The seventh batch of the Public School System\u2019s \u201cEd Tech\u201d completed their courses last Wednesday at Kanoa Resort\u2019s Seaside Hall, equipping them with the skills and tools needed to use technology in their classrooms to improve student learning.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis program allows our teachers and educators to have the skills to incorporate technology to improve student engagement,\u201d said PSS Instructional Technology director Bobby Cruz.<\/p>\n
The \u201cEd Tech\u201d cohort program started in 2012. Since the launch of the program, teachers have been \u201cusing technology more effectively in their classrooms,\u201d said PSS Distance Education program manager Lorraine Catienza.<\/p>\n
Because of Super Typhoon Yutu, this cohort had to start in February. \u201cThis cohort is special because we packed a one year [program] into a matter of four months\u2026[for a total of] 225 professional learning hours,\u201d Catienza said. <\/p>\n
The participants agreed about the huge commitment to the program. <\/p>\n
San Vicente Elementary School teacher William Harwood felt \u201cintimidated\u201d because he was not \u201ctech-savvy.\u201d However, he is looking forward to implementing what he learned. \u201cI would say I was an old school teacher, who likes lectures and textbooks. To bring technology into the classroom is really going to help the kids become more interested in learning,\u201d Harwood added. <\/p>\n
Saipan International School teacher Tricia Gleason said it was \u201crefreshing\u201d to learn familiar and new things to implement in her teachings. <\/p>\n
Mount Carmel School teacher Julian Greening learned \u201cvaluable technological skills\u201d that he never learned until he started the program. Greening knows the tools he learned will \u201cdefinitely change\u201d how he teaches.<\/p>\n
Cruz is very proud of the participants\u2019 perseverance and resilience throughout the year. \u201cDespite enduring a super typhoon, continuing through a season of recovery, and going back to [damaged] schools, the teachers still put teaching at the forefront of their priorities. They committed to a very challenging program and they finished it.\u201d<\/p>\n
The \u201cEd Tech\u201d instructors were Francine Cruz, Jonathan Aguon, Lynn Mendiola, Carla Sablan, Jocelyn Manibusan, Frank Borja, Antenille Santos, Leah Murphy, Francis Mendiola, Karen Camacho, Bonny Cruz, Riya Nathrani, Paul Salalila, Karen Alla, and Dionne Santos. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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