google Maps and they will describe their trip home with kinematics. I made a short (less than five minutes) tutorial video and here it is:   Creating Your Own Map To create you own map, you must have a Google …

THERE’S A gazillion of learning opportunities in the web today and if we can only harness its full potential, we can enhance the students’ learning experience and, consequently, improve their performance. There is wisdom behind the Department of Education’s Cyber Education Project (CEP). Had traditional politicians [namely, ... (just kidding)] kept their hands off it, 90% …