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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

Pride March

Live Event / Performance

One Big Pride 2023: Pride March

Fri, 13 Oct 2023

Areté

🌈 Join us as we embrace the undeniable strength of...
OBP2023

Fair / Festival

One Big Pride 2023: Power in Pride

Fri, 13 Oct 2023

Ateneo de Manila University

Mark your calendars because One Big Pride 2023: Power in...
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Academic Conference

9th Rizal Library International Conference: “MindSHIFT: LAMs in a VUCA World”

Wed, 11 Oct 2023

Rizal Library

Rizal Library invites librarians, information professionals, professors and change-makers to...

October Medal

Mass

October Medal and Eucharistic Celebration

Tue, 03 Oct 2023

Church of the Gesù, Ateneo de Manila University

In our school, everyone gets a medal… Every October, members...
Prayer Vigil

Mass

Together: A Prayer Vigil at the Church of the Gesù

Sat, 30 Sep 2023

Church of the Gesù, Ateneo de Manila University Loyola Heights campus

We invite the Ateneo community to participate in an hour...
GenAI102 Poster

Other Event

GenAI102 Session

Tue, 12 Sep 2023

Online and at the Learning Design Hive, 4th Floor, Learning Innovation Wing, Arete, Ateneo de Manila University Loyola Heights Campus

The Ateneo SALT Institute invites the Ateneo Higher Education community...