The College of Education gathered over 400 educators nationwide in its 4th PSALM (Passion for Scholarship and Love for Mission) International Conference for Teacher Education and Formation last May 4 at the Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati Auditorium and online through Zoom.
Carrying the theme 鈥淏eyond Vision: Embracing Change for Transformative Teacher Education,鈥� the conference underscored best practices for implementing transformative changes in teacher education programs in the Asian region.
The conference was organized in partnership with Atma Jaya Catholic University of Indonesia, University of the Philippines Open University Faculty of Education, and Saint Louis University.
Dr. Jennie V. Jocson, Standing Committee Member of the Subcommittee on Teacher Education and Development, EDCOM 2 – Second Congressional Commission on Education, delivered her Keynote Address 鈥淭eacher Quality using the EDCOM2 Year I Findings as Lens,鈥� following the Opening Remarks by UST Vice Rector for Academic Affairs Prof. Cheryl R. Peralta, DrPH.
Prominent academics here and abroad lectured on the current landscape of transformative teacher education.
Plenary sessions in the morning were led by Dr. Edizon A. Fermin, Chair of Technical Panel for Teacher Education, Commission on Higher Education (CHED), with his lecture 鈥淓volving Teachers鈥� Competencies鈥�; Dr. Joseph M. Velarde, Deputy Director of Education for All Impact Laboratory, Taylor鈥檚 University, Malaysia, who talked about 鈥淭ransformative Education: Perspectives from Malaysia鈥�; and Dr. Kamonwat Phuwuchit, Head of International Relations of the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Kamphaeng Phet Rajabhat University, Thailand, who presented 鈥淭ransformative Education: Perspectives from Thailand.鈥�
In the afternoon, Prof. Jacklyn Santiago, Head of Educational Psychology Area, College of Education University of the Philippines Diliman, delved on 鈥淓volving Learners鈥� Characteristics,鈥� while Dr. Joanne V. Serrano, Dean of the Faculty of Management and Development Studies, University of the Philippines Open University, talked about 鈥淢icrocredentials as the Driver to Addressing Emerging Teacher Competencies.鈥�
Two panel discussions were also set to assess national and international situations.
The first panel 鈥淭ransformative Education: Perspectives from the Asian Region鈥� was led by Prof. Piyanat Chantakhat, Assistant Dean of the Faculty of Education, Chiang Mai Rajabhat University, Thailand; Dr. Abdul Rahman, Vice Dean of Academic Affairs of the Faculty of Teacher Training and Education, University of Bengkulu, Bengkulu, Indonesia; and Prof. Paulina Chandrasari, Head of Teacher Professional Program Development of Atma Jaya Catholic University, Indonesia.
On the other hand, the panel 鈥淭ransformative Education: Perspectives from Philippine Schools鈥� included Asst. Prof. Eleanor L. Bahrami-Hessari from the College of Education, 91性息港; Dr. Charisse Y. Reyes from the Faculty of Education, University of the Philippines Open University; and Dr. Dorothy D. Silva from the School of Teacher Education and Liberal Arts, Saint Louis University.
Selected participants also shared their studies on innovative and effective teacher education through parallel paper presentations and poster exhibits.
PSALM 2024 Conference Chair Dr. Louie B. Dasas, who is also Assistant Dean of the College of Education, provided the synthesis for the whole-day event.
Dr. Pilar Romero, Dean of the College of Education, gave the Closing Remarks.
The conference is part of the 98th Founding Anniversary of the College of Education, with the theme 鈥�#EduGREATat98: Gratitude, Resilience and Excellence Amidst Transitions.鈥�
