Research Initiatives in Teacher Education

Happy Birthday TEC Executive Director V Dr. Jennie V. Jocson! 🎉🎂

The RITE 1 Project Management Team wishes you endless joy and success in all your endeavors.

Bakit nga ba problematic 'yung mataas na staff:school ratio sa mga SDS (Schools Division Office)? Ano ang effect nito sa learning outcomes? 🤔

Magbasa tungkol dito: https://edcom2.gov.ph/house-committee-greenlights-bill-to-decongest-large-deped-school-divisions/

The EDCOM 2 - The Second Congressional Commission on Education flagged systemic issues hampering the success and expansion of the country’s science high schools during a hearing of the House Committee on Basic Education and Culture on Monday. 🔬🧪🥽

While discussing a proposed measure to establish a new national science high school, EDCOM 2 presented findings revealing challenges faced in oversight, funding, and management of these specialized institutions under the DepEd.

Read more: https://edcom2.gov.ph/edcom-2-urges-deped-to-fully-support-science-high-schools/

“𝑇𝐸𝐶 𝑒𝑛𝑣𝑖𝑠𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑠 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡, 𝑓𝑟𝑜𝑚 𝑙𝑜𝑐𝑎𝑙 𝑡𝑜 𝑛𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑎𝑙 𝑙𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑙𝑠 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑓𝑟𝑜𝑚 𝑖𝑛𝑑𝑖𝑣𝑖𝑑𝑢𝑎𝑙 𝑡𝑜 𝑜𝑟𝑔𝑎𝑛𝑖𝑧𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑎𝑙 𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑒𝑎𝑟𝑐ℎ 𝑖𝑛𝑖𝑡𝑖𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑣𝑒𝑠, 𝑎𝑙𝑙 𝑒𝑓𝑓𝑜𝑟𝑡𝑠 𝑎𝑟𝑒 𝑠𝑦𝑠𝑡𝑒𝑚𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑐𝑎𝑙𝑙𝑦 𝑎𝑛𝑐ℎ𝑜𝑟𝑒𝑑 𝑡𝑜 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑁𝑇𝐸𝑅𝐴. 𝑇ℎ𝑖𝑠 𝑠𝑦𝑠𝑡𝑒𝑚𝑖𝑐 𝑎𝑝𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑎𝑐ℎ 𝑒𝑛𝑠𝑢𝑟𝑒𝑠 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑒𝑎𝑟𝑐ℎ 𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑝𝑜𝑛𝑑𝑠 𝑡𝑜 𝑝𝑟𝑖𝑜𝑟𝑖𝑡𝑦 𝑎𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑠 𝑛𝑒𝑒𝑑𝑒𝑑 𝑡𝑜 𝑒𝑛ℎ𝑎𝑛𝑐𝑒 𝑡𝑒𝑎𝑐ℎ𝑒𝑟 𝑞𝑢𝑎𝑙𝑖𝑡𝑦 𝑎𝑐𝑟𝑜𝑠𝑠 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑓𝑒𝑠𝑠𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑎𝑙 𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑡𝑖𝑛𝑢𝑢𝑚.”

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐓𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐄𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐀𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐚 (𝐍𝐓𝐄𝐑𝐀) 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔–𝟐𝟎𝟑𝟎 𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐚 𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐜 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐝𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧—𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐜𝐨𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞, 𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐯𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐭 𝐚𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐬 𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐞𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬.

📖 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗹 𝗽𝗮𝗽𝗲𝗿 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲:
https://tec.gov.ph/discussion-paper

📥 𝗩𝗶𝗲𝘄 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗡𝗧𝗘𝗥𝗔 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲–𝟮𝟬𝟯𝟬 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗮 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗼𝗽𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲:
https://tec.gov.ph/ntera-2026-2030/



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𝘾𝙤𝙣𝙜𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙪𝙡𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨 𝙏15 𝙉𝙏𝙀𝙍𝘼 𝙂𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙥! 👏

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National Teacher Education Research Agenda (NTERA) 2026–2030

The Teacher Education Council, in partnership with Philippine Normal University–Manila, spearheaded the development of the National Teacher Education Research Agenda (NTERA) 2026–2030, one of the twelve (12) research projects under the Research Initiatives in Teacher Education (RITE) Program during its first year of implementation. The project was implemented from November to December during the first year of RITE.

NTERA 2026–2030 responds to Pillar 4 of the Teacher Education Roadmap 2035 by providing a unified and forward-looking framework that guides teacher education research toward policy relevance, equity, and future readiness. It aims to align scholarly work, research funding, and institutional initiatives with national education priorities and emerging societal challenges.

The agenda is organized around five priority research areas:
(1) Standards, Governance, and Equity in Teacher Education Reform;
(2) Inclusive and Context-Responsive Education for Equity and Well-Being;
(3) Transformative and Inclusive Teacher Education for Equitable, Culturally Rooted, and Future-Ready Learning;
(4) Digital Education for the Future; and
(5) Education for Health, Sustainability, and Inclusive Economic Development.

Through these areas, NTERA provides a coherent national roadmap to support teacher education institutions, researchers, and policymakers in generating evidence that informs reforms, strengthens teacher preparation and development, and advances inclusive and sustainable education.

The NTERA 2026-2030 is now available on the TEC website and can be accessed by TEI and fellow researchers, subject to TEC guidelines and proper attribution to the authors. Please visit https://tec.gov.ph/ntera-2026-2030/ for more information.

