RITQ Director Dr. ER Palomar

RITQ, together with the Teacher Education Council (TEC) Secretariat, conducted focus group discussions and public hearings to validate the initial outputs of the reframed pre-service teacher education curriculum.

Government agencies and private organizations participated in a focus group discussion on 11 April 2025 to examine how the reframed curriculum answers the development needs and aspirations of the country. Correspondingly, on 12 April 2025, content area specialists were called to share their comments on how the reframed curriculum is aligned with their disciplines.

Dr. Jennie V. Jocson, Executive Director V of TECS, discussed the purpose of this reframing.

“The reframing aims to strengthen Teacher Education programs and equip teachers to respond to the nation’s pressing and emerging educational challenges,” Dr. Jocson stated.

Dr. Ma. Teresa L. Manicio-Tembrevilla, Deputy Director of RITQ, elaborated its development process and initial outputs.

Hybrid zonal public hearings were conducted as well for administrators, faculty members, and pre-service teachers of teacher education institutions (TEI) nationwide. Almost 800 TEC stakeholders attended and shared their perspectives on the reframed pre-service teacher education curriculum.

Meanwhile, partner universities of TEC hosted the zonal public hearings to show their support for this endeavor. The University of Makati (UMak) hosted the zonal public hearing for Luzon on 24 April 2025. The City College of Cagayan de Oro (CCDO) hosted the hearing for Mindanao on 28 April 2025, while the University of San Carlos (USC) hosted the hearing for Visayas on 29 April  2025. Lastly, an online public hearing was organized on 3 May 2025 to receive more feedback.

Dr. Edizon A. Fermin, Chairperson of Commission on Higher Education – Technical Panel for Teacher Education (CHED-TPTE), led the presentation of the reframing process and the initial outputs.

“The zonal public hearings that we are conducting actually enable us to heighten the consciousness of stakeholders that this is not just the work of the TECS, nor CHED, nor DepEd, nor TESDA, nor PRC. It is a shared accountability” said Dr. Fermin.

CHED-TPTE members Dr. Emma T. Melgarejo, Dr. Marilyn M. Soliman, Dr. Brenda T. Corpuz, Dr. Ma. Asuncion Christine V. Dequilla, Dr. Leah B. Apao, Dr. Felina P. Espique, Dr. Frances Olivia M. Magtoto, Prof. April Easter U. Macan, Prof. Rey B. Ducay, and Mr. Ivan Ray G. Ancero addressed the concerns through the zonal public hearings’ open forum.

Dr. Jestoni P. Babia, TEC Zonal Representative for Visayas, and Dr. Runvi V. Manguerra, Executive Director II of TECS, also contributed to the discussion. Joining them as well were Dr. Arlita Amapola B. Minguez, Officer-in-Charge for Chief Education Program Specialist of CHED – Regional Office X, Mr. Ericson M. Reyes, Senior Education Program Specialist of CHED – Office of Programs and Standards Development (OPSD), and RITQ research consultants Dr. Evelyn A. Cruzada, Dr. Ester B. Ogena, and Dr. Rita B. Ruscoe.

All insights from these validation activities will be consolidated with the data from the online TEd stakeholders survey published by TEC. The analysis will inform the development of tools for refinement of program outcomes, Professional Education courses, and Teaching Internship on succeeding refinement writeshops with CHED-TPTE.

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RITQ, together with the Teacher Education Council (TEC) Secretariat, conducted focus group discussions and public hearings to validate the initial outputs of the reframed pre-service teacher education curriculum. Government agencies and private organizations participated in a focus group discussion on 11 April 2025 to examine how the reframed curriculum answers...
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