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My Social Philosophy in Life

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MY SOCIAL PHILOSOPHY IN LIFE by: EMMA LOU Z. REGALADO Personally, I am blessed to have this opportunity to study and work at the same time. But I tell you, it is not an easy task everyday for it requires a lot of time, patience and enthusiasm. Every day is a challenge day and a “matter of consequence” like most grown-ups quoted in the story of The Little Prince by Antoine Saint- Exupery. Yes, I can consider myself as grown-up by age but not yet in my profession. Tedious it may be for me to juggle between work and school, I am determined to reach my dream of being a professional educator and be productive in my career. Social discrimination drove me to pursue my course of study not only to earn a degree but also to be a useful citizen of our country.  I observed that a person who has extensive education or have earned a degree is peculiar above those who have earned only a little education, the way he/she talks tells of how learned he/she is. Teaching profession provid...

Assignment 1_ICT in Teacher Education

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Case Studies in ICT in Teacher Education by: EMMA LOU Z. REGALADO 1. Describe the Educational System of Bhutan.Itemize your answer. The Bhutan's Education System covers Kindergarten to Grade 12. The medium of instruction is English with additional lessons for teaching their national language, Dzongkha. Information Technology (IT) courses are offered in Grades 9 and 10. Computer classes are offered in Grades 11 and 12 but they are theoretical courses in programming and follow the Indian syllabus. There are two teacher education institutions, namely Paro College of Education and Samtse College of Education. Trainee teachers spend eight months as an apprentice teacher at a school before embarking on the Bachelor of Education programme. Prior to 2000, no ICT in Education modules were offered at either one of the colleges. 2. Discuss the SIF ICT in education project briefly. The SIF ICT in Education project was initiated in 2000. It aimed to assi...