Philippine Normal University

The National Center for Teacher Education

College of Teacher Development
FACULTY OF EDUCATION SCIENCES

2P- ECED07: EDUCATIONAL INNOVATIONS IN ECE

ACADEMIC TASK 1: ECEDUCATION 2023

Name: Gne Rose C. Gaño

Yr. & Sec.: II-16 BECE Date: June 25, 2023

PART 1: Zoom attendance.

Post your Zoom photo-session pic and encircle your Zoom window.

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 PART 2: ECEDucation 2023 Key Takeaways

Write 5 key points you gained from the panel discussion from
different speakers. Briefly explain each key point.

Panel Katrina Huet N. David

I like how panelist Kat was aware of different appropriate and effective
educational practices in other countries. She mentioned three (3) educational practices:
discipline in Japan, forest schools, which promote play and exploration, and Te Whariki
in Finland. It only shows that we have so much to learn and incorporate into our Filipino
educational practices to deliver much-needed concepts to our students. I think that if we
adapt educational practices from these three (3) areas, it could really be a great
breakthrough for us Filipino teachers to help our students grow more and also help them
hone their different skills.

Panel John Cris Mencide

The word GRITFUL. I think it is now my favorite word as I enjoy my journey to
become a teacher. I believe that gritful is like the foundation of all the characteristics that
a 21st century ECE teacher should have because if you are not gritful enough, you can’t
learn something that will be beneficial in your own classroom someday. Grit means
courage and resolve; it is the strength of character. When you are gritful, it's like giving
all that you have just to ensure that your student will learn something with your help.

Panel Danah Ruth Urag

Simple things matter. Education in Singapore really is good, and one of the reasons
I think why is that is they really involve parents/caregivers in the child’s early education.
Panelist Danah said that simple chitchats with the parents/caregivers are a great way for
them to address some trouble with the behavior of a child and that they can collate what
strategies they can do to lessen this trouble with the behavior. The same goes also with
any positive progress of a child. Teachers could give feedback to parents/caregivers
through this chitchats, while the parents/caregivers could give feedback through their
"Parent Portal.”

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Panel Maria Excida Q. Dianzon
Being technology literate is a great help for future ECE teachers. Through this, we
can make our classroom more fun and engaging because we should be flexible to adapt
to our students, who are more exposed to technology. It can also help us get their
attention; we just need the right activities with technology to keep their attention on our
discussions. I also love what Panelist Rexci said: "We cannot give what we don’t have",
so we should make sure that we are still learning even though we are already teachers
because learning is for everyone, and if you as a teacher still learning, it is a good thing
because the thing that you recently learned will be useful in your upcoming discussion
inside your own classroom.

Panel Jessa P. Ensao

I envy Panelist Jessa because of the fact that she is teaching in New Zealand. This
is what I also want after I graduate, because New Zealand has been my dream place since
I was a child. I love how panelist Jessa emphasizes instilling consent and respect in
children. Instilling consent and respect as early as possible will be helpful in their own
growth as adults in the future. It teaches the child that their opinions matter and that
they have options. Instilling these two things helps the child to know that each one of us
has boundaries and that boundaries should be respected, as well as to understand that
they have the right to say NO at any time.

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 PART 3: ECEDucation 2023 Insights and Reflections

Choose one intelligence from Howard Gardner’s M.I. and show

the insights you gained from ECEDucation 2023. Elaborate the
things you have realized in the panel discussion in relation to
your journey as an early childhood educator.
ECEDucation 2023 is a big help for us
since it consists of questions that we
formulate, and we get to hear the
answers from different perspectives
of educators. This ECEDucation only
shows that we, as teachers, only
want what is best for a child’s
education. I learned that we should
be flexible and that we can
incorporate other countries
educational practices into our
Filipino educational practices; being
gritful will help us to strive more in
teaching and learning; simple things
matter all the time; technology
literacy for teachers is a must; and
lastly, consent and respect are best
taught at an early age as possible.
With all of these realizations, I think
my journey as an early childhood
educator someday will be much
more knowledgeable, full of smiles,
and smoother.

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