DepEd says August 22 school opening to push through as scheduled (Eagle News) — President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. said that the resumption of face-to-face classes this month (August) would revive the economy amid the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic as he cited enrollment figures of 15.2 million learners for this coming school year. In his weekly vlog, President Marcos said that the full implementation of face-to-face classes would resume as scheduled. This would […]
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DepEd sets up “Learning Continuity Plan” as new normal this school opening; no more traditional classroom set-up
(Eagle News) – The Department of Education (DepEd) said it is preparing for the opening of classes for the next school year on August 24 and addressing challenges brought by the COVID-19 pandemic by setting up what it called the “Learning Continuity Plan.” “As we continue to confront the issues brought about by the pandemic, we in the Department of Education (DepEd) are addressing challenges in the basic education through the Learning Continuity Plan […]
Interactive instrument uses music for child therapy and learning
WARSAW, Poland (Reuters) — The Musicon’s inventor says its rotating drum resembles a giant music box and can be programmed by children to play any melody, while at the same time inspiring them to develop a number of skills other than their musical sense. “Children seek to compose their melody and are not aware that they are learning mathematics, counting, that they have to cooperate with the partner they are playing with,” said its inventor […]
Learning to read in adulthood transforms brain: study
MIAMI, United States (AFP) — A study of women in India who learned to read in their 30s shows the human brain’s incredible capacity to reorganize and transform itself, researchers said Wednesday. Researchers recruited women in India, a country with an illiteracy rate of around 39 percent, to see what they could learn about the areas of the brain devoted to reading. At the start of the study, most of the women could not read […]
MOOC: Managing the Arts offers online further training for Cultural Managers worldwide
From February 2015, Chris Dercon, Director of the Tate Modern in London, will guide the online course Managing the Arts: Marketing for Cultural Organizations for practicing and aspiring cultural managers. Developed by theGoethe-Institut in cooperation with Leuphana University of Lüneburg, the Mentored Open Online Course (MOOC) will be available worldwide for free for interdisciplinary further training. Dates Beginning of registration: 15 January 2015 Course begin: 19 February 2015 Course end: 28 May 2015 Figures Instructors: 17 Cultural institutions: 4 Group […]





