Aftermath?

It was a successful re-echo training. At last! I had shared to my co-faculty the training that we had in Davao because there are 5 of them who attended the training from my station. I was indeed vey surprise when our principal himself accompany them in the training venue and attended the opening program. I had this feeling of being tensed because they will be watching me delivering my module but it was fulfulling to see that right after the training they immediately applied and implemented the things that they learned in the traininbg by holding their classes in the com lab. I had a difficulty in the booking of the com lab because they wanted to share the beauty of using technology in their respective classes. With the grace of God the power supply is cooperating with us because we had a suffucient power supply last week and hoping to have it next week since I had reserved the com lab for another mmp of their lessons and film showing of the English and Filipino classes through the use of our tv and dvd player.

The materials that we had were being used by some of my co-faculty as well as the mmp that we had presented in Davao. Just this week the light is cooperating with us. Though, we had this problem but still we really apply the ICT in school evrytime there is power and the use of the generator.

best regards,

arnold

Mechanics for Identifying Top eMentor Scholars

The primary purpose of the IBM eMentor Scholarship Program’s is to propagate and disseminate models of practice in technology integration; as such recognition of effective and appropriate use of educational technology tools as a means to enhance and improve educational results in their respective schools is imperative.

Because of the comprehensive process that is followed by the proponents in selecting and developing IBM eMentors, the following offers a mechanism for identifying top eMentors as it provides direction for teachers to understand what is expected of them.

Selection Criteria


The eMentors’ performance and effectiveness in the use of educational technology will be assessed in order to identify the Top IBM eMentors.

IBM eMentor Assessment Form. The IBM eMentor Assessment Form would be utilized to measure and track teachers’ performance and effectiveness during the program implementation period. It is comprised of appropriate rubrics that were prepared for specific indicators; the rubrics will serve as the primary performance measurement indicators to determine the eMentors’ success in the practice of the professional use of educational technology. The form is focused on the following domains:

1. Development and Implementation of ICT-Enabled Instructional Materials (50%)
2. Re-Echo Training (30%)
3. Teacher Collaboration (20%)

For the teacher evaluation to be more participatory, eMentors will be asked to rate himself/herself using the tool; eMentors will also be rated by representatives of EduQuest, GEM, and IBM utilizing the same tool.


eMentor’s Portfolio. eMentors are required to prepare their teacher portfolio in consultation with an EduQuest Instruction Specialist; the teacher portfolio will be submitted as proof of practice. The portfolio demonstrates the eMentor’s accomplishments and highlights his/her competencies as it is a diversified sample of a best works during the program implementation period.


eMentor Observation. For purposes of teacher evaluation, each eMentor must be observed in an instructional setting. The observation results and feedback would serve as a guide in validating information acquired from the IBM eMentor Assessment Form and eMentor Observation.

The aforementioned mechanics draws on the practice of the teacher during the program implementation period to ascertain the development in the eMentor’s competencies and to review their experience gained from the program. It is designed not only to encourage professional growth, but also to identify and validate already effective instructional practices utilizing educational technology.

The IBM eMentor Assessment Form can be downloaded from the eMentor yahoo group, http://groups.yahoo.com/group/IBMeMentor2006/.

Sir Meoh

What a feeling!

Hi co-mentors!

Alhamdulillah! At last we finished the very tiresome and MADUGONG re-echo training yesterday. I thought we couldn't do it but I was wrong. We had done it with the help and support of our top officials here in MSU System. A sense of accomplishment was depicted in everyone's face (IBM eMentor Scholars, MSU Chapter).

Pictures...

" Integrating Modern Technology in Classroom Instruction"

MSU ISED Computer Laboratory
June 28-30, 2006

DAY 1

Dr. Nasrodin Guro, MSU System Vice President for Academic Affairs was the keynote speaker of our re echo seminar.

DAY 2

The participants are very busy creating and developing their lesson presentations.

