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Ishigami comes home from work and discovers his wife dead. Just then, he receives a phone call from his wife and falls in utter confusion. Unexplainable things keep happening as Ishigami struggles to find his wife. Gradually, Ishigami realizes all his memories are gone and finds himself acting like someone else. What is his true identity?
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The literal translation of this 1862 novel is Fathers and Children. Turgenev's young protagonists are Arkady and Bazarov, both caustic young men who reject authority and social conventions-- much to Arkady's father Nikolai's horror-- which unleashes a whole series of scandals, and misunderstandings. Readers will come to appreciate the meaning of nihilism. The novel is often studied in high school grades 9-10.
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Celtic fail to fire in frustrating stalemate
Europa League wrap
IT was a hugely frustrating night of European football at Parkhead as Celtic couldn't find the spark required to break down an accomplished Sion outfit.
The home side were strongly tipped to build up a lead to take to Switzerland next week, but they never hit top gear.
Apart from Charlie Mulgrew's free-kick which was tipped over the bar by Sion goalkeeper Andris Vanins, and a Kris Commons header which was also saved, Neil Lennon's men posed little threat in the first half.
Scott Brown skewed wide after the break but the Hoops lacked penetration and will face a tricky task in the return leg in Switzerland.
Spurs handed Hearts a cruel footballing lesson at Tynecastle in a 5-0 thumping.
The visitors broke through the heart of the home defence three times inside the first half-hour to virtually finish off the contest.
Rafael van der Vaart slotted home in the fifth minute and Jermain Defoe and Jake Livermore further deflated the atmosphere. Gareth Bale, on 63 minutes, and Aaron Lennon, 12 minutes from time, put the icing on the cake for Harry Redknapp's men.
Chris Hughton's Birmingham came away with a 0-0 draw against Nacional in Portugal after a tenacious effort.
The Championship side hit the woodwork three times, with Chris Wood twice being denied by the frame of the goal in a five-minute spell either side of half-time and Steven Caldwell also glancing a first-half header off the post at the Estadio da Madeira.
Danny Pugh hit a first-half winner as Stoke closed in on a place in the group stages with a 1-0 win away to Switzerland's FC Thun.
Pugh's left-footed strike in the 19th minute left Tony Pulis' men needing only a draw in the return leg at the Britannia Stadium next week to progress.
Thun goalkeeper David da Costa was sent off in the final minute for violent conduct and in injury-time his replacement between the sticks, midfielder Stephan Andrist, tipped a Jonathan Walters strike round the post.
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Juan Manuel Ortiz claimed his first goal for the club to hand Rangers the advantage heading into the break.
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These Senryu Dream poems are examples of Senryu poems about Dream. These are the best examples of Senryu Dream poems written by international PoetrySoup poets
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~ Injustice Moon Among Us ~
deeper than twilight
the moon to moon afterglow
a wave crush the mood
Stereotype motion
Two face under water
Human injury
(Senryu of Being Misjudged)
Copyright © Poet Destroyer A | Year Posted 2015
a red butterfly
stirred me from my crimson sheets-
kissed my scarlet lips
March 2, 2016
For the contest, United Colours: Red
sponsor, Silent One
Second Place
Copyright © Broken Wings | Year Posted 2016
tears fall from our eyes
universal hugs of love
peace reigns in our world
Entry: "Any Poem About Dreams" (Old or New)
Sponsor: P.D.
3rd Place Winner
For the "Dream Land Contest" of "Olajide Adelana"
By: Carol Brown
7th Place Winner
Copyright © Carol Sunshine Brown | Year Posted 2012
we learn from the past
putting mistakes behind us
and then move forward
there are no limits
no boundaries or fences
on the roads we walk
life is a canvas
we hold the brush in our hand
to paint our pathway
this is the dawning
of making our dreams come true
each beautiful one
create a future
with an open mind and heart
beginning today
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May 7, 2016
Nayda's 'Future' Contest
Copyright © Lin Lane | Year Posted 2016
Song Choice - And I Love You So.
And I Love You So
Our Love it does make us fly
Love shines in the night
You are in my arms
The stars are shining brightly
Love shines in our heart
Love is our divine
I hold you deep within my Soul
Swim within my eyes
I swim in your eyes
Countless dreams we swim through
The corridors white
Come now join with me
As Roses bloom in our heart
Now the scent of Love
Ever my desire
My passion for you does live
And I Love You So
Copyright © Vladislav Raven | Year Posted 2016
Floating in the sea
a genie needs to be free
Three rubs and I'm fine
Copyright © Aiyah de Torres | Year Posted 2014
Now, there's time to think!
Write your thoughts of Civil Rights.
Share your "dream" with us…..
Copyright © Ray Dillard | Year Posted 2010
painting life's portrait
smiling faces on earth
barefoot happy kid.
read mom's story
before eyes close and journey
lives forever young.
love so tenderly
heart filled with our memories
happiness reveals.
Copyright © Aiyah de Torres | Year Posted 2015
When I fall asleep
I'll chant your name to the dark
And dream of your breath
Copyright © Rollo West | Year Posted 2013
daylight makes me plain
black of night is where I bloom...
dreams and destiny
written 1/12/2014
Copyright © Deb Wilson | Year Posted 2014
chest rises and falls
who excites her sleeping sighs
best not to ask her
Copyright © Viv Wigley | Year Posted 2015
my dream vacation
blue blanket, ocean water
ship in a bottle
July 18, 2014
Contest: One Solo Epic Senryu or Haiku - In a Bottle -
Sponsor: Poet Destroyer A
Copyright © Arlene Smith | Year Posted 2014
Early_ quiet house
Warm, snug under covers _dreams
Kiss, hugs, snuggles_ah!
Mist rises from creek
As dreams take me to seek love
Snuggles warmth tickle
Kiss, kiss, kiss, snuggles
Waking daylight streams through blinds
Princess! quit licking__~~
Contest: Morning, noon, or night senryu
Sponsor: Francine Roberts
Penned by: Sara Kendrick
On August 20, 2011
*Note:Click on about this poem..
Copyright © Sara Kendrick | Year Posted 2011
dreams like cinema
grow wilder in the mind's eye...
I can't turn away.
for Black -Eyed Susan's senyru contest
Copyright © Deb Wilson | Year Posted 2013
A surprise to me
Your heart full of love and joy
Magnificent dream
Copyright © Carol Sunshine Brown | Year Posted 2011
soft scarlet slippers
so comfortable and warm
like a lovely dream
Single Senryu Poetry Contest-Spt 17
Copyright © Erich Goller | Year Posted 2012
blessings are not far
unseen-they wait to connect
keep walking towards them
Copyright © gregory boyer | Year Posted 2013
Ice that will freeze the heart
shaking icy mountains
roaring like a lion does
thunder echoes around
with ice in hands body turns to stiff
heart faints weaker
Tears fall of cold imprinted on face
beneath his mask lips of lavender
face as white as a ghost
Fatigue of a warrior
ice blades that cut razor sharp
heart turned to blue
from harsh torture of his endless soul
among the most powerful
the king of winters
with ice of bone he conquers all
Brian Otoole .......
Poem for ((skat-oz ICE KING Contest))
(((I held an ice cube today in my palm for almost 15mins in my room with full ac power on held it tightly and after palm froze stiff I imagined the pain of dieing by ice)))
so I took sub zero picture you posted and it inspired me way more to write this poem for your ice king contest and feel to pain of the ice and cold in palm and in my room.im still very cold now even after this poem
Copyright © Brian Otoole | Year Posted 2013
troubled edge of dreams
a voice clearly cries my name
the voice of a child…
Copyright © Tim Ryerson | Year Posted 2013
The dream of a thousand dreams,
transcends his mind into a ethereal reel,
altering his morality into a godly personality.
Copyright © Kurt Vella Petroni | Year Posted 2011
the color of cold
blue reflecting silver light
pain pierces the dream
Barbara Gorelick
I tried this on a HOT day in California=melting ice bathes a sunburn
Copyright © Barbara Gorelick | Year Posted 2013
when I lie to sleep
thoughts of angels in heaven
flicker in my dreams
holding hands we fly
above the clouds to great heights
surveying dear lives
my subconscious gets
embedded with their whispers
to elongate hands
when eyelids open
the winds push me to salt lakes
to saturate tears
my divine angels
usher in empathy by
opening shut doors
April 9, 2016
For Marvin Celestial
Copyright © Balveen Cheema | Year Posted 2016
Follow your dreams
Or they will become extinct
In the scheme of life
Russell Sivey
Copyright © Russell Sivey | Year Posted 2013
While dreaming of you,
you waken me with a text.
Now I cannot sleep.
Copyright © JEAN MURRAY | Year Posted 2016
Called Dianetics
Back in nineteen fifty two
Xenu is now born ~¬!¬~
Science fiction dreams
Alive in the modern world
Followers arose ~¬!¬~
Ones declaration
That aliens are earths structure
Are now believed ~¬!¬~
Progression abounds
For in Camden, New Jersey
The lure of anew ~¬!¬~
Xenu, just a dream
Church of Scientology
Cult or religion? ~¬!¬~
Copyright © James Fraser | Year Posted 2010
Day dreaming…
My mind refuses to see
The real world…
Half asleep…
My reality broke free
From the strain…
Eyelids close…
The meaning of living here
Half awake…
My dreams are so spellbinding
PINCH ME, please?
Copyright © JW Earnings | Year Posted 2013
(Triple Senryu)
Believe in you
no matter what others think
Do just what is right
Each day do your best
everyday renew your mind
set good goals in life
Do always some good
take good care of yourself too
strengthen your spirit
Dorian Petersen Potter
aka ladydp2000
Copyright © Dorian Petersen Potter | Year Posted 2015
Rapid HEART Movement
Poets dream with eyes open
Word nets to catch dreams
Eileen Manassian Ghali
Inspired by this post by Richard Lamoureux :
"As poets we dream with our eyes open."
Copyright © Eileen Manassian | Year Posted 2013
Nobel Prize winner
heartfelt speech "I have a dream"
peaceful protests worked
Copyright © Mitch White | Year Posted 2010
sterile dough kneaded
crisped dreams coated with sugar
manufactured hope
Copyright © Stephen Parker | Year Posted 2013


