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 …

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 of indigenous materials and modern technology in the delivery of lessons …

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 am glad that our supervisors decided to organize a write-shop on the …

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 …

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 …

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% …

WE EXPERIENCED a lunar eclipse last night, June 15, 2011. Unfortunately, due to cloudy skies, we failed to witness the moon turn into a reddish glowing sphere in the night sky. It should have been an amazing spectacle.   But why does the moon look red during a lunar eclipse? A lunar eclipse happens when the Earth is …

MY WHOLE family listened to my interview on Bombo Radyo GenSan last Sunday. When I returned home, my Nanay  told me, “I never thought your project is this big.” I knew what my mother meant. She did not expect us to go to great lengths in terms of promotion and getting a lot of people and organizations …

INFLUENCED BY my classmate and friend, Leann, I have become interested about prying into the students’ epistemological beliefs and their relationship to the students’ academic performance in physics. So I tried I little experiment about it in the student’s final exam. They answered an exam composed of 85% conceptual questions based on questions from DepEd’s Project …