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Prof. Lindy Lulab of the USEP College of Education clarifying some points about the ATEP during the open forum. The BEAM project and the University of Southeastern Philippines (USEP) recently renewed its partnership in implementing the Accelerated Teacher Education Program (ATEP). Both parties welcomed this development as it is geared towards increasing the pool of qualified and licensed Asatidz to teach Arabic Language and Islamic Values Education (ALIVE) subjects in the public schools.

There are over ninety ATEP grantees to undertake the Bachelor of Elementary Education specializing in Islamic Studies and Arabic Language. USEP will offer the professional education subjects through mixed-mode delivery while the general education subjects will be credited based on the accreditation and equivalency scheme. The specialization subjects are also treated the same way given that the grantees have already passed the qualifying exam (QE) for Arabic Language and Islamic Values, an essential requirement for them to be recommended for the program.

BEAM assists DepEd VI conduct LEaP

Twenty-three Asatidz from Regions VI and VIII celebrated the 4^th of June 2008 with jubilation as they graduated from the 23-day Language Enhancement and Pedagogy (LEaP) training held in Iloilo Grand Hotel, Iloilo City. This training, from the May 12 to June 4, 2008, was successfully conducted through the combined efforts of the BEAM project and DepEd Region VI.

The graduation ceremony was well-attended by DepEd Central, region and division officials, representatives from West Visayas State University and from the BEAM project. Representing Usec. Manaros Boransing, Undersecretary for Mindanao Affairs, was Ms. Genie Mendoza, his executive assistant. Leading the regional office was its very supportive Regional Director, Atty. Victoriano B. Tirol, Jr. and Assistant Regional Director, Dr. Mildred L. Garay. BEAM was represented by Ms. Judy Rola and Ms. Elah Marie E. Abangan, outgoing and incoming Senior Program Management Officer for the Expanded Support to Muslim Education program, respectively. Dr. Beatriz Torno, Director of the Teacher Education Council also graced the event.

The officers of the Association of Teacher Education Institutions in Mindanao (ATEIM) Inc. were inducted into office on May 30, 2008 at D’ Azure Room of Grand Menseng Hotel in Davao City.

ATEIM is an organization of 21 Teacher Education Institutions (TEI) in Regions XI, XII and ARMM represented by their respective presidents/heads. These TEIs were chosen and comprised the core institutions supported by the Philippines-Australia Basic Education Assistance for Mindanao (BEAM) Project to facilitate the review and revision of the existing pre-service teacher education programs in English, Science, Mathematics and in the Practicum or fieldwork. The review involves teacher educators in identifying components that need revision so that Education Curriculum can better prepare future teachers and equip them with expanded content and pupil-centered teaching methodologies in teaching the Revised Basic Education Curriculum (RBEC) in elementary and secondary schools.