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Dominic has two restaurants there's Dominic's on the Hill which is on Wilson Avenue. He also has Dominic's Trattoria in Clayton. You can learn more about both at dominicsrestaurant.com. If you want to try to make this delicious dish at home.
Here is the recipe to the dish:
Corvina with Tomato Basil Caper Relish
Serves 4
1 1/2 lb Corvina Fish, or 4 pieces at 6 oz each seasoned with salt and pepper and lightly floured on both sides.
2 tomato chopped
4 tbsp capers
3 cloved fresh garlic chopped
1/2 onion chopped
4 oz. of white wine
3 pad butter
4 tbsp olive oil
Good pinch of fresh parlsey chopped
Salt and red pepper to taste
In a medium skillet, heat the olive oil until hot. Place fish in the skillet. Let brown on both sides, (about 2 minutes per side). Leave fish alone when placed in skillet so it can brown well. Remove fish and set aside. In the same skillet, add the garlic, and onion. Saute for a couple of minutes until onion is translucent. Add the tomatoes, and salt and pepper to taste, and until wine evaporates. Add the butter, and place fish back in the sauce. Cook for another 2 to 3 minutes until fish is cooked through. Place on a platter, sprinkle with fresh parsley and serve.


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Episode 15
Some technical difficulties, but finally able to get this up and running.
All about me, Ryan Stadler.
Some technical difficulties, but finally able to get this up and running.
Great guests this week! John Michael Bond, Chris Ledford and returning champion Stephanie Fraser!
We're back! The hiatus is over and we are back with a vengeance. We even have a new theme song thanks to the great Marshall York. Thanks to Phoebe (whose last name I screwed up), Stephanie, and Ian!
This is the final episode before we go on a brief hiatus. We will back up and running every Sunday night at 7pm at Highwire Comedy beginning on April 5th. See you then!
Great episode with guests Travis Jones, Randy Reyes, and Bill Worley!
What a great show! Big thanks to the GPP for this one! Hope you enjoy!
And now I bring you Episode 9!
Here it is! Episode 8 with special birthday surprise at the end!
You are probably asking what happened to episode 6. Well it's a lost episode. It wasn't recorded. So we are skipping 6 and going straight to 7 with guests Michael Sokol, Michael Howell, and returning champion Marthame Sanders.
My xmas present to you all is this podcast. Enjoy episode 5 with Ian Covell, Kelley Lockman, and Meghan Peacock.
The episode is cut short, but enjoy what is there!
Still no theme song. I'm working on it. We'll get it at some point. Also hit me up with suggestions for guests, prizes for winners, and Leonard Maltin categories!
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Herschel Krustofski
Yes, even I am fair game to be on this list. You see, I totally blew off posting my weekly idiots yesterday because I was traveling for the holidays. To be honest, there was nothing preventing me from writing it, I just had other things on my mind.
To be honest it's probably good for me to appear on this list. Maybe now the people who appear on the list will understand that everyone, myself included, do things from time to time that makes us look like idiots.
I'm an idiot for letting folks hanging.
The Republican Party of Iowa
Speaking of leaving people hanging…
I've received word that the Party folks are not going to include nomination petitions for any of the statewide candidates who are involved in a contested primary. On one hand I agree that candidates should have campaigns in place to distribute petition papers to each precinct. On the other, sometimes I think it's our incumbents who need to have the infrastructure in place to get their petitions out. I mean who doesn't remember how embarrassing it was when Jim Leach had problems getting his petitions in.
Sorry I got a little off track there. If RPI did include petitions for all statewide and congressional candidates the stack of paper would be pretty thick. Consider that you would have petitions for Grassley, Latham, King, Northey, and Vaudt. Those are givens. Then add five gubernatorial candidates, five 3rd district candidates, three second district candidates, three secretary of state candidates, and two state treasurer candidates and you can see why it would be a pain in the butt for the Party to include all the petitions.
But isn't the sole purpose of the Party to provide some sort of apparatus for our Republican candidates? They should ask themselves a simple question, would you rather have all of these candidates work on making sure their petitions are at every precinct caucus or would you rather have them turning people out to the caucuses? I would choose the later. Plus, while the Party is trying to make life easy for themselves, each County chair and precinct leader will have to keep all of these different caucus packets straight. For example, a Polk County precinct leader could get 15 different sets of caucus materials from various candidates.
Whoever created RPI's policy is an idiot. It's not like they have to report the results or anything. No reason not to help all of our Republican candidates.
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It looks like Tim Gill's personal newspaper thinks there isn't enough infighting going on within the Republican Party here in Iowa. So in an effort to stir crap up they write a story about Doug Gross which includes every negative quote that any Republican has ever said or wrote about the man over the last year. Look, we all know who doug is and what he is about, and most of us are sick of it.
Iowa Independent is an idiot for writing a story on a washed up, irrelevant man.
Seriously, nice try.
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Burris is out there taking credit for inserting language into the Senate health care bill that makes it possible for ACORN to receive money. How incredibly stupid is this guy? With all of the bad press ACORN has received this guy goes out of his way to help them out. This idiotic move will do nothing more than ignite a firestorm which will last for months. You can read about that here.
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My tribute to Krupskaya
I have been reading this one book, called Midwives of the Revolution. Its a book about the roles that women played in the Russian Revolution of 1917, and the events leading up to it. I had been very hesitant about learning more of Russian revolutionary history for several reasons. Even though I know there are relevant lessons to be learned from it that are still important today, I associated it very much with the lives of men like Lenin and Trotsky, men who were seemingly obsessed with theory and big ideas, stern and martyred, abstract and distant. I realized in my interactions with many leftists that the ability to quote Lenin or spit the facts of the Russian Revolution became somehow a marker of how knowledgeable, how theoretical, how MACHO one is. I associated it with the division between mental and manual labor, somehow that those who could think of the big theories were always more integral and valuable to an organization than those who did the work of interacting with everyday people in mass organizations, who related with others, etc. It was a hierarchy of talents rather than an acknowledgment that experience and practice feed theory and vice versa. There is another word for it: macho ego-dripping intellectual masturbation disguised as revolutionary activity.
