Good Day!   This is to remind you of our General Assembly on February 28, 2017, Tuesday, at 8 a.m. here at FUSE-LCT, Pearl of the Orient Tower, Ermita, Manila. Breakfast is served at 7am.   Our guest speaker is Dr. Evelina M. Vicencio (Dean, College of Education, University of the East) She will discuss about “Forging Partnerships

Tesda on job mismatch: Pinoys still prefer ‘saleable’ courses Achieving balance in the distribution of manpower or job mismatch remains elusive for the government as Filipino students still tend to favor “saleable” college courses that would land them white-collar jobs. Irene M. Isaac, Tesda’s Deputy Director General for Policies and Planning, conceded manpower planning has

English: No longer a language, but a commodity Filipino workers continue to enjoy an edge over other nationalities in the Asean region in fluency and mastery of English, despite the conflicting and divergent views insofar as the conduct of English language teaching and learning in the Philippines is concerned. Edizon A. Fermin, principal of Miriam

Learning science: Think, analyze, don’t memorize A chemist-educator urged science teachers to allow their students to think and analyze, instead of requiring them to memorize facts and procedures that does not lead to mastery of scientific concepts and ideas. “One of the issues that needs to be addressed under the K-12 program is the common

FUSE teaches teachers to become trainers Eighty-nine teachers from public elementary schools in Ilocos Sur and Vigan City recently underwent a five-day training seminar at the FUSE Learning Center for Teachers, in Manila, which aims to enrich the participants’ teaching skills in English, Mathematics and Science. The teachers, who came from at least 50 elementary

FUSE sees 1st gold for Phl in math Olympiad The Philippines may bag its first gold medal and surpass the country’s impressive showing in the math Olympiad as the nucleus of the team that will be sent to Thailand is composed of experienced and tested competitors. The Foundation for Upgrading the Standard of Education (FUSE)

Learning science with fun: FUSE brings poor students to interactive center Over 4,000 students from public high schools in depressed communities in Metro Manila had visited the Philippine Science Centrum (PSC) to undergo “hands-on minds-on” activities at the facility, the first interactive science center-museum in the country. The participants were recipients of the  “Science Beyond

“Sometimes, we underestimate our students because they are young. We overlook the fact that they are also capable of creating methods and concepts. Few opportunities are given to them inside the classroom to enhance their thinking skills.” Director Soledad A. Ulep of UP-Nismed (National Institute for Science and Mathematics Education Development) said one way of

Eighty-nine teachers from public elementary schools in Ilocos Sur and Vigan City recently underwent a five-day training seminar at the FUSE Learning Center for Teachers, in Manila, which aims to enrich the participants’ teaching skills in English, Mathematics and Science. The teachers, who came from at least 50 elementary schools spread across the region, were

“When you teach math, don’t confine yourself to math. Math is both a language and an art. It’s about awareness, structural thinking and study of logic.” Milagros D. Ibe, a noted teacher-educator in mathematics education, said the “old rules” were anchored on memorization and urged teachers under the K-12 program to give “space” to students