Mapúa to conduct teaching enhancement training for SHS teachers

Mapúa University is set to launch STEM Teach Mapúa, a webinar series that will provide senior high school (SHS) teachers free teaching enhancement trainings.

The enhancement trainings will center on topics in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM), introducing a comprehensive yet simplified approach to teaching difficult topics.

Among the subject areas that will be covered are Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Calculus and Statistics. Each course is equivalent to 24 hours of contact time of face-to-face session.

Blackboard Learn will serve as the learning management system, while Cengage’s electronic databases of learning materials will be made accessible to participants.

Co-sponsored by energy company PetroEnergy Resources Corp., the program will run from Nov. 17 to Dec. 12, while the orientation and awarding of certificates will be held on Nov. 16 and Dec. 15, respectively.

Mapúa, which started its teaching enhancement initiatives in 2006, aims to further serve as partner for teaching innovation and change through STEM Teach Mapúa.

The program will also host seminars that will be facilitated by education experts, discussing the country’s current SHS implementation, teaching challenges and areas for improvement in the field.

The launch of STEM Teach Mapúa is an addition to the University’s efforts in addressing concerns in the education sector.

In 2006, Mapúa University pioneered in the country the adoption of the outcomesbased education, a learnercentered approach requiring students to validate their knowledge through measurable outcomes, leading to several of its programs’ accreditation from the United States-based ABET (www.abet. org) two years later.