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1. HR & Peace Educationin the Secondary Public Schools Toward Strengthening Moro, Lumad & Migrant Settlers Relations (2005-2006)* Philippine Human Rights Information Center (PhilRights) *Funded by theUS Insittute for Peace (USIP)

2. Project Objectives • Develop a teacher training module designed to infuse HR & peace education in formal education curriculum of public secondary schools • Enhance capability of public secondary school teachers to implement the designed modules

3. Project Sites & Reach

4. Project Activitives • Networking with Project Partners & DepEd • Institute for Peace & Development Studies, Southern Christian College (IPDS-SCC), Midsayap, North Cotabato • Department of Education Region 12 • Department of Education, Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) 2. Module Development

5. Project Activitives 3. Three 5-day Trainings on “HR & Peace Integration” • NCR – Pre-testing of First draft of Training Modules • Maguindanao • North Cotabato

6. Contents of 5-day Teacher Training • Topics taken up: • HR concepts and principles • HR instruments • Theories on conflict and peace • Historical roots of Mindanao conflict • Theories and methods on HR & Peace integration

7. Contents of 5-day Teacher Training • Training methods include workshops, role-playing, problem-tree construction, dance & song group dynamics, poem composition, local & indigenous ice-breakers/games • Practicum involving actual lesson plan constructions and teaching demonstration in selected classes on various subjects using the prepared lesson plans.

8. Project Activitives 4.Eight (8) Focused Group Discussions among Teachers/School Administrators/Principals & Students on the Training Modules • Examples of experiences in how HR & peace were integrated in the subjects • Effects on KAS of students, teachers, in and out of school • Identification of enabling and disabling factors in the integration of HR & peace

9. Project Activitives 5. Collection of Progress Reports of Techer Trainees 6. Educators’ Conference: “Kapayapaan at Karapatan sa Aming Paaralan: Paghahabi ng Karanasan” (HR & Peace in Our Schools: Weaving Our Experiences”) • Provide a venue for sharing & exchange of experiences in integrating HR & Peace in various subject areas

10. Project Activitives • Come up w/ assessment of the effects/impact of the Training • Gather feedback on the Training of Trainers Guidebook/Manual, and • Generate ideas on how to move forward

11. Summary of Achievements • 1,000 copies of the Training of Trainers Guidebook “On Integrating Peace & HR in Secondary Education: Towards Strengthening Lumad, Moro & Settler Relations in Mindanao” published & distributed to teacher participants, participating schools, partners, DepEd • Enhanced capability of 94 teachers/school administrators on HR & peace integration

12. Summary of Achievements • Increased knowledge & understanding on HR and situations of tri-people in Mindanao • Increased skills on conflict mediation, teaching & integrating HR & peace in their subjects • Developed positive attitudes toward students, colleagues, other ethnic groups 4. Developed strong interest among participants/educators to seriously undertake HR & Peace Integration in school curricula

13. Summary of Achievements 5. Established partnership with DepEd 6. Established & maintained good relations w/ participating schools

14. Summary of Evaluation Feedback I. Highlights & Key Lessons • Integrating HR & Peace in teaching subjects facilitates learning – making subjects more relevant to day-to-day lives of students. • Effective practice of HR & Peace Integration necessitates mastery of subjects & in-depth understanding of concepts of peace & HR

15. Summary of Evaluation Feedback • Use of vernacular or local dialect/s in discussion enables more students to participate • Effectiveness of integration depends on the strategy/ies employed by teachers • Integrating HR & Peace requires paradigm shift/renewal in terms of how teachers view their subjects, students, teaching strategies & themselves as persons

16. Summary of Evaluation Feedback II. Best Practices Focused on Content • HR & Peace are inherently connected to social sciences; integrating these concepts in Araling Panlipunan (Social Studies) is easy • Integrating HR & Peace in other subject areas may not always be explicit or obvious but still possible • Integrating HR & Peace in subjects other than Social Sciences can be facilitated by using topics as metaphors/symbolisms/parallelisms for topics related to HR & Peace

17. Summary of Evaluation Feedback • Thinking-outside-the-box or expanding imagination & creativity facilitates identification of connections between & among the subjects taught & HR & Peace • There is need to access various available resource materials on HR & Peace & even subjects taught • There is need to develop new resources that can aid in integration of HR & Peace into the various subject areas

18. Summary of Evaluation Feedback • There are different views re: Curricular reforms → Current curriculum needs to be further tested in terms of its effectiveness in relation to integrating HR & Peace into the various subject areas → HR & Peace canb e given emphasis by teaching them as units/topics in the subject of Araling Panlipunan or Social Studies. → HR & Peace can be treated as separate subject

19. Summary of Evaluation Feedback III. Pedagogical Discoveries /Insights on Strategies • There is no singular formula in integrating HR & Peace in teaching various subject areas • Many strategies can be used in integration • Choice of strategy/ies can be influenced by context of the teacher, students, learning environment & their surrounding environment

20. Summary of Evaluation Feedback IV. Methodological Entry Points of HR & Peace Integration • As an ethical principle of teaching & learning , i.e. teaching & learning w/ peace & respect for HR (student rights) • As a relational framework to link lesson into everyday life • As a point for analysis, reflection & application of the topic under study

21. Summary of Evaluation Feedback • As a selection guide in choosing appropriate strategy • As an example to illustrate points being discussed • As a context to constantly ground theoretical learning to practical learning.

22. Summary of Evaluation Feedback V. Recommendations • Urge schools to articulate in their VMG their commitment to uphold peace & HR • Refer to DepEd Memo urging schools to integrate peace & HR in teaching • Look into School Improvement Plan (SIP) as a venue to advocate promotion of HR & Peace • Advocate among different stakeholders ( teachers, school heads, parents, students, community leaders, etc.) the integration of HR & Peace

23. Summary of Evaluation Feedback On Continuing Teacher Education • Undertake refresher courses on Human Rights & Peace • Conduct training of teachers on HR & Peace integration • Undergo gender sensitivity trainings (GST) • Explore integrating HR & Peace as a component of Makabayan, particularly Values Education

24. Summary of Evaluation Feedback • Creation of Distance Learning Courses, i.e. through the Internet, on HR & Peace Integration • Allot one session per week on HR & Peace in all Social Studies subjects • Maximize opportunities to enhance & develop the self, i.e. participate in leadership seminars, advanced management training, religious seminars, etc.

25. Summary of Evaluation Feedback On College Education Course • Include units on HR & Peace in the undergraduate education curriculum • Integrate HR & Peace in the Civil Service VOW • Re-orient NSTP for aspiring teachers towards HR & Peace education • Strengthen HR & Peace component of social sciences, especially in tertiary levels

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