Teacher Aa
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Teacher Aa
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COMPETENCE + CHARACTER = holistic education
While I claim to possess relevant merits — a) research and teaching expertise in Global Education, Social Sciences and Liberal Arts; b) a decade of international teaching experience at different levels and areas of education; and c) a plethora of transferable skills — I step forward with a niche, a holistic view of education anchored in engaged learning and character formation.
emPOWERment
I personally believe that at a crucial stage in young people’s educational journey, they need teachers who put a premium on character formation as they share their respective academic expertise. I desire to empower students to achieve their greatest potential.
ADVOCACY & COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
I have long been engaged in education (teaching, research, and extension) and youth empowerment through my advocacies for youth participation, cooperation and understanding among global youth, community participation, educators' community engagement, and finding solutions to youth challenges. A common denominator of these activities — active participation — underscores the crucial role of developing a broad and open mindset among young people that serves as the cornerstone of community transformation and nation-building.
WELL-ROUNDED LEARNING
More than knowledge and skills acquisition, I have learned by experience and now zealously promote that character formation — regardless of the academic subject or educational level — matters more in the broader life-long learning process. If learners have the right character and passion orientation, they will most likely excel in exploring diverse or specialized fields of knowledge and gain a wide range of skills.
SKILLS
Areas of Mastery
Classroom teaching; Facilitation and Coordination
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With over ten years of international teaching experience (3 consecutive years at the high school level, 2 years at the university level, and 5 years in the global education and corporate instruction sectors), I work in dynamic educational institutions and collaborate with like-minded organizations.
Areas of Expertise
Advanced Social and International Studies, Global Education, and Teaching English as a Foreign Language
Other relevant areas of competence
Instruction and Communication; Curriculum and program development; Collaborative Leadership and Team Management
Besides teaching...
I have done some research on various topics that link socio-economic issues with youth empowerment such as youth migration, skills development and decent work, and youth entrepreneurship. At present, I am affiliated with the Philippines' premier STEM high school where I conduct research on ST-based Social Business Entrepreneurship in the Philippines and global competence.