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INNOTECH’s teacher motivation research supports DepEd’s initiative on career progression

October 7, 2020 – In line with the celebration of the National Teachers’ Month, the Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organization Regional Center for Educational Innovation and Technology (SEAMEO INNOTECH) presented a research study on teachers’ motivation, which supported the Department of Education’s initiative the career progression of teachers. “I...

Briones welcomes 24.7M learners for SY 2020-2021, declares opening of classes a victory

PASIG CITY, October 6, 2020 – Education Secretary Leonor Magtolis Briones on Monday officially opened School Year 2020-2021, signifying the formal start of the country’s transition to distance learning. “We declare our victory over COVID-19, the destroyer of our lives, the destroyer of our economy and of our way of...

DepEd continues to drive improvements to teaching quality with new standards for school leaders

October 2, 2020 – The roles of school heads and supervisors in improving teacher quality are now more clearly defined with the issuance of two landmark education policies that set professional standards for the country’s school leaders. The Department of Education issued DO 24, s. 2020 or the National Adoption...

DepEd, SEAMEO INNOTECH host forum to tackle teacher motivation study

October 2, 2020 – In celebration of the National Teachers’ Month, the Department of Education, together with Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organization Regional Center for Educational Innovation and Technology (SEAMEO INNOTECH), will conduct the National Teachers’ Month Forum titled “TEACHER MOTIVATION: iTEACH FOR A BETTER FUTURE” on October 2...

DepEd’s Learning Support Aide to reinforce teachers, guide learners in distance learning

October 2, 2020 – To augment ongoing learning continuity efforts, the Department of Education (DepEd) is eyeing to hire Learning Support Aides (LSAs) to assist teachers and parents in the delivery of basic education services in the distance learning set-up. According to Undersecretary for Planning and Bureau of Human Resource...

DepEd to showcase readiness in School Year 2020-2021 kick-off

October 1, 2020 – The Department of Education (DepEd) is all set to welcome School Year 2020-2021 through its National School Opening Day Program on October 5, 2020, Monday. To kick-off with a nationwide simultaneous flag-raising ceremony by 7:30am, the program will be headlined by Secretary Leonor Magtolis Briones, who...