DepEd ADVISORY No. 417, s. 2012 In compliance with DepED Order No. 39, s. 2009 this advisory is issued for the information of DepEd officials and personnel (visit DepEd website at www.deped.gov.ph) August 31, 2012

4TH NATIONAL TRI-LEVEL CONFERENCE OF TEACHERS AND EDUCATORS

The Metrobank Foundation, Inc.-Network of Outstanding Teachers and Educators (MBFI- NOTED) will hold its 4th National Tri-Level Conference of Teachers and Educators with the theme “21st Century Skills: K to 12 and Beyond” on September 27-29, 2012 at the Century Park Hotel, Pablo Ocampo Street, Malate, .

The Conference aims to:

1. provide updates and directions for educational innovations in view of the K to 12 educational reform; 2. enhance teaching-learning skills for the 21st century teachers; and 3. promote networking among teachers, educators, academic and academic-related institutions for ensuring support for the K to 12 reform.

The target participants to this activity are school administrators, teacher-practitioners in the kindergarten, elementary, high school and college levels, curriculum and textbook writers, researchers and policy-makers.

Participation of both public and private schools shall be subject to the no-disruption-of- classes policy as stipulated in DepEd Order No. 9, s. 2005 entitled “Instituting Measures to Increase Engaged Time-on-Task and Ensuring Compliance Therewith.”

For more information, interested participants may contact:

Josefina A. Tuazon, RN, DrPH University of the (UP)-Manila Conference Chair c/o Metrobank Foundation, Inc. 15th Floor, Metrobank Plaza, Sen. , City Mobile Phone No.: 0917-800-0587 Telephone Nos.: (02) 898-8898; (02) 898-8855; (02) 898-8856 Telefax Nos.: (02) 818-5656; (02) 750-0837 Trunkline No.: (02) 810-3311 local 2088/2326/2259 E-mail Addresses: [email protected]; [email protected] [email protected]; [email protected]

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