Leonel Bryan U.

Cosmiano - BSEd - IV

SYNTHESIS ON STUDENT TEACHERS’ CONGRESS

“Embrace Teaching”, a catch phrase highlighted during the Virtual Student

Teacher’s Congress which was participated by different Colleges and Universities in
Caraga Region last March 16, 2022 and anchored with a theme: “Embracing Teaching:
Growing in Inquiry, Pedagogy and Technology”. It was hosted by Father Saturnino Urios
University thru PAFTE Caraga. The said congress aimed to equipped and enlightened the
aspiring and future teachers with proper knowledge, skills, passion and values in the
realm of teaching. The activity provided students with various coping mechanisms and
learning approaches in the new normal set-up.

Dr. Corazon M. Mangubat, Regional Chairperson - PAFTE Caraga welcomed the

participants warmly and actively. Various deans, teachers and speakers shared their
thoughts, knowledge and expertise on how to deal with teaching. Dr. Arlyn M. Floreta,
Dean - TEP-FSUU explained the rationale of the Congress. She then emphasized that “In
order to become a teacher, just like other profession is a choice, and with that choice, we
need to hold and fully commit to it whatever it takes”. Subsequently, Dr. Brenda B.
Corpuz, National President - PAFTE delivered her keynote address and explained the
significance of teaching and encouraged everybody to embraced it. According to her,
“teaching is a profession that keeps us forever young, forever learning, and makes us
influence generations. Teachers are professionals who have the power to influence”. She
discussed also the 4M’s of Teaching (Method, Moment(Time), Material and Manpower)
and highlighted that we as teachers must used our time efficiently and effectively in order
to come up with a successful teaching strategy. Afterwards, Engr. Orlando Ritchie R.
Natonton, Program Coordinator, IE, FSUU shared his knowledge and expertise about the
topic “Playing while Learning Designing Technology Driven Game-Based Learning”.
The content of the topic addressed properly to the young and aspiring teaching
professionals that the integration of technology driven recreational activities or “games”
are essential to attain progress in teaching and learning. The morning session ended up
with a presentation of the best three segment demonstration (Motivation, Discussion, and
Application) participated by the selected student interns from different colleges and
universities in Caraga Region.
 The afternoon session kicked-off with an inspirational message by Dr. Celia D.
Andas, VP for Mindanao - PAFTE. Dr. Rita D. Lucas, Dean, School of Education and
Liberal Arts (Music and Social Work) - Centro Escolar University tackled the “Teacher
Presence and Student Engagement in Blended Learning”. She talked through the
importance of teacher presence and student engagement in the Blended Learning.
Simultaneously, an open forum was launched to discussed some issues and concerns of
the Colleges and Universities pertaining to the topics discussed. Afterwards, a series of
research paper presentations was upholded by the selected student interns for evaluation
and perception- taking. Indeed, we were so blessed and honored to participate in this
prestigious event as we enlightened our minds and thoughts that teaching profession
should be embraced and empowered to become a competent agent of change and sharer
of knowledge and expertise.