CPU PSME and IIEE holds outreach seminar

*Student participants from Leonora S. Salapantan National High School shared their insights during the project presentation.*

Bringing technological innovations to students across the province—The Central Philippine University Philippine Society of Mechanical Engineers and Integrated Institute of Electrical Engineers held a seminar-workshop entitled, “Engineering Innovations: A Workshop on Arduino Microcontroller,” at the Leonora S. Salapantan National High School on February 20, 2018

In the orientation, Engr. Gelvie C. Lagos encouraged the students to take an interest in software engineering while CPU Software Engineering students gave a lecture on the basics of software programming, its importance, and how it can be used to help Filipino communities. The group also taught about Arduino-an open-source platform used for building electronics projects. Arduino consists of both a physical programmable circuit board (often referred to as a microcontroller) and a piece of software or IDE (Integrated Development Environment) that runs computers and is used to write and upload computer code to the physical board.

*The CPU College of Engineering faculty and students together with the particpants.*

As part of their activity, the participants using the Arduino were given the task of brainstorming and putting into practical use a project which will be beneficial to their school and community in general. Some of the projects include street lights for their municipality and motion sensor lights which will help schools save on electricity.

The CPU College of Engineering also gave an Arduino kit to Leonora S. Salapantan National High School. The kit will help students learn and develop skills in basic software engineering.

CPU RCECC, AFTEA Inc. and UNIFIED hold seminar on Digitalization of the Classroom

*RCECC Director, Dr. Lenny Rose P. Mucho and guest speaker, Prof. Marvin Cadornigara giving certificates of attendance to the participants.*

Bringing new media into the classroom—The CPU Review, Continuing Education and Consultancy Center (RCECC) in partnership with the Association of Filipino Teachers in Eastern America (AFTEA) Inc. and the United Federation of Filipino-American Educators (UNIFIED) held a seminar on Digitalization of the Classroom at the Educational Media (EMC) Center on February 21, 2018.

For the welcome remarks, Vice President for Student Affairs, Rev. Joniel Howard H. Gico, thanked the participants for attending the event. He also highlighted the importance of incorporating new media in the classroom to expand the educational experience of students.

The seminar featured guest speaker, Prof. Marvin Cadornigara, who lectured on Writing in the Content Area, Social Media in the Classroom, Use of Google Drive as Professional Digital Portfolio, Cyber Databases as Sources of Authentic Data for Writing, and Use of Apps in the Classroom.

*RCECC Director, Dr. Lenny Rose P. Mucho and guest speaker, Prof. Marvin Cadornigara together with participants.*

Prof. Cadornigara, a CPU alumnus, was one of the recipients of the 2017 Lee H. Bryant Outstanding New York State Teacher Award sponsored by the New York State Association for Computers and Technologies in Education (NYSCATE). He was also recognized by the Association of Fil-Am Teachers in America, Inc. and received the 2017 Ulirang Guro-America’s Finest Teacher Award from the said organization.

Mr. Cadornigara moved to New York City in September 2004 and joined the New York City Department of Education through its International Teachers Program. He taught at three public schools for 13 years before he transferred in 2017 to the Queens Adult Learning Center in Long Island City, Queens.

CPU RCECC, DLMCH, UBCHEA hold seminar on Values Education

*Participant listening to Prof. Sharlene G. Gotico.*

With the aim of transforming lives and producing exemplary Christian learners for life, the Central Philippine University Review, Continuing Education and Consultancy Center and the Department of Languages, Mass Communications and Humanities in partnership with the United Board for Christian Higher Education in Asia (UBCHEA) held a seminar on “Youth Empowerment through Values Education” at the Conference Room 1, 4^th Floor Henry Luce III Library on February 8, 2018.

The seminar is part of the UBCHEA approved project grant, “Values Education Module for Teaching and Conduct of Service Learning Seminars,” of Prof. Sharlene G. Gotico, Chairman, Department of Languages, Mass Communications and Humanities and Prof. Anna Mae Zerrudo, OIC, Office of International Relations and Cooperation.

*The participants together with the organizers.*

The project aims to produce values education learning modules to help teachers become more effective in their teaching of Values Education and/or Religious Education and contribute to the production of modules for the classroom and the wider community. When completed, the module will be distributed to select elementary schools, high schools, rehabilitation centers, and other organizations that accommodate displaced children, teens, and the like.

On April 12, 2017, UBCHEA has approved institutional grants for three projects proposed by CPU for the academic year 2017-2018. The grant agreement was signed by CPU President Dr. Teodoro C. Robles on April 12, 2017 at the CPU Administration Conference Room.

CPU RCECC and CPU Kindergarten hold Intensive Certificate Course in Teaching English to Young Learners

*CPU President, Dr. Teodoro C. Robles and CPU Kindergarten Principal, Mrs. Hannah P. Siosan (Fourth from right) together with guest speaker Prof. Marco A. Brazil.*

Helping teachers encourage young minds to be globally competitive—The
Central Philippine University Review, Continuing Education and Consultancy Center in cooperation with the CPU Kindergarten held an intensive certificate course in Teaching English to Young Learners at the Educational Media Center on January 4-5, 2018.

The short course featured lecturer Prof. Marco A. Brazil considered as Asia’s King of Games. Brazil is a well experienced teacher for children and teacher trainer who has been writing, presenting, and developing teaching materials for over 15 years. He works for Shubunsha a division of GAKKEN Corporation as Director of BEANS English School in this capacity. He is also a regular and popular workshop presenter of Oxford University Press Teaching Workshop Series.

*Guest speaker, Marco A. Brazil together with CPU Kindergarten Principal Mrs. Hannah P. Siosan and the CPU Kindergarten faculty.*

*Participants eagerly await workshop instructions from Prof. Brazil.*

The workshop-lecture included sessions on Multiple Intelligence, such as “How Do Children Learn?” and “Multiple Intelligences in the 21^stCentury Classroom.” Other topics were on using drills (“Fundamentals of Drilling” and “Different Types of Drilling”) and games (“Communication Games in Teaching Children” and “Why Use Games in the English Classroom”) inside the classroom. Other subjects discussed were “Why Use Active Learning Approach?” and “Phonics and Sight Words: Empowering Children to Read and Classroom Management and Guidance.”

For the opening remarks, CPU President, Dr. Teodoro C. Robles highlighted the importance of making children love learning by encouraging them to be curious and observant, “I believe that in the first five years in the life of a child, we have to teach them to love learning not only in the classroom but also at home.”