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PATEF 9th Midyear Convention

The Philippine Association for Teachers of Educational Foundations (PATEF) in cooperation with the Philippine Normal University is pleased to invite interested participants to its  9th Midyear Convention with the theme: “Making Teacher Education Globally Competitive through Research and Innovation” .
This will be held on December 17-19, 2012 at the Teacher’s Camp, Baguio City.
This 3-day gathering aims to provide teacher educators, administrators of Teacher Education Institutions (TEIs), basic education teachers, and other education stakeholders with valuable opportunities to:
  1. be updated on the trends and directions of teacher education in the Philippines to make it globally competitive;
  2. draw implications from global trends to improve the productivity of TEIs in research and innovation; and
  3. share insights, practices, and researches on how to strengthen teacher education in the Philippines for global competitiveness.

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PATEF National Convention 2012

The Philippine Association for Teachers of Educational Foundations (PATEF) will hold its 2012 National Convention with the theme "The Philippine Education System: Updates, Directions and Implications to Teacher Education" on July 5 to 7, 2012 at the Bayview Park Hotel, Roxas Boulevard, Manila. This 3-day gathering of teacher educators, administrators of TEIs, basic education teachers, and other stakeholders in education aims to provide a venue for the participants to: 1) be updated on the current issues and directions of the Philippine Education System; 2) draw implications on teacher education from the discussions on curriculum, instruction, assessment and research; and 3) share insights and practices on how to improve teacher education in the Philippines. See you there!

The registration fee is four thousand pesos (Php4,000) inclusive of convention kit, snacks, and lunch. Active members can avail of a 10% discount upon presentation of their membership ID. For those who want to register early, please accomplish the downloadable registration form from the PATEF website and pay the registration fee through PATEF savings account no.1981-1348-49 LANDBANK, YMCA MANILA BRANCH. Then email the form with the scanned bank deposit slip to lyn_balagtas69@yahoo.com or patef_org@yahoo.com. Deadline of registration is on June 25, 2012. On-site registrants are not assured of acceptance if the target number of participants has been reached. For further inquiries, please call us at telephone no. (02) 527-03-66 or mobile nos. 09209532926, 09174339591, 09278730315, 09228411569; or you may email us at patef_org@yahoo.com.

Those who are interested to present a paper related to educational foundations or the current theme, may submit their abstracts and full paper on or before June 22, 2012 to patef_org@yahoo.com.

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PATEF Midyear National Convention 2011

The Philippine Association for Teachers of Educational Foundations (PATEF) is pleased to invite you to its 2011 Midyear National Convention with the theme: Internationalization: Key to Global Competitiveness. This will be held on November 25 to 27, 2011 at the Palawan State University Performing Arts Center, Tiniguiban Campus, Puerto Prinsesa, Palawan.

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8th PATEF Midyear Convention Theme: Internationalization of Education: Key to Global Competitiveness

This 3-day gathering of teacher educators, administrators of TEIs, basic education teachers, and other stakeholders in education aims to: 1) expose participants to trends, processes, and practices in internationalizing educational institutions for global competitiveness; 2) enable participants to plan research possible for international publication and other actions to help improve one's institution to reach its target level of internationalization; 3) provide a venue for discussing implications of internationalizing education to produce globally competitive citizens; and 4) to improve education across levels to be at par with international benchmarks. Please see attached program of activities for details.

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DepEd Advisory No. 533, s. 2011

The Philippine Association for Teachers of Educational Foundations (PATEF) based at the Philippine Normal University (PNU) will conduct the 2011 Mid-Year National Convention with the theme -Internationalizaton: Key to Global Competitiveness. This activity will be held on November 25-27, 2011 at the Palawan State University Performing Arts Center, Tiniguiban Campus, Puerto Princesa, Palawan.

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CHED Memorandum Midyear Demofest 2011

In accordance with the pertinent provisions of Republic Act (R.A.) 7722, otherwise known as the "Higher Education Act of 1994", this Office hereby endorses the subject undertaking organized by the Philippine Association for Teachers of Educational Foundations (PATEF) for the support and participation of all concerned.

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CHED Memorandum on 2011 PATEF Midyear National Convention with a Theme "K to 12 Curriculum: Its Framework and Implications to Teacher Education"

In accordance with the pertinent provisions of Republic Act (R.A.) 7722, otherwise known as the "Higher Education Act of 1994", this Office hereby endorses the subject undertaking organized by the Philippine Association for Teachers of Educational Foundations (PATEF) for the support and participation of all concerned.

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DepEd Advisory No. 209, s. 2011

The Philippine Association for Teachers of Educational Foundations (PATEF) will hold its 2011 Midyear National Convention with the theme: "K to 12 Curriculum: Its Framework and Implications to Teacher Education".

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