10th SEAMEO INNOTECH International Conference

The Center will hold its 10th International Conference on November 15 - 17, 2006, with the theme, "Learning for Life - Creating Endless Possibilities in Secondary Education." There will be three conference strands, namely, (a) Revisiting Secondary Education, (b) Deconstructing Secondary Education, and, (c) Reconnecting Secondary Education.

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INNOTECH Celebrates Malaysia Day

SEAMEO INNOTECH celebrated Malaysia's 49th National Day on 31 August 2006 with a flag-raising ceremony. Training participants of the courses on personal effectiveness and on technology applications for textbooks, took part in the said event. They were joined by INNOTECH officials and staff, headed by Center Director Dr. Erlinda C. Pefianco. Representatives of each SEAMEO member country gave their messages while course participant Mr. Basirun Abdullah Hasim spoke on behalf of all the Malaysian course participants.

SEDF Course on Personal Effectiveness

The SEDF Course on Enhancing Personal Effectiveness will run from 23 August - 05 September 2006. Twenty-two secondary school principals and education officers from the 11 member countries will join the course as scholars of the Philippine government under the framework of its International Commitment as a SEAMEO member. The course focus is in line with the recommendations of the Center's Governing Board during its 2005 meeting in Ho Chi Minh City and the training needs assessment results from the validation of the Competency Framework for Southeast Asian School Heads developed under the Center's LEARNTECH eXCELS Project.

ICT Course for Malaysian Officials

ICT Course for Malaysian Officials. Officials of the Book Department of the Ministry of Education of Malaysia underwent training on technology applications for textbooks. Industry experts and practitioners were invited to handle sessions that exposed the Malaysian officials in the principles and practices of integrating ICT tools in textbooks and instructional materials development.
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New DepEd Secretary Assumes Post

New DepEd Secretary Assumes Post. Congressman Jesli Lapus of Tarlac Province was appointed by President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo to the top post of the Philippine Department of Education and formally assumed leadership during turnover ceremonies held at the DepEd Central Office on July 28, 2006. Mr. Lapus hopes to address, among other things, the huge budgetary gap in DepEd and the urgent need for professional training of school administrators and teachers.