Buwan ng Wika 2011 Blog Writing Contest Winners Announced

SOPHOMORE STUDENT Hanna Cartojano bagged the top prize in the recently concluded Buwan ng Wika 2011 Blog Writing Contest organized by the Alabel National Science High School-SAKAFIL and The Teacher’s Notebook.     Cartojano bested 14 other contestants with her posts in her blog called Isip-Bata,…

The Energy to Teach

TEACHING IS definitely one of the most wonderful professions in the world because, for one, you get to have a hand in molding the minds of the young. However, the demands can sometimes be too great to the extent that it can be very stressful…

Teaching Robotics in High School

WHEN SPEAKING about robots, most people would think that these electric-powered intelligent beings always come in human form with wires and circuits for innards and are capable of turning men into slaves as in the movie series, like Transformers and Terminator. Most of us are…

JeepneED drivers visit Sarangani

THE EDUCATION revolution in Sarangani is really on. Today, the founders of the JeepneED Project visited Alabel National Science High School to present the mobile science and technology laboratory that will serve pupils and students in Alabel by offering discovery learning activities that integrate the use…

A Revolution Begins in Sarangani

HUNDREDS OF uniformed men marched in front of the Provincial Capitol of Sarangani on a blistering morning of August 5, 2011. With an air of urgency, they assembled in front of the military tanks and trucks that took strategic positions in front of the building….

Official Entries to the 2011 Buwan ng Wika Blog Writing Contest

THE CONTEST is officially on. Fifteen students bloggers will compete for the SAKAFIL and The Teacher’s Notebook Buwan ng Wika Blog Writing Contest. Following are the official entries:   I’m A WeirdGeek by Jewelle Mae Solijon, IV-Diamond Buwan ng Wika 2011 by Vann Harold Mataganas,…

DepEd Sarangani conducts write-shop on test construction

I WROTE in the Teacher Strengths and Needs Assessment (TSNA) last year that I need to be trained in varied tools for assessment. Notwithstanding the focus on authentic assessment and performance tasks, standardized tests are still in the paper-and-pencil format, er, multiple choice questions. I…