This impression of the Russian revolution, and what I would still say is an accurate depiction of the macho left had alienated me from people around me, as well as the important lessons of the Russian revolution. I am starting to overcome that. I am trying to make that history less irrelevant, less theoretical, less abstract to me. I want to study who mortal Lenin was, not demigod Lenin. I wanted to study how women were involved in the movement. It's not cos I can't study anything that doesnt involve women, but more so that learning for me is as much an emotional as it is an intellectual process. I needed to know that the Russian revolution was created by people who had raw emotions like me and everyone else I know, people who had to struggle between family and politics, people who had to counter the patriarchy of the political organizations and broader society that they belonged to, people who were accused of being irrational, excessively emotional, illogical, when they were actually trying to express indignation against oppression. I needed to see how revolution is a concrete phenomenon based out of everyday working womens' desires and struggles to live fully as human beings; and not simply imagined and debated out of some genius's isolated neurological activity...
It is with this impulse that I turned to this book, Midwives of the Revolution. I was particularly struck by how the authors describe the way Krupskaya has been remembered. It makes me wonder: how much must women do to have a place in history? How much more must women give up before they have a seat at the same table with the Lenins and the Trotskys of the world, in various political organizations?
Krupskaya was the wife of Lenin. She was also the secretary of the Central Committee of the Bolsheviks party. When they were in exile, Krupskaya was largely responsible for corresponding with the underground Bolsheviks, organizing the logistics for them to communicate with the party, reporting back about the activity of the workers, taking care of their emotional needs during the stresses of political organizing, so much so that both her and Lenin always had their ears to the ground about the labor movement in Russia, always knowing what their cadre members needed.
Krupskaya had also been politicized way before she met Lenin. She had been involved in doing educational work with workers and their families. She helped Lenin build connections with workers that she had built strong relationships with. She was a revolutionary, who married Lenin because she knew he would also play an important role in the revolution she was trying to build. Her marriage was in itself also a political act.
Yet, the written literature of Krupskaya, is that of a woman without her own mind. It is that of a woman who was the "bride of the revolution," a woman who was a shadow of Lenin, who was happy to let him take the lead. A woman whose only talents were doing administrative work, brainless, routine and uncreative.
Now, what makes me even more mad, is I could not find ANY POLITICAL BIOGRAPHY OF HER!! The only thing that seems to stand out about Krupskaya was: how was she able to stay with Lenin despite the fact that he was allegedy involved in an affair with Inessa Armand?
I mean, for real? That's all that these drippy phallus heads could say about Krupskaya? That's all she counted for? Her ability to keep her jealousy in check was all that counted? That makes me mad. Krupskaya gave her life to the revolution, all aspects of it. And all that these historians could say about her was that she was a brainless robot. It's reflective of many patriarchal writers and revolutionaries' own prejudice with the theoretical over the everyday. Its the separation of the mind and the body.
Knock that damn pedestal off. It's time someone made this woman their hero.
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- Krisna Best said...
Yeah, so much of Krupskaya's legacy is bound up with her marriage to Lenin. Of course, there is a very obvious reason for that, but the fact that Lenin is never discussed in his relation to Krupskaya (or very seldomly) and the fact that Krupskaya can never be mentioned independently of Lenin is due to the inability of both the left and bourgeois historians to see women as both integral and independent social forces. They are the wives, the mistresses, the secretaries who have no contributions of their own to make.
That's pretty disgusting that there are no political biographies of Krupskaya when they have political biographies on lesser known Bolshevik leaders. No doubt, this isn't a problem relegated to just Bolshevik history, but history in general. That's why I dig folks like Federici. They ain't trying to say, "Look, women have been leaders too," but instead are integrating women back in to living history as indispensable agents of social revolt.
Fuckin great post, J.
- 30 November 2008 at 8:53 PM
- jomo said...
Hey Krisna,
Thanks for always checking in and showing so much love for the blog even when its been so sporadic!!
This is a time when I wish I could speak some Russian and translate some of the documents written around the time to know more about her contributions. Its complicated because it does seem that sometimes Krupskaya herself plays into the idea of her just being an auxillary to Lenin rather than an active player in the formation of the organization as it was. There seems to be some indication of her not acknowledging the very important contributions she made to the movement...
Anyway, the problem with having a book about Krupskaya called "Bride of the Revolution" is first, the problem of not seeing her as having independent validity, but also that Lenin is now somehow equated to the Revolution! How vanguardist and ridiculous is that!!!
No hate for the man, but lotsa hate for the patriarchal, vanguardist revisionism.
- 30 November 2008 at 11:05 PM
- adamfreedom said...
Just stopped by to check yr blog and spread some revolutionary love.
"There is another word for it: macho ego-dripping intellectual masturbation disguised as revolutionary activity."
I loved this. Another comrade and I have a term for this: peacock politics.
- 10 December 2008 at 1:28 PM
- Buster said...
Nice post. A bit of a sidenote on the sporadic nature of the blog: it would be easier to follow if you had a working RSS feed. I can't get the link you on your page to work in Google Reader. Until I checked in today, I was assuming that the blog had gone dormant.
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tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3048507222230189432017-11-17T20:29:24.256+08:00UP NISMED NewsletterA publication of the University of the Philippines National Institute for Science and Mathematics Education DevelopmentUP NISMEDhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-304850722223018943.post-37803972848573852722017-05-31T16:03:00.001+08:002017-05-31T16:03:19.256+08:00JFC-Coop Sponsors Training of Elementary School Mathematics Teachers in Geometry and AlgebraJollibee Foods Corporation Employees' Multi-Purpose Cooperative (JFC Coop) in partnership with the UP NISMED Elementary School Mathematics (ESM) Group conducted the three-day "Training Program on Upgrading Elementary School Mathematics Teachers' Competence in Teaching Geometry and Algebra." The training was participated by 30 teachers of Palatiw Elementary School, Pasig City. It was held on 3, 10, and 17 September 2016 at UP NISMED.

Teachers perform an activity on Finding Patterns

The objectives of the training were for the teachers to gain a better understanding of concepts related to Geometry and Algebra, develop and implement lessons in Geometry and Algebra using the teaching through problem-solving approach, and improve their ability to critique activities and lessons in Geometry and Algebra.

