K12 HOLISTIC EDUCATION

Graduates of BEED have a meaningful and comprehensive knowledge of the subject matter that they will teach; can apply a wide range of teaching process skills including curriculum development, lesson planning, materials development, educational assessment, and teaching approaches. They can facilitate learning of diverse types of learners, in diverse types of learning environments, using a wide range of teaching knowledge and skills; can be creative and innovative in thinking of alternative teaching approaches, and evaluate the effectiveness of such approaches in improving student learning; and, above all, are willing and capable to continue learning in order to better fulfill their mission as teachers.

The curriculum for Secondary Education aims to develop high school teachers who can teach in one of these different learning areas in high school — Mathematics, English and Biological Science. Graduates in this Program are teachers who have the basic and higher literacy level of communication, numeracy, critical thinking, and other learning skills needed for higher learning. They have a deep and principled understanding of the learning processes and perform the role of a teacher in facilitating these processes among students. As holistic graduates, they can demonstrate and practice the professional and ethical requirements of the teaching profession.

The Teacher Certificate Program is an 18-unit course for graduates of non-education degrees who want to acquire a license as Professional Teachers and pursue their careers in teaching. The program includes subjects in the professional education component, which are required in order to take the Licensure Examination for Teachers (LET).

This is a four-year program that intends to equip the graduate with skills in the use of computer technology like systems resource management, systems analysis-design, structure programming, software engineering and the like, embracing the different programs and modern software needed in the fast changing technology in communications, advertisement, education and business. It consists of both theoretical instruction and hands-on laboratory hours. Before graduation, students go on a 480-hour internship / practicum.

The Associate in Computer Technology (or ACT) is a short-term course that trains a student in the theory and practice of basic computer skills relative to PC operations, programming, website development, internet operations, etc. The school provides one student to one computer ratio.