Friday, March 16, 2007 Teachers win innovation awards
A LAPU-LAPU City public school teacher and two others from Baguio City and Iligan City recently won awards as the most innovative teachers in the 3rd Innovative Teachers Leadership Awards (ITLA).
Donald Dungog of Science and Technology Education Center (Stec) in Lapu-Lapu City, Warren Ambat of Baguio City National High School (NHS) and Evelyn Waperi of Iligan City NHS represented the country in the annual Asian Regional Innovative Teachers Conference in Cambodia.
The three won in the annual search conducted by Microsoft Philippines’ Partners in Learning for public high school teachers who have successfully integrated Information and Communications Technology (ICT) into their classroom teaching and learning.
They also belong to the school partners of Smart Communications Inc. under the Smart Schools Program.
Connectivity
Dungog, an ICT and Math teacher at Stec, cited the importance of adequate computer facilities and training, as well as Internet access and connectivity which the school enjoys under the Smart Schools Program. Stec served as the pilot school in the Visayas for Smart’s flagship education program.
Smart is equipping deserving public high schools with free networked computers and peripherals connected to the Internet for one year.
Of the 10 finalists for ITLA, four are from Smart Schools Program partners.
“Certainly, Smart Schools helped us win this award since we had the means to upload and download resources from the Internet. Our Smart Teachers Learning Resource Center allows us to do research over the information highway,” he said.
The three bested 10 finalists from a total of 32 nominees nationwide.
They won the awards after presenting their digital portfolio of lessons before a board of judges.
