By Alex Villafania
INQUIRER.net
THE DEPARTMENT of Science and Technology Science Education Institute (DoST-SEI) is calling on public elementary school teachers to be part of an online training program to improve their teaching capabilities in Mathematics and Science, according to a statement by the DoST.
The training is the third conducted by the DoST-SEI, with the first having been held in 2005, it said.
The third e-training on Mathematics and Science will begin this October and will end July 2008, it said.
The subjects to be covered in the training include Elementary Mathematics and Science from Grades Three to Six, it said.
In a phone interview, DoST-SEI Director Esther Ogena said the e-training was part of an ongoing project to deliver continuous learning for public elementary school teachers. She said that for this training period, they have allotted 450 slots for teachers compared to about 300 in the previous training sessions.
“We want to cover more teachers this year. Hopefully, these Math and Science teachers would also share their knowledge to other teachers,” Ogena said.
Ogena noted that the Department of Education was part of the group that helped in developing the materials for the e-training.
She also noted that the DoST-SEI would be spending about P1 million for the entire e-training until October next year.
Teachers who will be part of the training will have other benefits, such as the waiving of their P6,000 training fee, free materials, a monthly allowance of P500 for Internet connection, and roundtrip transportation expenses for on-site orientation sessions and examinations, said Ogena.
Likewise, the DoST-SEI is also subsidizing half the cost of the computers if the teachers would buy the equipment they would be using during the training.
“The cost of an entire computer is roughly P16,000 but we have a special arrangement with the Department of Budget and Management that would allow a teacher to buy the PC at just P7, 600,” Ogena said.
Ogena added that during the training, the University of Santo Tomas would provide the system maintenance.
More information about the e-training program is available at www.e-training.ph.
September 30th, 2008 at 4:19 am
God speed!
In our district of Bunawan, Agusan del Sur; we have not yet experienced this kind of training.I hope and pray next training, I can be part of it so that I can share this to my co-teachers how wonderful to be trained such kind of training. More power to this program.God bless…
Very truly yours,
Blas Mauro P. Lagang
Kalingayan Elem. Sch.
Bunawan District
Agusan del Sur
December 30th, 2007 at 12:48 pm
The Training Coordinators
Department of Science & Technology
Madam/Sir:
I am from Panitian National High School, Panitian, Sofronio Española, Palawan, a physics teacher.
I have scanned your program about the e-training for science and math teachers.My distance to the city is not a hindrance for me to undego the said training inspite the fact that the program was already started. I am also very interested to attend the robotics seminars if there is,(provided that I will be notified earlier, because of the distance of my assignment to the city).
Please consider me for any trainings in connection with physics and chemistry.
Can contact me on celphone number:09197710895 or 09197710912.
Thank you so much.God Bless Happy New Year.
Very truly yours,
Ma. Elena D. Magada
Panitian NHS
Panitian, Sofronio Española
Palawan
December 30th, 2007 at 12:39 pm
Please send me information if theres a seminar on robotics and e-trainig for science secondary teachers.
thank you and more power
November 25th, 2007 at 12:13 pm
Dr. Ester B. Ogena;
Gud day po!
Thank u very much madam for entertaining my queries about the e-training program . I have submitted already my documents last wednesday thru JRS express. God bless us po. Hope that you’ll inform us about the orientation in our region.
Yours truly,
Abner Lomangaya
(09107079627)
November 21st, 2007 at 7:21 pm
I’m one of the applicants for the e-training program for sci. & math teachers. I’d like to ask about the status of my application. I’m very much interested about this program ’cause I know that this will help me upgrade my knowledge and strategies in imparting informations to my pupils. May your good office approved my application.
Thanks and more power!