DOST awards two schools as best implementers of inquiry-based science lessons
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The Science Education Institute (SEI) of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) named Taguig Integrated School and CP Sta. Teresa Elementary School as two of the Most Promising School for Implementers of Project HOTS or Hands on Teaching and Learning of Science.
Project HOTS is a professional development program of SEI which aims to enable teachers to design and develop science lessons incorporating an inquiry-based activity, facilitate an inquiry-based activity, and improve the lesson based on pupil’s response or lesson study. It is a means to change the focus of teaching from a teacher-centered classroom to one that is student-centered.
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DOST scholars inspire high school studes to take up S&T courses
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The road to success is not easy and at times difficult. Yet, the most important thing to remember is to keep the passion burning and remain focused on one’s goal.
These were two of the simple messages shared by former scholars of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) during the “Career Path in Science and Technology Forum” sponsored by DOST’s Science Education Institute (SEI).
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Science behind DRRM tackled in DOST forum
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The farther a community is from an earthquake’s epicenter or point of origin, the less hazards it will experience. Right?
Wrong!
Joan Salcedo of the Department of Science and Technology-Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (DOST-PHIVOLCS) debunked this notion during a forum on disaster risk reduction and management (DRRM) at the DOST Executive Lounge last December 11, 2015.