“History is marked by revolutions.” – Dr. Fidel R. Nemenzo In celebration of UP NISMED’s 55th anniversary last 20 November 2019, Dr. Fidel R. Nemenzo, UP Diliman Vice Chancellor for Research and Development, delivered a public lecture on the Fourth Industrial Revolution (FIRe). He began his lecture with a brief account on how the First, [...]
The University of the Philippines National Institute for Science and Mathematics Education Development (NISMED) celebrated its 55th anniversary on 20 November 2019. In thanksgiving, a mass was held in the morning by Rev. Fr. Jose ‘Bong’ S. Tupino III. This is followed by a program recognizing staff for their years of dedicated service to NISMED. [...]
Dr. Erlina R. Ronda and Mr. Guillermo P. Bautista Jr. participated in the 12th Biennial International Conference on Mathematics Education held at the Legend Hotel in Puerto Princesa, Palawan on 24-26 October 2019 organized by Philippine Council of Mathematics Teachers Educators (MATHTED), Inc. Dr. Ronda was invited to participate in the panel discussion titled “Are [...]
The PAREF Southridge School sponsored a seminar-workshop on lesson study for 17 science teachers of their school. The seminar-workshop was conducted by NISMED on 4-5 November 2019 at PAREF Southridge School in Muntinlupa City. The seminar-workshop was designed to familiarize the science teachers with lesson study features and processes and enable them to develop and [...]
UP NISMED’s project collaboration with Makati Science High School – A Project for Driving Professional Excellence through School-based and Technology-enabled Collaboration and Coaching at the Makati Science High School – kicks off with a four-day training held at the Makati Science High School Library on 24, 27-29 May 2019. Twenty-six teachers and department heads from [...]
Over 300 teachers, school administrators, educators, and research students from all over the country attended the first national convention on lesson study in the Philippines on 11-12 April 2019 at the UP NISMED auditorium. UP NISMED co-hosted the convention with the Philippine Association of Lesson and Learning Studies, Inc. (PALS), a non-profit association of [...]
Five NISMED education specialists participated in the World Association of Lesson Studies (WALS) International Conference 2019 held at Johan Cruijff ArenA, Amsterdam, Netherlands on 3-6 September 2019. Three leading Dutch universities for teacher education, Vrije University Amsterdam, University of Groningen, and Utretch University, hosted the conference. The theme of the conference, “Crafting Sustainable Pedagogies for [...]
A four-day seminar-workshop—Analyzing for Quality Science Curriculum Materials—was conducted at NISMED on 24-29 April 2019 through the kindness of Dr. Carla B. Dimalanta, UP Assistant Vice President for Academic Affairs (Research), who donated a modest sum which she received as part of her prize as a Metrobank Awardee. The seminar-workshop was designed to capacitate [...]
The College of Education of the Isabela State University in Cabagan (ISU Cabagan) offers a 5-module diploma course on research in education. Lesson study as classroom research is the fourth of the five modules. The diploma course is offered to teachers in different teacher education institutions (TEIs) across the Cagayan Valley Region. Around sixty educators [...]
The Lesson Study Program (LSP) of NISMED received the prestigious Gawad Tsanselor Para sa Natatanging Programang Pang-Ekstensiyon on 21 June 2019 at the Institute of Biology, UP Diliman. During the awarding ceremony, the Gawad Tsanselor Search Committee, chaired by Vice Chancellor Fidel Nemenzo, recognized the substantive and significant contributions of the LSP in creating opportunities [...]
