Education in the pandemic has been challenging. Teachers had to learn new skills and face their fears in shifting to remote learning. For the past months, Mark Anthony Jamisal has been rendering service to the Philippine education community by training teachers on how to use technology tools to enable remote learning and leading an online tutorial program for parents and students at home. He shares how these programs have been great opportunities to bridge teachers, students, and parents despite the distance.

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These times have been tough for the youth, with challenges not just in their academic life, but also in their own personal relationships and lives. Joel Hawod, UNIFFIED’s 2021 Most Influential Teacher, joins us and shares his experiences of guiding high school students in this pandemic. He talks about fostering and sustaining authentic relationships with students despite the barriers of lockdowns. UNIFFIED is the largest nonprofit Filipino-American Educators Association, a multi-service 501(c3) organization based in the United States of America.

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The work of a teacher does not end the moment the dismissal bell rings. For some teachers, the work extends even outside the classroom, supporting students, their families, and other members of the community. Global Teacher Prize 2021 finalist Michelle Rubio from the Philippines shares how her community inspired and led her to realize that teaching is not simply about training young minds, but also guiding and supporting them with one's heart.  

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The Philippines' first Global Student Prize finalist Ancelmo Miguel Catalla of Quezon Science High School joins empowerED Podcast and shares his experiences as a student journalist and how youth journalism can help students be more involved on current relevant social issues. Miguel also talks about the situation of the youth as they cope with the demands of school at this time of the pandemic. 

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Feedback to student learning matters! So, what is hindering our teachers from taking advantage of this essential aspect of teaching-learning process? We again welcome Ivy Encinares, K-12 Filipino Language and Literature Department Chairperson at Xavier School-Nuvali, as she discusses institutional and systemic issues that hinder teachers from fully giving better feedback to their students, especially at this time of remote learning.

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The remote education set-up has given parents their front-row seats in the online or remote learning classes of their children, including the different assessments given to them. Maleng Raysag, a teacher blogger and the head of Power Mac Business Systems, Inc, joins us in this episode and shares her experiences as a parent and how she manages her participation in the assessments given to his kids during remote learning. She also talks about the importance of agency and independent learning skills in kids to be better learners today.

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Language and Literature Teacher and EdTech Coach Nico Fos shares his experience in designing and implementing authentic assessments that feature real-world problems, social relevance, and the use of interdisciplinary approach. Co-hosted with Reagan Austria, this episode also talks about the challenges of having authentic assessments in remote learning. 

In this episode, Miriam College Grade School educators, Nicca Ruiz (subject area supervisor for Language), and Kevin Agustin (Social Science teacher) join us to uncover the benefits of enabling peer feedback-giving in class. Nicca and Kevin further discuss how peer feedback can empower students in processing their own learning through using metacognitive and learning skills with the help of their classmates or peers.

For the first part of Season 8, Reagan Austria, a digital learning specialist and consultant, joins us as special co-host as we dig deep into assessments in remote learning. As our first guest also, Reagan discusses misconceptions and issues on assessments in online remote learning, and shares “home-based learning assessment” ideas to make assessment more relevant for students.

Note: The episode contains discussions in both English and Filipino languages.

We often hear teachers complaining about the PDs that they attend before the school year begins. Often, they see these PDs as more of requirements and not as a relevant opportunities to improve their craft. Principal Melissa Espíritu of St. Joseph's Academy, Philippines joins us and shares her experience as a school leader in designing meaningful PDs for teachers.