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The Ateneo Teacher Center (ATC) was established in 1985 in response to the country's need to provide for the retraining of teachers, especially in basic education.

The Center is a support unit of GBSEALD's Department of Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment with the vision to serve the Philippine educational system by taking the lead in influencing educational policies and directions through graduate education, training programs and research.  Its mission is to empower educators through an understanding of their profession and vocation.  Specifically, it aims to upgrade the skills of teachers, guidance counselors and school administrators in basic education by conducting seminars and workshops.

The Why

To help teachers gain expertise & enthusiasm in fulfilling their changing, more complex roles, for learners to flourish

The How

Nurturing teacher identity, agency, and excellence through practice-based professional learning, within a community of education change-makers

The What

Courses and Workshops 

  • Strengthening Core Teaching Practices

  • Shifting from professional development to  professional learning 

  • Developing teacher agency by planning Personalized PD pathways, pegged to teaching standards & CPD-accredited

  • Building personal digital Action Portfolios and earning microcredentials by bridging theory and practice in their own settings

Activities to Build the ATC Teacher Community/TRIBE

Training, Research, and Consultancy

  • Core Teaching Practices

  • Practice-based Professional Learning

  • Innovations in curriculum,  pedagogy, & assessment

Strand 1

Teacher as Content Expert

Mastery of Core Content: Workshops in this strand are designed to hone teachers’ expertise in the practices and ways of thinking unique to their discipline and across disciplines. Participants will also learn about effective strategies in teaching the content and skills of the discipline.
Strand 2

Teacher as Learning Experience Designer & Coach

Transforming Teaching and Learning: In this strand, teachers explore ways that they can shift from a teacher-centered to a learner-centered approach in which students are actively engaged in their learning.
Strand 3

Teacher as Formator of Whole Person

Creating Supportive Learning Environments: Workshops in this strand help participants look into how schools can attend to the social and emotional needs of each learner and teach their students important life skills like mindfulness, self-awareness and self-management, and relationship skills.
Strand 4

Teacher as Reflective Practitioner

Reflective Teaching: In this strand, teachers explore how they can keep growing personally and professionally and how they can develop effective leadership (including teacher leadership) skills.
Strand 5

Teacher as Changemaker

Engaging the community, educating together: Workshops in this strand explore answers to questions related to best practices in curriculum development and school reform that are responsive to community and global needs and that prepare graduates to thrive in a world in flux.

Events

Poster

Lecture / Talk / Discussion

Getting to Know Neurodivergence

Sat, 17 Jan 2026

JJ Atencio Lighthouse for New Learning, Areté

The Ateneo Gokongwei Brothers School of Education and Learning Design...

Noel 2025

Live Event / Performance

Mapagpalayang Pasko: The Noel Concert Series

Fri, 12 Dec 2025

Areté

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Trillion Peso March Nov 30

Other Event

Trillion Peso March

Sun, 30 Nov 2025

EDSA People Power Monument

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open house 2025

Orientation / Information Session

Sandbox Open House 2025

Wed, 19 Nov 2025

Eduardo J Aboitiz Sandbox Zone

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Faust

Live Event / Performance

Si Faust (After Goethe)

Fri, 14 Nov 2025

Doreen Black Box, Areté

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Back to Blue: The Grand Alumni Scholars Homecoming

Live Event / Performance

Back to Blue: The Grand Alumni Scholars Homecoming

Sat, 08 Nov 2025

Ateneo de Manila University

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