The training program included a lesson implementation modelling the teaching through problem-solving approach. Also included were sessions on assessment, selected topics in Geometry and Algebra, and a workshop. In the workshop, primary grade level teachers (Kindergarten – Grade 3) were grouped together and so were intermediate grade level teachers (Grades 4 – 6) to collaboratively develop a lesson in either Geometry or Algebra based on the K to 12 Curriculum using the teaching through problem-solving approach. These lessons were implemented and post-lesson reflections and discussions (PLRD) were conducted after each implementation. In the PLRD, input on content as well as comments and suggestions on how to further improve the lessons were provided by the teachers themselves, the school principal, and the ESM Group facilitators.UP NISMEDhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-304850722223018943.post-87641386224733134712017-05-31T16:01:00.001+08:002017-05-31T16:01:10.044+08:00UP NISMED and DOST-SEI Conduct Phase 2 of Project HOTS

A teacher spins an animal wheel as the pupils watch
during the implementation of a research lesson on animal
body parts used to adapt to water habitats.

UP NISMED, in collaboration with the Department of Science and Technology – Science Education Institute (DOST-SEI), conducted a seminar-workshop on Hands-On Teaching and Learning of Science Through Inquiry (Project HOTS) for Grade 4 Science teachers of the Division of Taguig – Pateros. Project HOTS consisted of two phases. Phase 1 ran in four batches: Batch 1: 12-14 April 2016; Batch 2: 26-28 April 2016; Batch 3: 4-6 May 2016; and Batch 4: 24-26 May 2016. It was a three-day seminar-workshop on developing inquiry-based lessons and assessment for a science lesson. There were 113 Grade 4 science teachers from 28 schools who participated in Phase 1.

Phase 2, the lesson study component which is a school-based professional development program, followed the seminar-workshops. The Science activities developed in Phase 1 were subsequently incorporated in lessons and implemented twice by different teachers of the team in each school. Implementations of lessons were observed and post-lesson reflection and discussions were conducted to further improve the lessons based on pupils' feedback and suggestions made by members of the team, as well as by academic supervisors, DOST-SEI, and UP NISMED staff.

The initial ten schools that participated in Phase 2 were chosen based on the following criteria:
1) The schools sent at least two teachers to the seminar-workshop (Phase 1).
2) The schools did not implement lesson study in 2015.

However, there were three schools that requested not to implement lesson study for the following reasons: a) there were no classrooms large enough to accommodate all of the observers, b) ongoing classroom construction, and c) fear that the teachers who participated in Phase 1 will not be able to deliver the required outputs in Phase 2. The DepEd Supervisor then chose replacement schools based on the capability of the teachers. From these ten schools, DOST-SEI will choose two schools as the "Most Promising Implementers" based on a set of criteria. Phase 2 will end in November 2016.UP NISMEDhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-304850722223018943.post-38938335314759509532017-05-31T15:56:00.001+08:002017-05-31T15:56:11.071+08:00Rational Functions Project: Grade 11 Mathematics Curriculum Materials DevelopmentThe High School Mathematics (HSM) group has been developing curriculum materials in Grade 11 Mathematics, particularly on rational functions. There are 6 teaching guides and 6 learning materials (covering lessons 1 to 6) in this curriculum package which will serve as prototype resource for teaching the different families of function in the Grades 8-11 mathematics curriculum.

A student explains how the table of values for the
functions g and h can be obtained from that of function f.

The first try-out of the materials was done by the staff of the HSM Group by teaching in a class of Grade 10 in 2015 in Rizal High School. The second was in May 2016, in the National Capital Region mass training of Senior High School teachers on the academic track, where the teachers used the materials in their demonstration teaching as part of the workshop output. The materials were then revised after these try-outs.

The revised materials were pilot-tested by six Grade 11 teachers of Rizal High School in August 2016. This involved 12 Grade 11 sections of different tracks and strands (STEM, ABM, HUMSS, ICT, HE, IA, and Sports). However, due to intervening events in school (such as the teachers' preparation for their departmental midterm examination and weather disturbances) that resulted in suspension of classes, only half of the materials were implemented. Further revisions on the materials are being done by the HSM Group based on whatever information was gathered during their class observations and interviews of teachers and students.

Along with the said pilot-testing of the materials, the HSM Group also pilot-tested research instruments related to investigating the teachers' use of prepared teaching materials and what they can learn from them. These instruments are also currently being revised.UP NISMEDhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-304850722223018943.post-34223597612927066672017-05-31T15:53:00.001+08:002017-05-31T15:53:01.997+08:00UP NISMED Staff Present Papers at the 10th WALS International Conference

Ms. Mejia being interviewed before conference opens on the first day

Four UP NISMED staff attended and presented papers at the 10th World Association of Lesson Studies (WALS) International Conference held at the University of Exeter in the United Kingdom on 2-6 September 2016. The conference theme was Lesson Study: Transforming Teaching and Teacher Learning in Professional Learning Communities. Lesson Study is a model for professional learning that originated in Japan. It is now practised in many countries with the goal of improving the quality of teaching and learning.

The aim of the conference was "to bring together researchers, school leaders, and teachers from countries around the world to share their knowledge, understanding, and experience of Lesson Study as a form of practice-based research." The keynote speakers were Professor Kiyomi Akita (Tokyo, Japan), Dr. Pete Dudley (UK), Professor Catherine Lewis (California, USA), and Professor Andy Hargreaves (Boston, USA).

In the conference, Ms. Ivy P. Mejia and Mr. Eligio C. Obille Jr. of the High School Earth and Environmental Science Group, presented a paper titled "Influence of Culture in Adapting Lesson Study: A Philippine Experience." They described their four-year journey (2012-2015) in conducting Lesson Study with five high school science teachers in the National Capital Region. In their experience, as Lesson Study was introduced into the local setting, different events transpired that could be sorted into three categories: building up of confidence of the teachers; deepening of pedagogical content knowledge (PCK) by experts; and emergence of a non-threatening environment. The events were then analyzed in the light of Sikolohiyang Pilipino, a framework whose core concepts revolve around kapwa (shared identity) and loob (inner self).

Ms. Gutierrez with Dr. Catherine Lewis, current Vice
President of the World Association of Lesson Studies
(WALS) and known for her works in introducing
Lesson Study to US educators

Ms. Jacqueline Rose M. Gutierrez of the High School Chemistry Group presented "Sustaining the Culture of Collaboration on Lesson Study: A Practice-based Case Study." She shared how collegiality played a crucial role in markedly increasing the degree of collaboration from a strenuous initial cycle among the lesson study group members. She described the dynamics of this lesson study group on the aspect of collegiality. Furthermore, she discussed conditions that naturally motivated the group to sustain the practice with confidence and autonomy. The accounts for this case are seen beneficial ultimately in the development of process models in integrating Lesson Study as a sustainable school-based professional development program, as drawn from the Philippine school context.

Ms. Arlene P. Dela Cruz of the Elementary School Science Group presented "Students Answering Their Own Questions: Voices from High School Chemistry Classroom through Lesson Study." She presented the results of the second and third cycles of one of the two high school chemistry Lesson Study groups under the three-year Lesson Study project in a public school in Metro Manila. The focus of the discussion was on the interview responses of the students after the second cycle of the study. It included comments on teaching and learning science using the voices raised in the classroom – the students' questions and answers, Lesson Study as a professional development activity, and research opportunity in teaching science.

The World Association of Lesson Studies (WALS) is made up of educational researchers and teaching professionals committed to the improvement of the quality of learning. It provides a platform for collaboration, assistance, and exchange among its members in relation to research and practices on Lesson Studies.

