We are so thankful that our dear professor, Ms Olivar, invited us to attend a convention on SMX Mall of Asia. The convention is entitled "EduTECH Philippines 2019: 21st Century Quality Education For All In The Philippines" held on February 20-21, 2019. It is first time ever that this event is held at our country, and the catch is it is free admission! It is very convenient for us, Education students, to be able to experience and learn so much information and techniques together with our future colleagues.
Before the week of the event, Ms Olivar told us to spread out in the convention. We divided ourselves to the categories and we will share to the class what we have learned from the seminar. I was assigned to attend the TeachTechTalk category. When I came, I register right away with my other classmates. After the registration, I went straight to the assigned hall and started to listen and pay attention.
On the second day, there is a certain topic that caught my attention and that is the "The 8C's of the 21st Century Education Focusing on Character Formation Through Digital Citizenship"
CREATIVITY
Students learn within a 1:1 environment, given the tools to be original, and they are encouraged to use their innate curiosity and creativity. Help your students to express themselves through arts and crafts.
CRITICAL THINKING
Students are awarded the freedom to learn at their own pace, and in their own ways. With a real-time view of their progress, self-assessment is openly encouraged as a way to reach their goals. Students must learn how to analyze complex things and simplify it by using different references.
COMMUNICATION
Teachers must establish the confidence and social skills of her students. She must conduct sets of student-centered type of activities. It can help the students to enhance their communication skills with their classmates and as well as with their teachers.
COLLABORATION
Students can also learn from their classmates, they can share their knowledge with each other. Teamwork is essential for them especially for the young ages. They need to work together for them to accomplish the goal.
COMPUTATIONAL THINKING
There lots of ways to teach a mathematical equation and problem solving. By he use of technology, computers to be specific, the students may acquire the knowledge of using computers in a very complex problem solving.
COOPERATION
In this generation, it is very important to learn how to cooperate. Teachers must give activities that needed a cooperation for them to accomplish something. It may help the students to enhance their social skills and teamwork.
CITIZENSHIP
"Youth are the hop of this country" Students has a lot of potential. They can acquire knowledge in no time but being academically smart is not enough. Teachers must encourage the students to be a good citizen. Motivate them to join different organizations and participate in their community's activities and help to solve the current issues by doing attainable things which can lessen the problem.
CHARACTER FORMATION
Being a teacher is not only a profession, this also means that you are the second guardian of your students. You must portray appropriate gestures and help them form their character as they also hit the curricular objectives.
