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Before the beginning of the 2008-09 school year, two copies of new Learning Guides for Grades 5 and 6 and Fourth Year will be distributed to schools. In total, there are 41 new guides being printed and sent.

The guides are also available online on the Learning Guide System (LeGS) at http://legs.beam.org.ph/. Select the Search help for guidance on how to search for and download any Learning Guide available there.

The Learning Guide Help menu on LeGS is a valuable resource for teachers who are looking for assistance with the use of the Learning Guides, and as a reference for other educational material related to the guides.

Teachers who attended the summer in-service training will know how to explore the Learning Guides and to develop customized lesson plans from them. It is expected that these teachers will echo the training in the School-Based Learning Groups for the benefit of all other teachers in their schools.

Dr. Wally “Pop” Green seen with Deb Moulton (In-Service Adviser) and some of the BEAM Mathematics Specialists during the recent ARMM Training of Elementary Trainers. Dr. Wally Green, respectfully known as Wally Pop, retired Professor of Mathematics at Edith Cowan University, Western Australia, visited the BEAM project for the fourth successive year recently to offer the benefit of his many years of experience in Mathematics education during the 2008 In-Service Train-the-Trainer program. His advice is keenly sought and appreciated both by the BEAM Subject Specialists and the Mathematics Trainers.

Wally also acts as an expert editor of the BEAM Learning Guides. Distance proves no obstacle as Alma Cifra, Mathematics Subject Manager, sends the Math materials to Wally for his input. Using the Learning Guide System makes the movement of such documents in a controlled manner an easy task.

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Such statement of Dr. Jesus Mateo, DepEd Asst. Secretary for Planning Service and the concurrent EDPITAF Director, bespeaks of the resounding support for the Indigenous Peoples curriculum that has come a long way from way back 2004 when it was conceptualized.

During the forum bearing the theme “Towards a Responsive, Culture-Sensitive and Holistic Basic Education for Indigenous Children” held on April 2, 2008, the prime movers and stakeholders of IP education programs from the public and private sectors converged at the IIPE Center for the formal presentation of the indigenous peoples curriculum spearheaded by the Department of Education with support from the Basic Education Assistance for Mindanao. read more...