The next WALS International Conference will be held on 24-27 November 2017 at the Nagoya University in Japan. The conference theme will be Bridging Research and Practice through Lesson Study. To those who are interested in participating in the conference, please visit the WALS website for more information.UP NISMEDhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-304850722223018943.post-29053342572052244562017-05-31T15:48:00.000+08:002017-05-31T15:48:27.122+08:00Dr. Ulep and Dr. Ronda Present Papers in the 13th International Congress on Mathematical EducationDr. Soledad A. Ulep, UP NISMED Director, and Dr. Erlina R. Ronda, Chair of the High School Mathematics Group, participated in the 13th International Congress on Mathematical Education (ICME) at the University of Hamburg, Germany on 24-31 July 2016. Dr. Ulep presented a paper titled "An Innovative Professional Development Model for Empowering Teachers in Adapting the New Philippine K to 12 Mathematics Curriculum" as member of the Discussion Group "Framing a Mathematics Teacher for the 21st Century Classroom: What? How? Why?" Dr. Ronda also presented a paper titled "Supporting Teachers in Ambitious Mathematics Teaching" in the Topic Study "Professional Development of Secondary School Mathematics Teachers." She was also a member of the organizing team in the discussion group on mathematical discourse in instruction.UP NISMEDhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-304850722223018943.post-5878732793360319192017-05-31T15:47:00.000+08:002017-05-31T15:47:08.763+08:00May and Ely Chavez Welcome their First Baby Boy

Congratulations to May and Ely Chavez as they welcome their first baby boy. Elijah Francis R. Chavez was born on 5 September 2016.UP NISMEDhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-304850722223018943.post-42631384344444417842017-05-31T15:43:00.006+08:002017-05-31T15:44:43.420+08:00Science and Mathematics Stories Now AvailableUP NISMED has relaunched three titles of science and mathematics stories in a single title format to make it more accessible to students and teachers. These stories integrate science or mathematics concepts in a Philippine cultural context. Each of the stories has English and Filipino versions. UP NISMED embarked on this project to generate greater interest in science and mathematics among children. The three books are available at the UP NISMED bookstore at P50.00 per title.

This story features the crickets, how they produce their chirps and what that charming chirp is for. It also introduces a practical application of their chirps

The story is about a chick whose curiosity leads him to discover that different animals have different numbers of legs. The story highlights skip counting and repeated addition which are some of the prerequisites skills for learning the concept of multiplication.

The story is about the adventures of Tarsi, the tarsier, who gets lost in a forest while escaping from hunters. There, he discovers his uniqueness as an animal when he encounters the frog, the bat, the owl, and the monkey.

UP NISMEDhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-304850722223018943.post-37666701532333007702016-11-23T08:26:00.003+08:002016-11-23T08:26:40.485+08:002016 Gawad Tsanselor sa Natatanging REPS goes to UP NISMED science educator

Dean Marie Therese Angeline P. Bustos of the
College of Education (far left) and Director Soledad
A. Ulep of NISMED (2nd from left) look on as
Dr. Risa L. Reyes receives the Gawad Tsanselor sa
Natatanging REPS award from Chancellor Michael
L. Tan.

Dr. Risa L. Reyes, former UP NISMED deputy director for research and extension, received the Gawad Tsanselor sa Natatanging Research, Extension, and Professional Staff (REPS) for her significant efforts to push forward Lesson Study, a school-based teacher professional development model. The awarding ceremony was held at the Institute of Biology Auditorium on 20 May 2016.

Doc Ris, as her UP NISMED colleagues fondly call her, wrote the lion's share of "How to Conduct Lesson Study in your School: A Tool Kit." This UP NISMED publication was distributed in the 2014 International Conference in Science and Mathematics Education (ICSME) and is now being used as a reference material by teachers and graduate students as they conduct lesson study in their own schools or universities. Dr. Reyes also very ably coordinated the training of trainers of the K to 12 Grades 1, 2, 7, and 8 science and mathematics teachers under the Basic Education Assistance for Mindanao-Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BEAM-ARMM) Project of the Department of Education funded by the Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID).

The award caps her 35 years of government service as she retires in June 2016.

Congratulations, Doc Ris!
John Alex Reyrosohttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-304850722223018943.post-22439155586770315402016-11-23T08:22:00.006+08:002016-11-23T08:23:18.087+08:00KaSaMa Teachers Online Community wins UP Diliman Parangal
KaSaMa Teachers online community, an extension program initiated by UP NISMED, won the first UP Diliman Parangal para sa programang pang-ekstensiyon in the non-degree granting unit category held on 17 May 2016 at the Malcolm Hall, UP College of Law.

In awarding the online community, the Search Committee headed by Dr. Fidel R. Nemenzo, Vice-Chancellor for Research and Development, recognized UP NISMED's excellent use of technology in bringing to teachers in and out of the country much needed help and effective strategies in teaching science and mathematics.

The KaSaMa Team (Ms. Celia R. Balbin (2nd from left), Mr.
Michael Anthony B. Mantala, Mr. John Alex M. Reyroso, and
Ms. Ma. Dulcelina O. Sebastian (2nd from right) is joined by
Dr. Soledad A. Ulep, UP NISMED Director (3rd from right),
Dr. Fidel R. Nemenzo, Vice-Chancellor for Research and
Development (extreme left), and Chancellor Michael L. Tan,
(extreme right).

For over four years now, the online community has been carrying out its mission of leveraging technology and relationships to help teachers implement curriculum reform. It has become now, in effect, the logical go-to site not only for teachers who look for K to 12 resources but also for teachers who want to share their K to 12 resources; not only for teachers who seek help in implementing the learner materials but also for teachers who wrote the learner materials themselves.

The online community has nurtured through the years professional relationships among its members. This is key in transforming the virtual platform into a veritable forum in which members engage in conversations with one another – conversations which take shape on wide-ranging issues like curriculum reform, on immediate concerns such as how to go about an activity in the learner material, and on just about anything that affects teachers and their teaching of science and mathematics.

Previous to the awarding ceremonies, an extension colloquium featuring presentations of finalists to the Parangal was held on 29 April 2016 at the College of Mass Communication. During the colloquium, Ms. Celia R. Balbin, the program leader, presented to the UP Diliman community, the contributions of the online community to science and mathematics teachers. The other program team members include Mr. John Alex M. Reyroso, Mr. Michael Anthony B. Mantala, Ms. Ma. Dulcelina O. Sebastian, and Dr. Monalisa T. Sasing. Two other programs of the Sentro ng Wikang Filipino headed by Dr. Rommel B. Rodriguez made up the list of finalists for the non-degree granting unit category that presented in the colloquium.
John Alex Reyrosohttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-304850722223018943.post-53134506256993487862016-11-23T08:14:00.003+08:002016-11-23T08:15:41.831+08:00UP NISMED Conducts Training Program on Interactive Courseware
Responding to the needs of Grade 2 mathematics teachers of Region IV-A, the Department of Science and Technology-Science Education Institute (DOST-SEI) collaborated with UP NISMED to conduct a training program, titled "Developing Technology-Enhanced Lessons for Improving Grade 2 Pupils' Mathematics Skills" within May to June and October to November 2016.

Ms. Edna Callanta of UP NISMED models
the implementation of a technology-
enhanced lesson.

The training program, which consists of four batches, is part of the Mobile IT Classroom project of the DOST-SEI which aims to expose the teachers and students to state-of-the-art education technology and promote appreciation of Information and Comunications Technology (ICT) as a tool for teaching and learning science and mathematics in areas where ICT facilities are either scarce or absent. For each batch, 20 teachers were selected to participate in the 3-day training program.

The Elementary School Mathematics Group designed the training program to build the teachers' capability to integrate an interactive courseware in their mathematics lessons. It was also meant to enhance the teachers' content knowledge on the concepts covered in the 8 lessons of the interactive courseware for Grade 2 through discussions about these concepts. The interactive courseware for Grades 1 to 6 mathematics was jointly developed by DOST-SEI, DOST-ASTI, and UP NISMED from 2011 to 2014.

