Supporting Reforms and Developments inTeacher Education for the Digital Economy

Soledad A. Ulep
University of the Philippines
National Institute for Science and Mathematics Education Development

Subjects in the Pre-service Mathematics Education Curriculum
The curriculum now has subjects such as:• Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Application for Teaching• Educational Technology• Seminar on Technology in Mathematics• Technology in the Learning Environment• Seminar on Problem Solving in Mathematics• Mathematical Investigation and Modeling• Action Research in Mathematics Education and• Curriculum Developmenthttps://geogebra.nismed.upd.edu.phhttp://curriculum.nismed.upd.edu.ph/Radio Program
Go Teacher Go! (GTG) is produced by
UP NISMED in cooperation with DZUP
1602, the official AM Radio Station ofUP.
The program provides additional
information and teaching andlearning strategies to help raise thecapability of science and mathematics
teachers in the elementary andsecondary school levels.

Lesson Objectives

Innovation of Mathematics Education through Lesson Study
Challenges to Energy Efficiency on STEM and Cross-border Education(Philippines and Malaysia)

The students should be able to:

Lesson Objectives:

The students
beideasable withto: fellow students from another country.
• communicate
andshould
exchange
1. communicate and exchange ideas with fellow students from another country• apply their knowledge and skills in currency conversion, graph interpretation, and average.

2. apply their knowledge and skills in currency conversion, graph interpretation,• identify
the different sources of energy and ways on how to efficiently conserve energy.
and average
3. mathematically
identify the different
sourcestheof energy
and ofways
to conserve• think
and appreciate
importanceenergyefficiency energy
and conservation.
4. think mathematically and appreciate the importance of energy efficiency andThe LessonActivity
Discussion 1CURRENCYCONVERSION andSOURCES OF ENERGY

Philippines’ Role

Malaysia’s Role
Teacher Teoh to all students:“Yesterday, you were given copies of electric bills from
Malaysia and the Philippines and you were asked towrite questions about them. Before we proceed with thequestions, let’s first take note of the information found in
the electric bills.”
Teacher Teoh to Malaysian students:“What common information can you see in the electricbills?”

Teacher Angel writes theresponses on the board.

2 Malaysian students respond while Teacher Teohwrites the responses on the board.

The LessonActivity
Discussion 2: GRAPH
INTERPRETATION

Philippines’ Role
Teacher Angel to all students:“So far, we have discussed about the sources of energy
from Malaysia and Philippines. Now let’s focus on how weconsume energy by observing the electric consumption
graphs from January to July.”
Teacher Angel to Filipino students:“Describe the electric consumption graph of Malaysia.”
2-3 Filipino students respond. (Expected answers: rangeof energy consumption, month with highest energy
consumption, month with lowest energy consumption)

Malaysia’s Role

The Lesson Implementation (Philippines)

The Lesson Implementation(Malaysia)

Opportunities for Supporting Reforms and Developments
in Teacher Education
1. Provide tried out curriculum materials for greater access
2. Deepen and broaden teachers’ understanding of content andpedagogy and enhance their research skills
3. Provide needed materials where there is scarcity
4. Provide alternative modes of professional development (webinars,
live streaming of radio program, listening to podcasts)
5. Enable professional collaboration to enhance teaching practice
6. Make lesson study process possible despite constraints in time,distance, and finances

Challenges in Supporting Reforms and Developments
in Teacher Education
1. Develop educative curriculum materials
2. Take time to develop curriculum materials
3. Get feedback if the materials are actually used, how they are used
and the results in using them
4. Develop exemplars on how integration of curriculum materials canbe done in actual lessons teachers make
5. Develop teachers’ competence in the critical evaluation of thecurriculum materials

Thank you.