DAY 3

Ma'am Melba Angni, one of the participants, shown here with her presentation.

Some of the participants with the IBM eMentor Scholars(MSU GROUP).

The IBM eMentor Scholars (MSU GROUP), Ma'am Marie,Ma'am Nor-ain, Ma'am Sal, Ma'am Yam. Ma'am Venus, Ma'am barbs, Sir Arnold and Sir Acsie with Special Assistant Professor Tacata of the Office of the Vice President for Academinc Affairs, who distributed the certificates to the participants.

Re-echo Training

Hi eMentors...

I just would like to commend all the MSU eMentors for a very successful re-echo training.

Keep up the good work!!

Sir Meoh

We're through! For the first phase lang po!

We had successfully done the first batch and it was so nice to hear the feedbacks from the participants which was delivered by Ms. Melba Angni ( Top 1 of the eMentors) but was not able to go with us in Davao. Sir we'll be sending you all the pictures soon.
Mahirap at madugo talaga!

Arnold

Welcome to the Real World

To everyone,

Welcome to the world of training and leadership! I am very much delighted to hear you guys training others to become technology-enabled as yourselves. We have always believed in your capabilities as teachers and leaders and of course mentors in your community. Your labor is not in vain. Your influence translates to more illuminated educators..

sir garsh

Successful?

Helooooooo everyone! We are about to end our three-day re-echo seminar here in MSU. It's really so tiresome. We really feel the same what did Sir Garsh and Sir Meoh feel when we were in Davao. It's really sooooo MADUGO. But we enjoy it a lot because all of us here in MSU Group are doing our best to make it a successful one. We started this training on June 28. MSU System Vice President for Academic Affairs, Dr. Nasroden B. Guro, was our keynote speaker during the opening program and the Assistant Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs [External Units], Dr. Malawi Panambulan, gave the welcome address. In this afternoon, we have the closing program. As of the moment, we have the last presenter in Science. After this presentation, the closing program will start.

At last, we survive the MADUGONG re-echo. It's just the first batch, we'll have the second batch may be next month. Hayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy............... Thanks God ......... for the strength, wisdom, and guidance provided to us for this re-echo. Thanks Sir Meoh and Ma'am Maej for the support. And of course our bosses here in MSU, they are really supportive to us.

IT'S NOT EASY AFTER ALL.......

It's day three of our reecho program of the MSU group. Just had the chance to blog...
No words can describe how we felt on this very intense workshop..Theres only one word to describe all of this..MADUGO....It's all plain madugo...By the way madugo means bloody in english...

When everyone is calling out on you to get help in their presentations and then another one calls...Now we know how that felt Sir Meoh and Sir Garsh...

I can see myself in our participants..Their faces filled with concentration and puzzlement..Filled with questions and frustrations...I can't help but reminisce how i feel when i was on their predicament months back...

But I know after all this, there would be sense of accomplishment on their part, and that after all this they would be excited to get back to their stations and apply what they have learned in this program...

This is not the end, but the beginning for all of us eMentors...

At last, we had made it!

Good day everyone! To our dear mentors and co IBM Scholars! How are you doing right now? We had successfuly started our Day 1 of the Re-echo training workshop on "INTEGRATING MODERN TECHNOLOGY IN CLASSROOM INSTRUCTION" which was graced by the our VP for Academic Affairs Dr. Nasruden Guro and our AVCAA Dr. Malawi Panambulan. It was so fulfilling to see the participants who are eager to learn of the all the inputs that we had in th etraining by sharing to them what we had learned from you Sir Garsh and Sir Meoh. There are still some of the teachers who are trying to look for slots just to attend the three day training but we can only accomodate 30 of them for the first batch. We will be holding again another batch next month (inshaallah). Again, overnights in preparation of some necessary inputs is still on going. We will be sending you soon Sir some of the pictures through Mam Norain. Thanks and Shalom!

Sir P7ON
msu-siawadato