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By RIO ROSE RIBAYA
To encourage more teachers to exemplify leadership and
commitment to science education, theDepartment of Science and
Technology (DOST) increased the prize for the winner of the
secondGawad Leadership and Innovations for Development Relevant to
Science Education (Gawad Lider).
Dr. Ester Ogena, director of DOST's Science Education Institute
(SEI), said higher stakes to make theannual award more prestigious
will entice more people to come out and nominate individuals
andinstitutions who have contributed to the betterment of science
education in the country.
Any head of an institution, community leaders, organization or
individuals may nominate anindividual or institution or
organization for the Gawad Lider awards, Ogena said.
Exemplary Leadership Award is conferred to individuals and
institutions or organization that haveconsistently demonstrated
leadership qualities leading to improvements in the field of
education in thescience education, which have generated nationwide
impact, she explained.
Ogena added that nominees for the Exemplary Leadership in the
individual and institution categoryshould have demonstrated
sustained leadership capability through the conduct of a project
withsignificant impact on education in the sciences.
The nominee in the Individual Category of the Exemplary
Leadership Award should have led theimplementation of a program or
project for at least five years, she noted.
On the other hand, the Innovation Award is given to an
individual or institution for the introduction ofa technology-based
innovation that benefits education in the science, she added.
Ogena explained that any individual or organization, who has
introduced a technology-based innovationand has successfully used
or adopted these innovations that contributed to the advancement
ofeducation in the sciences may be nominated for the Innovation
Award.
She clarified that any development or enhancement of devices,
equipment, gadgets, tools, or productsor procedures that resulted
in greater effectiveness and higher efficiency in teaching and
learning in thesciences could be seen as an innovation.
Nomination and application forms may be obtained from the SEI
office and at the DOST RegionalOffices. Deadline of submission of
nomination is on January 15, 2010 at the DOST Regional
OfficesandJanuary 31, 2010 at the SEI office.
The awarding of the winners will be conducted during the
celebration of the National Science and
Technology Week in July next year. (Rio Rose Ribaya)
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