Professional Development generally refers to on-going learning opportunities available to teachers. Effective professional development is seen as increasingly vital to school success and teacher’s satisfaction.           A well-trained teacher is the greatest factor in predicting student achievement more than materials, written curriculum and…

People plan because they want good things to happen. They plan to hope for the best, to eradicate the mistakes of the past and to have a better future ahead of them.           This is likewise true in the field of education. Educators…

We always say that learning is a lifelong process. Practically, it starts at home and continues to take place as the individual interacts in the school.           As Martin Luther, a Protestant religious reformer, implied in his teachings that the family and school…

For learning to take place, the learner must be effectively and positively involve in the process.           Classroom learning requires students to pay attention, observe, memorize, understand, set goals and assume responsibility for their own learning. Teachers must help students become active and…

Three years ago, the Department of Education under the leadership of Secretary Armin Luistro proposed the K-12 Basic Education Program. At that time, that agency was in its full battle gear fighting so hard in the spirit of educational reform against critics coming…

Recent studies have shown that integrating technology into the teaching-learning process positively affects the academic performance of students (Ross, Morrison, & Lowther, 2010; Schmid et al., 2009; Shapley, Sheehan, Maloney, & Caranikas-Walker, 2011). In other words, as the level of technology integration into…

Time Management, according to Wikipedia, is the act of process of planning and exercising conscious control over the amount of time spent specific activities, especially to increase effectiveness, efficiency and productivity. In relation with this, management is aware that each person in the…