Teachers explore the lessons in the

interactive courseware.

The interactive courseware in elementary school mathematics, as well as those for high school science and mathematics, are provided for free to public schools. They are also made available as online resources for teachers and students.

The training for the first two batches had already been conducted. The first batch of teachers, from the Division of Biñan City, Laguna, had their training on 31 May – 2 June 2016. The second batch of teachers, from the Division of Calamba City, Laguna, had their training on 7-9 June 2016. Both training programs were conducted in the Mobile ICT Classroom. The two batches of teachers rated the training program favorably.

The last two batches of teachers will be from the Division of Bacoor City in Cavite and the Division of Batangas City in Batangas. The schedule for these two batches has yet to be finalized.
John Alex Reyrosohttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-304850722223018943.post-48398705565838017702016-11-23T08:11:00.000+08:002016-11-23T08:11:01.465+08:00DepEd and UP NISMED Complete EGMA and EGRA Baseline Studies
After analyzing the early grade mathematics and reading performances of Grade 1 pupils from the various divisions of the country, the Department of Education (DepEd) and UP NISMED completed baseline studies on early grade mathematics and reading in June 2016. The study established baseline data on the literacy and numeracy of beginning Grade 1 pupils from the selected divisions that made use of their mother tongue as a medium of instruction. These studies were done to address one of the components of the Learning, Equity and Accountability Program Support (LEAPS) Project that dealt with the improvement of the teaching and learning in early grade mathematics and reading.

For reading, the study reported beginning Grade 1 pupils' ability to recognize letters of the alphabet, read simple words, understand sentences and paragraphs, as well as their ability to write down simple sentences dictated to them. On the other hand, for early grade mathematics, the study reported beginning Grade 1 pupils' ability to identify and discriminate numbers, identify number patterns, solve simple number operations and word problems, and complete geometric pattern. DepEd will conduct another round of assessments for beginning Grade 2 pupils for academic year 2016-2017. Results of which will be compared to the baseline data to track if the numeracy and literacy levels of pupils improved.
John Alex Reyrosohttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-304850722223018943.post-36337794130491916772016-11-23T08:09:00.002+08:002016-11-23T08:09:38.929+08:00Go Teacher Go! Features Philippine School in Bahrain
The UP NISMED radio program broadcast over DZUP 1602 Go Teacher Go! welcomed a team of Filipino teachers from Bahrain on the 19 May 2016 episode titled Inquiry-Driven Interdisciplinary Projects at Philippine School in Bahrain (PSB). The team was led, Ms. Gydabelle B. Naval, the school principal. Ms. Ma. Josephine N. Buaron, Intermediate Department Head, Ms. Ivy Jan O. Simbala, Science and Mathematics Department Head, and Ms. Avigail C. Laraño, Science Teacher, completed the team.

PSB teachers in the DZUP booth

According to Ms. Naval, the Philippine School in Bahrain is implementing the Philippine Educational System and the K to 12 Curriculum. The school also follows requirements of the Ministry of Education Bahrain System. The school population is close to 1,140 students from K to Grade 10. Grade 11 started in the school year 2016 – 2017. The community school caters to the children of overseas Filipino workers who are holders of Philippine passports.

The highlight of the discussion was the inquiry-driven interdisciplinary project which starts with formulating questions with the questions coming from the teacher or from the students. Two or more teachers of the same grade level collaborate with one another in conceptualizing the objectives of the project. This project makes it easier for the students to relate concepts from different subjects and comply with the requirements.
John Alex Reyrosohttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-304850722223018943.post-58370946116881819882016-11-23T08:07:00.003+08:002016-11-23T08:07:41.697+08:00Lesson Study Guidebook Out Now

The Lesson Study Guidebook will show teachers how to conduct lesson study, a teacher-led, school-based continuing professional development model that originated in Japan. It has been in practice in Japan since the 1800s and is often cited as the reason why Japanese schoolchildren rank high in international assessments.

In doing lesson study, teachers will be able to conduct action research while collaboratively developing and implementing their lessons, discovering how students think and learn, what will work most effectively with students, and in the process, grow professionally themselves. The Lesson Study Guidebook is based on publications of experts as well as UP NISMED's experience of more than a decade in doing lesson study.
John Alex Reyrosohttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-304850722223018943.post-79797348003408587192016-11-23T08:05:00.002+08:002016-11-23T08:06:10.310+08:00UP NISMED Partners with DOST-SEI for Project HOTS
UP NISMED conducted Project HOTS (Hands-on Teaching and Learning of Science through Inquiry), a professional development program of the Department of Science and Technology – Science Education Institute (DOST-SEI) designed to help Grade 4 science teachers of the Division of Taguig City and Pateros develop inquiry-based science activities and lessons. Project HOTS consists of two phases. Phase I of the program was participated by 114 teachers at the 21st Century Classroom of DOST-SEI.

Participants interact with the Life Science facilitator,
Ms. Ma. Dulcelina Sebastian, as they develop an inquiry-
based lesson in Science.

Phase I, which ran in four batches (Batch 1: 12-14 April 2016; Batch 2: 26-28 April 2016; Batch 3: 4-6 May 2016; Batch 4: 24-26 May 2016), is a three-day seminar-workshop on developing inquiry-based activities and assessment for a science lesson. Phase II, which is the lesson study component of the program, is a school-based follow-through where the inquiry-based science lessons developed in Phase I will be implemented in two Grade 4 classes handled by the teacher-participants. The follow-through is scheduled to take place from August to November 2016.

Project HOTS was inspired by La main à la pâte, an initiative of the French Academy of Science to promote inquiry based science education.
John Alex Reyrosohttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-304850722223018943.post-67715369967777186282016-11-23T08:01:00.003+08:002016-11-23T08:01:58.892+08:00NISMED Staff Participates in Research Workshop at the University of the Witwatersrand

Dr. Erlina Ronda (3rd from right) with the some of the workshop participants; (L to R)
Ravi Subramaniam (India); Jill Adler (South Africa and team leader);
Mike Askew (South Africa), Erlina Ronda ( Philippines)

Dr. Erlina Ronda of the High School Mathematics Group participated in an international research workshop hosted by the School of Education of the University of the Witwatersrand last 2-14 May 2016. This is a continuation of the workshop that begun in August 2015 that focused on the Mathematical Discourse in Instruction (MDI) framework they are developing using data from the Philippines, India and Tanzania, as well as South Africa. The participants of the workshop include mathematics education professors from India, Tanzania, United Kingdom, and South Africa. Apart from presenting the analysis of the video transcript from the Philippines, Dr. Ronda also presented her use of the MDI Analytic tool as a pedagogic tool in the organization of the content of Grade 11 materials she is working on at NISMED. The workshop also included preparation for the joint Discussion Group the MDI team will run at ICME13 in Hamburg in July 2016.
John Alex Reyrosohttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-304850722223018943.post-36251308146289176452016-11-23T07:56:00.003+08:002016-11-23T07:59:30.575+08:00UP NISMED honors Dr. Reyes and Ms. Bose on their retirement

UP NISMED honored Ms. Zenaida N. Bose for her 39 years of loyal and dedicated service to the Institute during the retirement program prepared by the Socials Committee.

During the program, Ms. Bose was awarded a plaque of appreciation, a bouquet of flowers, a birthday cake, and a photobook. Adding to her delight was a video presentation of birthday wishes from her family. Other well-wishers were former Desktop and Printing Section Head, Ms. Agustina Bautista, and the present Head of the Art and Desktop Section, Ms. Ma. Laura V. Ginoy. The Director of UP NISMED, Dr. Soledad A. Ulep, also expressed her appreciation for a job well done and wished Zeny a happy retirement life. As a response, Zeny thanked everyone and read a "prayer" -- her gift to UP NISMED.

