Teacher Training Workshop on Integrating Values in the Curriculum

The Center for Lifelong Professional Education and Languages (CLPEL) of the Association of Universities of Asia and the Pacific (AUAP) in cooperation with the University of the Cordilleras is organizing a three-day workshop entitled, "Competency Enrichment Workshop on Integrating Values in the Curriculum for a Peaceful and Sustainable Future", with the following objectives:

1. promote cooperation of educational institutions to support the INternational Decade on Education for Sustainable Development (2005-2014);
2. enhance teacher awareness of the need and importance of values, and the holistic approach for education in general, and education for sustainable development (ESD) in particular;
3. guide participants towards a deeper understanding and appreciation of values education; and
4. enable teachers to acquire basic skills and competencies towards values integration in their lessons, through demonstration and practice.

The training workshop will be conducted by the APNIEVE-Philippines Training Team, composed of Dr. Lourdes R. Quisumbing, Prof. Rene C. Romero, Ms. Julieta Reyes, and Ms. Ma. Jamelia Villanueva. Topics and activities include:

1. The Evolving Concept of Sustainable Development: Background and History
2. UN Decade of Education for Sustainable Development (ESD): Dimensions, Content, and Values
3. How to Integrate ESD into Lessons: Demonstration of the Teaching-Learning Cycle (TLC) - A Holistic Approach on Social, Economic and Cultural Dimensions
4. Workshop on Integration of ESD into Lesson Plans
5. Presentation and Critiquing

Workshop will be held on December 6 to 8, 2010. For more details and inquiries, see or call the UC Center for Lifelong Professional Education and Languages (UC-CLPEL), Harrison Road, Baguio City; with telephone numbers (074)442-3316 local 136 or 195; fax number (074)442-6268; and/or email to [email protected] or [email protected].

University of the Cordilleras (UC)
in partnership with
Universitas Negeri Jakarta (UNJ)

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