GLOBE recently conducted a training-workshop for 100 teachers
in Central Visayas to help them integrate Information and
Communications Technology (ICT) in teaching basic subjects
like English, science, math, and HeKaSi which aims to raise
the bar of classroom instructions by effectively harnessing
the powers of the Internet and ICT in the teaching and learning
of students.
The ICT training is part of the Global Filipino Teachers
(GFT) project of Globe through its corporate social responsibility
(CSR) arm Globe Bridging Communities (Globe BridgeCom). Launched
September of last year, the GFT project is part of Globe's
effort to bring ICT in public schools all over the country.
Through GFT, public high school teachers will be equipped
with the right tools that would make them more globally competitive.
In addition, the training program can also be credited as
three units of a Masters Program should the teacher want to
pursue higher education.
The teachers were selected from schools in Bohol, Negros
Oriental, Cebu Province and Metro Cebu who were recipients
of Globe BridgeCom’s Internet in Schools Program (ISP)
in Region 7. ISP is one of Globe BridgeCom’s major education
programs wherein applicable schools are given free Internet
access for one year via Globe Broadband. The project was initially
launched in Central Visayas, where the biggest concentration
of schools under ISP can be found.
Topics in the six-day training program includes the proper
use of ICT application for school-centered classroom activities,
online assessment through the use of rubrics, effective and
efficient management of class resources, create virtual classrooms
and moderate discussion boards, prepare portfolio of classroom
project activities, and demo-lecture of the modules they have
prepared.
The Global Filipino Teachers Program is done in partnership
with the Department of Education-Region 7 and the Coalition
for Better Education (CBE), a Cebu-based non-profit organization
composed of various education stakeholders from the academe,
students, parents, non-government and business organizations.
“Our aim is for our public school teachers to maximize
ICT in their teaching profession and enhance the learning
skills of students in this generation,” Globe Community
Relations Head Jeffrey Tarayao said.