The program was held on 1 June 2016 at the first floor lobby, Dolores F. Hernandez Hall (Science Teacher Training Center), UP NISMED. It was attended by Zeny's husband, Ricky, and relatives, the UP NISMED staff, and close friends.

"It was a blessing, more than anything else!" These were the words of Dr. Risa L. Reyes when

 UP NISMED honored her for her 35 and a half years of service at the Institute during the retirement program held on 29 June 2016 at the UP NISMED Auditorium. Dr. Reyes' narrated through a picture presentation her experiences, the many people whom she had met and worked with, and the places that she had been while working at UP NISMED. Her story served as an inspiration to all especially to the new and young staff. Dr. Soledad A. Ulep, UP NISMED Director, recalled the countless contributions of Dr. Reyes as science educator and as Deputy Director of the Institute for five years. Dr. Reyes was presented with a plaque of appreciation, a bouquet of flowers, and a photobook. Retirement wishes from family, friends, and colleagues were shown through a video presentation.
John Alex Reyrosohttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-304850722223018943.post-29134000774471038162016-11-22T08:46:00.000+08:002016-11-22T08:46:01.236+08:00MSE sponsors Professional Development Program for Teachers of Iloilo
UP NISMED staff from the Elementary School Science and Mathematics Groups carried out the second of two visits under Phase 2 of the Marikina Shoe Exchange (MSE) professional development program for elementary school science and mathematics teachers of Iloilo on 22-26 February 2016. Seven schools were involved, six of which were in the district of Oton. Phase 2 entailed two consecutive research lesson implementations, each of which was followed by a post-lesson reflection and discussion involving members of the lesson study teams, with UP NISMED staff and UP High School Iloilo faculty acting as knowledgeable others. In all, 9 lessons in mathematics and 8 in science were developed.

Teachers of Oton Central Elementary School during a post-lesson reflection and discussion following a lesson implementation on "How Heat Travels."

This program, funded by MSE, started with a seminar-workshop on lesson study and teaching science through inquiry and teaching mathematics through problem solving held on 19-22 August 2015 in UP Visayas Iloilo City Campus. The school-based follow-through under Phase 2 started with the first visit on 24-27 November 2015. The conduct of the second visit ends this professional development program.
John Alex Reyrosohttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-304850722223018943.post-80752861612753252272016-11-22T08:43:00.002+08:002016-11-22T08:43:29.921+08:00UP NISMED Shares Lesson Study in BEST Workshops
The Teacher Education component of the Basic Education Sector Transformation Program (BEST), a collaborative effort of the Governments of the Philippines and Australia to improve the quality of education outcomes and increase access to quality education services, organized training and development planning workshops in Cebu on 3 February 2016, Iloilo on 2 March 2016, and Tacloban on 13 March 2016 for Regions 7, 6, and 8, respectively. UP NISMED Director, Dr. Soledad A. Ulep and Deputy Director for Research and Extension, Dr. Maria Helen D. Catalan were invited by BEST to orient regional and division supervisors of the Department of Education (DepEd) on lesson study. They explained how this professional development (PD) model can work in schools and help improve teacher competence and student performance. A video on the lesson study process was presented. Videos of UP NISMED's partner schools as they conduct lesson study were also shown to the workshop participants.

During the open forum, the DepEd supervisors expressed their interest in lesson study as one of the PD models that they want to include in their annual teacher development plan.

Lesson study is a PD model that teachers engage in to systematically examine and improve their practice. In this process, teachers work collaboratively to plan, teach, observe, critique, and improve lessons.
John Alex Reyrosohttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-304850722223018943.post-76593542985711621122016-11-22T08:42:00.000+08:002016-11-22T08:42:06.963+08:00FAYHS Lesson Study Group Completes First Cycle of Lesson Study on Mitosis
The lesson study group at Flora A. Ylagan High School (FAYHS), consisting of the school's entire Science Department and the High School Biology Group of UP NISMED, completed the first cycle of lesson study in biology in March 2016. The research lesson was on mitosis.

During the planning stage, the group came up with an inquiry-based activity in which the students created flipbooks to simulate the events that take place in each of the different stages of mitosis. It also allotted ample time for the teachers to devise a comprehensive rubric for evaluating the flipbooks. Even at this stage – and also considering that this is their first experience of conducting lesson study – the members of the lesson study group have already expressed satisfaction at the level of rigor they have exerted in carrying out every step of the process.

Three teachers implemented the research lesson: one in the middle section, another in the lowest section; and still another in the top section. During the post-lesson reflection and discussion, all nine teachers and their department head shared their insights about the lesson and its implementation as well as their observations and thoughts about how the activity was performed by the students. Each implementation provided a different learning experience for the group. The second cycle will start in January 2017.
John Alex Reyrosohttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-304850722223018943.post-61454357061455091692016-11-22T08:39:00.003+08:002016-11-22T08:39:53.253+08:00Stargazing News Brief
In its role in making science accessible to the public, UP NISMED conducted stargazing sessions in January to March 2016. A total of nine requests from different schools, all the way from Bataan to nearby schools, were received by the Institute. The schools which participated in this year's skywatching activities were Morong National High School, Ingenium School, Parañaque Science High School, Assumption College (San Lorenzo), Bacoor National High School, The Learning Tree, St. Theresa's College, Village School of Parkwoods, and Holistic Education and Development Center. Over 700 students participated in the sessions.

The students, who were accompanied by their teachers and at times by their parents, were so much awed by the sight of several celestial objects on a moonless night. The students were able to observe the Moon, Jupiter, Saturn, Mars, a number of well-known stars, a nebulae and a galaxy to boot.

The High School Earth and Environmental Science Group regularly conducts overnight skywatching activities during the months of December, January, February, and sometimes March. For further details and reservation, interested parties may reach UP NISMED through firstname.lastname@example.com or call at 928-3545. The night sky awaits you.
John Alex Reyrosohttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-304850722223018943.post-5358255636050986882016-11-22T08:36:00.002+08:002016-11-22T08:38:52.421+08:00Elementary School Science and High School Physics Groups Pilot Grade 5 LMs
The Elementary School Science (ESS) and the High School Physics Groups (HSP) conducted pilot tests of Grade 5 learner's materials (LMs) aligned with the Enhanced K to 12 Science Curriculum. For the ESS Group, a total of three learning modules were tried out at the Old Balara Elementary School (OBES) on 9-14 December 2015, 21-22 January 2016, and 25-29 January 2016. The modules focus on Grade 5 topics: Motion (a new addition to the K to 12 curriculum), Changes in the Weather, and Physical and Chemical Changes. The HSP Group, on the other hand, pilot-tested one module on Electric Circuits at OBES on 25-29 January 2016.

Grade 5 pupils examining the circuit in a flashlight.

The learner's material on Motion is an introduction to the physical quantities associated with moving objects such as time and distance, and how the distance travelled over a period of time is measured. Experiments included in the module are intended to provide opportunities for the pupils to investigate the effect of variables, such as size of the wheel, weights of moving objects, and height of the ramp, on the motion of the object.

In the module Changes in the Weather, pupils will learn how to observe the changes that happen before, during, and after a typhoon. The pupils will then correlate their observations with information from the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration regarding typhoon signals and the necessary precautions. The material on Physical and Chemical Changes focuses on pupils' observation skills on the different changes that take place around them, and how physical and chemical changes differ from one another.

After conducting an investigation, pupils record their data.

