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Heidi Macahilig
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Beyond compliance: Rethinking the rubric for Teacher Education Centers of Excellence
by Heidi Macahilig - May 30, 2026 - 5:51pm
The proposed rubric for assessing Teacher Education Centers of Excellence represents an important shift in how excellence is imagined in Philippine teacher education.
General education needs reform, but not its own dismantling
by Heidi Macahilig - May 8, 2026 - 11:59am
If General Education is compressed into a small set of competency-driven courses, students may move more quickly into professional programs. But education is not a conveyor belt.
When universities speak only one language
by Heidi Macahilig - April 18, 2026 - 3:23pm
We have lost count of how many times we have heard this from students: “Ma’am, I understand it—but I can’t explain it well in English.”
Stuck on the ladder: Rethinking teacher career progression in DepEd
by Heidi Macahilig - September 27, 2025 - 4:10pm
In the Philippines, the Department of Education has long promised teachers a structured career ladder that begins with Teacher I and culminates either in the Master Teacher track for those who wish to deepen their...
DepEd move to drop GE subjects undermines mission of higher education
by Heidi Macahilig - July 26, 2025 - 4:17pm
The Department of Education’s proposal to remove Art Appreciation, The Contemporary World and Ethics from the college curriculum and shift them to Senior High School is a dangerous step backward.
The blind spot of the reframed teacher education curriculum
by Heidi Macahilig - June 29, 2025 - 2:18pm
On May 27, 2025, the Teacher Education Council approved a “reframed” set of Professional Education Courses for pre-service teachers.
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