𝘾𝙤𝙣𝙜𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙪𝙡𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨 𝙏22 𝙏𝙧𝙖𝙘𝙚𝙧 𝙎𝙩𝙪𝙙𝙮 𝙏𝙚𝙖𝙢! 👏

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Tracer Study Instrument of Teacher Education Institutions (TEIs) in the Philippines

Under the research priority areas of the Teacher Education Council (TEC), a tracer instrument was developed to measure the success of teacher education programs based on the employability and placement of teacher education graduates. The study, led by Dr. Elvira Chua of the Philippine Normal University–Mindanao and Dr. Louie B. Dasas of the University of Santo Tomas, produced a standardized tracer tool under TEC’s Research Initiatives in Teacher Education (RITE) 1.

The instrument enables Teacher Education Institutions (TEIs) to collect national data on graduates across four major areas: 1) employment, 2) relevance of teaching and professional competencies, 3) institutional support programs, and 4) graduate profiles. These data provide TEIs and researchers with opportunities to inform policy-making and enhance teacher education programs.

The tracer instrument is freely available on the TEC website and can be accessed by TEIs, subject to TEC guidelines and proper attribution to the authors. Please visit https://tec.gov.ph/te-tracer-study-instrument/ for more information.

📣REMINDER📣

To all RITE 1 teams, please be reminded that the submission of final and completed research reports is until 𝗝𝗮𝗻𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝟯𝟬, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 only. For clarifications and concerns, kindly reach out to us at [email protected]

RU | TEC and PMT: Project Completion and Last Tranche Requirements
TEC discussed the project closing requirements including the submission of final outputs, and documentary requirements for the release of last tranche.

IN PHOTOS: Deputy Executive Director Dr. Neil Vincent Sandoval, Dr. Adrian Lawrence Carvajal, Ms. Dannah Erika Torres, and Mr. Mark Berou of Teacher Education Council

“𝑇𝐸𝐶 𝑒𝑛𝑣𝑖𝑠𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑠 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑠 𝑡𝑟𝑎𝑐𝑒𝑟 𝑠𝑡𝑢𝑑𝑦 𝑖𝑛𝑠𝑡𝑟𝑢𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝑏𝑒 𝑢𝑠𝑒𝑑 𝑏𝑦 𝑎𝑙𝑙 𝑇𝐸𝐼𝑠 𝑖𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑐𝑜𝑢𝑛𝑡𝑟𝑦, 𝑒𝑛𝑠𝑢𝑟𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑠𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑒𝑛𝑐𝑦 𝑎𝑐𝑟𝑜𝑠𝑠 𝑖𝑛𝑠𝑡𝑖𝑡𝑢𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑠 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑚𝑎𝑘𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑑𝑎𝑡𝑎 𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑝𝑎𝑟𝑎𝑏𝑙𝑒 𝑎𝑐𝑟𝑜𝑠𝑠 𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑔𝑟𝑎𝑚𝑠, 𝑖𝑛𝑠𝑡𝑖𝑡𝑢𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑠, 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑎𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑠, 𝑖𝑛 𝑜𝑟𝑑𝑒𝑟 𝑡𝑜 𝑎𝑟𝑟𝑖𝑣𝑒 𝑎𝑡 𝑎 𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑝𝑟𝑒ℎ𝑒𝑛𝑠𝑖𝑣𝑒, ℎ𝑜𝑙𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑖𝑐, 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑟𝑒𝑙𝑖𝑎𝑏𝑙𝑒 𝑛𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑎𝑙 𝑑𝑎𝑡𝑎 𝑜𝑛 𝑡𝑒𝑎𝑐ℎ𝑒𝑟 𝑒𝑑𝑢𝑐𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑔𝑟𝑎𝑑𝑢𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑠.”

The latest Discussion Paper 2025-07, “Teacher Education Tracer Study Instrument for Philippine TEIs,” underscores the value of a unified, reliable approach to tracking teacher education graduates. It highlights how a standardized tracer study instrument can strengthen institutional planning, curriculum reforms, and support programs—while contributing to a comprehensive national database for teacher education.

📖𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗹 𝗽𝗮𝗽𝗲𝗿 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲:
https://tec.gov.ph/discussion-paper

📥𝗗𝗼𝘄𝗻𝗹𝗼𝗮𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗘𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗲𝗿 𝗦𝘁𝘂𝗱𝘆 𝗜𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲:
https://tec.gov.ph/te-tracer-study-instrument/



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📣Heads up Project Leaders!

The submission of RITE 1 liquidation reports and payment requests is only until 𝗝𝗮𝗻𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝟭𝟱, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲.

🔷Collaborating institutions must submit their 𝙡𝙞𝙦𝙪𝙞𝙙𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙧𝙚𝙥𝙤𝙧𝙩𝙨 on or before the said date.
🔷Teams from PNU must submit their 𝙧𝙚𝙦𝙪𝙚𝙨𝙩 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙥𝙖𝙮𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙨 on or before January 15, 2026.

For inquiries, please do not hesitate to contact us at [email protected].

RITE Now: All of the RITE 1 Project Teams have submitted their final reports. 📨📩

This signifies the collaborative effort demonstrated throughout the project.

Congratulations and happy holidays!