The module on Electric Circuits involves pupils in constructing different connections using a dry cell, electrical wires, and a flashlight bulb, differentiating series and parallel connections, and investigating which materials allow electricity to flow through.

Insights gained during the tryout will be taken into consideration in the revision of the learner's materials and in the development of the teacher's guides. The next phase of the tryout is the pilot testing of the teacher's guides where teachers of OBES themselves will be using the learning modules to teach the lesson.John Alex Reyrosohttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-304850722223018943.post-15006174909110984922016-11-22T08:33:00.001+08:002016-11-22T08:33:14.679+08:00Baseline Assessment of Literacy and Numeracy Skills of Beginning Grade 1 Pupils Initiated To Inform Policy Makers
With the goal of improving early grade literacy and numeracy, DepEd worked jointly with UP NISMED in conducting a baseline study on early grade reading and mathematics. Baseline assessments were conducted during the second quarter of the academic year 2015-2016 for beginning Grade 1 pupils. UP NISMED processed and analyzed the early grade reading performances of 5,014 beginning Grade 1 pupils from selected divisions of Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR), Region V, Region VIII, Region IX, and Caraga Region from January to February 2016. In addition, the Institute processed and analyzed a total of 6,561 early grade mathematics performances of beginning Grade 1 pupils from selected divisions of CAR, Region V, Region VI, Region VIII, Region IX, Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM), and Caraga Region.

The tools used in the assessments were validated and adapted from the Early Grade Reading Assessment (EGRA) and Early Grade Mathematics Assessment (EGMA) developed by the Research Triangle Institute (RTI) International.Cognizant of the initial implementation of the Mother Tongue-Based Multilingual Education (MTB-MLE), DepEd also contextualized the EGRA and EGMA tools in five selected Philippine mother tongues namely, Ilokano (for CAR), Bikol (for Region V), Waray (for Region VIII), Chavacano (for Region IX), and Sinugbuanong Binisaya (for the Caraga Region). The EGMA was contextualized in two more Philippine mother tongues, namely, Hiligaynon (for Region VI) and Maguindanaoan (for ARMM).

The study was done to establish reference data of literacy and numeracy in selected Philippine mother tongues among beginning Grade 1 pupils. Results of the study will serve as reference point for succeeding early grade reading and mathematics assessments.
John Alex Reyrosohttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-304850722223018943.post-24026198719445124002016-11-22T08:31:00.001+08:002016-11-22T08:31:33.860+08:00UP NISMED Staff Participate in the APEC-Tsukuba International Conference
Dr. Soledad A. Ulep, Director of UP NISMED, Dr. Aida I. Yap of the Elementary School Mathematics Group and Mr. Guillermo P. Bautista, Jr. of the High School Mathematics Group participated in the 10th APEC-Tsukuba Conference on 12-15 February 2016 in Tokyo, Japan. The theme of the conference was Innovation of Mathematics Education through Lesson Study: Challenges to Energy Efficiency on STEM and Cross-border Education. The highlights of the conference included presentations by experts, observation of Japanese open classes, and a demonstration on cross-border lesson study between Japan and Malaysia using Skype. In addition, each participating economy also made presentations on the major issues and concerns on energy, current reforms in relation to STEM, and possible collaboration for cross-border education. Dr. Ulep made the presentation for the Philippines.

On 15-18 February, the SEAMEO RECSAM-University of Tsukuba Joint Seminar was also held. The theme was Searching for Quality Mathematics Curriculum Framework on the Era of Globalization. Dr. Yap, together with Mr. Bautista, made a presentation on the features of junior high school Japanese textbooks. They were involved in the translation of Grades 1-9 textbooks, published by Gakkohtosho, from Japanese to English.

Dr. Yap also talked about "Gender Equality and Textbooks." Dr. Yap and Mr. Bautista served as moderators in the textbook workshop.
John Alex Reyrosohttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-304850722223018943.post-86664672846921552912016-11-22T08:29:00.001+08:002016-11-22T08:29:08.811+08:00Dr. Ulep Invited as Panelist in the 13th Japan Education Forum
UP NISMED Director, Dr. Soledad A. Ulep, was invited as a panel member in the Thirteenth Japan Education Forum (JEF) which was held on 24 February 2016 in Tokyo, Japan. During the forum, Dr. Ulep presented a paper titled, "Providing Quality Education for All through Teacher Professional Development and Curriculum Development." She cited two examples of Japan's initiatives that have supported UP NISMED's efforts to provide quality science and mathematics education in the Philippines. A past example was the JICA-funded Science and Mathematics Education Manpower Development Project (1994 - 1999) and a present example is the APEC Lesson Study Project (2006 - to present). Both projects involved teacher professional development and curriculum development.

The JEF is an annual event jointly organized by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science, and Technology of Japan, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan, the University of Tsukuba, and Hiroshima University that aims to serve as a platform for constructive discussion on new and innovative ways to promote international cooperation in this field. The forum this year has the theme, "Japan's initiatives to achieve the goals of the Education for All and possible future direction of international education cooperation to achieve Education 2030 goals."
John Alex Reyrosohttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-304850722223018943.post-60381425903868387312016-11-22T08:28:00.000+08:002016-11-22T08:28:32.480+08:00Dr. Treyes and Ms. Gutierrez Participate in International Symposium
Dr. Rodolfo S. Treyes of the High School Biology Group and Ms. Jacqueline Rose M. Gutierrez of the High School Chemistry Group participated in the international symposium, Curriculum Development and Teacher Education in Asia and Africa, held on 21-24 February 2016 in Tokyo, Japan.

The symposium aimed to "bring together policymakers and academic researchers from different parts of the world to present the current status of curriculum development and teacher education in their respective countries and to discuss potential collaboration and cooperation for the coming decade to ensure quality education for the world's children."

Dr. Treyes presented a paper titled, The State of Science and Mathematics Education in the Philippines under the K to 12 Education Reform. He provided a historical background of science education in the Philippines and talked about its current status in the K to 12 education reform.

Prior to the international symposium, a ceremony for the retirement of Dr. Hideo Ikeda, a longtime partner of UP NISMED, was also held. During the ceremony, Dr. Ikeda gave a commemorative lecture titled, Trends and Future of Japanese International Cooperation in Mathematics and Science Education.
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kevi3434 (08-27-2008),XxxMattstaxxX (08-27-2008)
Well, if you ever have a bad game, or a bad start, you can just leave the game (stay in the lobby) then join right back... It start u back at 0-0, so if you have like 8 kills and 10 deaths, quit!
(That's how I keep my 2.5 k/d)
kevi3434 (08-27-2008),XxxMattstaxxX (08-27-2008)
I just thought that might be helpful... (Some people didn't know about that trick.)
that still works? i thought they patched it b4
when you leave a game all of your stats are wiped on that match, the only thing that stays is the matches played/quit
Matchs forfeited are for players who depend on their luck, see if the enemies are in the right spot when your bullets go. I never leave games, unless i have -10 score
That's what I do whenever I have more deaths than kills. Pretty loserish to do but at least I don't have one of those disgusting KDRs that are under 1.00.
everyone on earth knows this, and thanks for the dubble posts.
The night fades with a breath of sunshine.
Does that post being my first change the fact that this thread is useless and something everyone knows? No.
thats what i do
ps. kvizzle im just wondering if i can copy your sig thingy into my sig and under it say
'credits to KVizzle for letting me copy this'
This is really really old. I do not like to do this however, because I like to keep my match forfeits down. I don't really need to do this either because I get more kills than deaths almost every match. It may not be a big difference between the two, but I do manage to get more kills.
Well maybe its useful for choobs