GLOBE will hold free professional development training to public school teachers to provide them with essential knowledge and skills on digital literacy and blended learning.

The webinars cover topics such as parental engagement where teachers and parents can work together for home-school partnership (October 27); teaching reading in the context of distance learning as part of early language literacy (October 28), and new approaches in instruction using digital learning (October 29).

The first webinar on Cybersecurity and Wellness was held in August.

The training program is part of Globe’s Global Filipino Teachers initiative and is being implemented through a combination of webinars and downloadable self-paced materials for teachers. GFT was launched in 2009 to deliver information and technology-based training to public school teachers across the country.

With the shift to remote learning, Globe partnered with Habi Education Labs and Teach for the Philippines, known for its exceptional work in forwarding 21st century learning in public schools.

Habi Education Lab is a non-profit organization that develops progressive approaches to teaching to foster creativity in the classroom. Its programs include teacher development, learning experience design, and school innovation.

Teach for the Philippines meanwhile focuses on improving teacher quality and addressing education challenges at the system-level. Since 2012, TFP has grown into a nationwide movement that has engaged hundreds of new and existing public school teachers committed to work towards meaningful and positive change.

The upcoming GFT sessions to be led by both organizations were recognized by the National Educators Academy of the Philippines.

“We want to create new learning opportunities from the crisis and help our teachers see themselves as agents of change as they transition into remote and blended learning modalities. Through this professional development program, we hope to equip and empower them with the knowledge they need to become more effective in their role as educators,” said Yoly Crisanto, Globe Chief Sustainability Officer and SVP for Corporate Communications.

The Global Filipino Teacher Series is open to all teaching and non-teaching staff of the Department of Education and public schools nationwide. The webinars will be streamed via the Globe Bridging Communities Facebook Page, and will be shared by DepEd on the main DepEd Philippines Facebook Page.