Science and the challenges of the future

Susana M. Santos

The Department of (ducation acknoZledges the need to improve teaching science and technology in basic education to prepare )ilipino learners for the challenges of the future.

The Dep(d is noZ being challenged to catch up Zith technology, science, and many more innovations, aside from preparing learners to ensure that they master the basics of science and technology.

The Department has made the call to capacitate learners on skills reTuired for future Mobs Zhile still incorporating )ilipino values and culture.

(very learner, officials said, must have a thorough grounding nology to survive and be prepared for a future that is evolving.

The Department recently held a forum Zhere several officials served as panelists of different sessions and shared their insights and best practices in education.

During the panel discussion for digital transformation in schools, the Dep(d Com mons Zas highlighted as a step of the agency toZards digiti]ation and teacher upskilling.

(ven before the pandemic, the Dep(d has already started the digital transformation, as the Department reali]ed that there are still other technologies that can be used, hastening the digiti]ation of education in the public sector.

The Dep(d Commons recorded more than . million uniTue users nationZide last year, Zith , uploaded learning resources. It has become one of the most efficient complementary tools for blended learning.

0eanZhile, officials recogni]ed that hybrid learning is here to stay post C2VID, Zith Dep(d taking steps to adopt innovations for learning, including the establishment of the (ducation )utures 3rogramme ((duc )utures).

The author

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in science and tech

II at Sta. 0aria (lementary School