The characters to be included in the 25 Best Loved Book Characters exhibit on July 15 are as follows:
1. Chenelyn
2. Ampalaya
3. Pilo
4. Filemon
5. Juan Tamad
6. Raquel
7. Rosamistica
8. Barumbadong Bus
9. Emang Engkantada
10. Mahiyaing Manok
11. Pandakotyong
12. Mariang Alimango
13. Ibong Adarna
14. Carancal
15. Butsiki
16. Duwende
17. Mateo
18. Pilandok
19. Pagong at Matsing
20. Peles
21. Langgam at Tipaklong
22. Mariang Sinukuan
23. Og Uhog
24. Lola (Pambihirang Buhok)
25. Tiktaktok at Pikpakbum
Now here's the challenge: Can you identify the authors who created them? How many can authors can you identify with their respective book characters? Post a comment or a reply! Coffee is on me for the first person to get the most correct answers!
Thursday, June 26, 2008
Wednesday, June 25, 2008
The Silver Lining On Philippine Children's Literature
The PBBY is celebrating its silver anniversary with a host of activities for children’s literature enthusiasts:
National Children’s Book Day Ceremonies/
Awarding of the 2008 PBBY-Salanga & 2008 PBBY-Alcala Prizes
July 15, Cultural Center of the Philippines
The annual ceremonies celebrating National Children’s Book Day, in commemoration of the publication of Jose Rizal’s Monkey and the Turtle in Trubner’s Oriental, shall once again happen at the CCP. The ceremonies include the announcement of new books coming out in 2008, courtesy of the country’s leading children’s book publishers; the awarding of this year’s Salanga and Alcala; and, the induction of new PBBY members.
25 Best-Loved Children’s Book Characters Exhibit
July 15-22, Atrium, CCP
September 12-16, SMX
After surveying hundreds of Filipino children, here is an exhibit of life-size sculptures of the 25 best-loved children’s book characters. The sculptures are done by members of Ang Ilustrador ng Kabataan (Ang InK).
PBBY-NBDB Salaysayan 2008
Eliminations:1-5 pm, September 14, MIBF Stage Area, SMX
Grand Finals: 1-3 pm, September 16, MIBF Stage Area, SMX
Open to both professional and amateur storytellers, Salaysayan is a storytelling contest which aims to promote a love for reading and a return to our oral tradition. Salaysayan is a joint undertaking between PBBY, National Book Development Board (NBDB) and Alitaptap Storytellers Philippines.
25 Author Visits
July
Throughout the year, 25 schools will be visited by their favorite children’s book authors. The visits are a joint project between PBBY and the members of Kuwentista ng mga Tsikiting (Kuting).
Museo Pambata Activities
July, Museo Pambata
To celebrate our silver year, Museo Pambata has lined up the following activities: Pop Stories Exhibit; an opinion corner for child visitors; a book donation corner; and a cosplay day where people can dress up as their favorite children’s book characters!
Workshops at the Manila International Book Fair
September 13-15, SMX Function Rooms
The PBBY offers the following workshops at SMX during the Manila International Book Fair:
A Thumbnail History of Children’s Literature in the Philippines
A lecture to be delivered by Prof. Lina Diaz de Rivera
9-12 noon, September 13, Meeting Room 8, SMX
25 Ways to Entice Children with Stories
A workshop on storytelling; Facilitator: Manolo Silayan
1-4 pm, September 13, Meeting Room 8, SMX
Library Magic
-25 Steps to Building a Mobile Library
-25 Ways to Survive and Thrive: Managing Change in Libraries
-Setting Up Children’s Libraries
Facilitators: Nina-Lim Yuson, Zarah Gagatiga, PLAI
9-5 pm, September 13, Meeting Room 9, SMX
Tong Tong Tong: Tinig, Tunog, at Talino ng Tulang Pambata
Facilitator: c/o Linangan ng Imahen, Retorika at Anyo (LIRA)
9-12 noon,September 14, Meeting Room 9, SMX
Creating Effective Visuals for Children’s Books
Facilitator: Totet de Jesus
1-4 pm, September 14, Meeting Room 9, SMX
Reading, Responding and Reviewing
A workshop on reviewing children’s literature; Facilitator: Neni Sta.Romana-Cruz
1-4 pm, September 15, Meeting Room 9, SMX
National Children’s Book Day Ceremonies/
Awarding of the 2008 PBBY-Salanga & 2008 PBBY-Alcala Prizes
July 15, Cultural Center of the Philippines
The annual ceremonies celebrating National Children’s Book Day, in commemoration of the publication of Jose Rizal’s Monkey and the Turtle in Trubner’s Oriental, shall once again happen at the CCP. The ceremonies include the announcement of new books coming out in 2008, courtesy of the country’s leading children’s book publishers; the awarding of this year’s Salanga and Alcala; and, the induction of new PBBY members.
25 Best-Loved Children’s Book Characters Exhibit
July 15-22, Atrium, CCP
September 12-16, SMX
After surveying hundreds of Filipino children, here is an exhibit of life-size sculptures of the 25 best-loved children’s book characters. The sculptures are done by members of Ang Ilustrador ng Kabataan (Ang InK).
PBBY-NBDB Salaysayan 2008
Eliminations:1-5 pm, September 14, MIBF Stage Area, SMX
Grand Finals: 1-3 pm, September 16, MIBF Stage Area, SMX
Open to both professional and amateur storytellers, Salaysayan is a storytelling contest which aims to promote a love for reading and a return to our oral tradition. Salaysayan is a joint undertaking between PBBY, National Book Development Board (NBDB) and Alitaptap Storytellers Philippines.
25 Author Visits
July
Throughout the year, 25 schools will be visited by their favorite children’s book authors. The visits are a joint project between PBBY and the members of Kuwentista ng mga Tsikiting (Kuting).
Museo Pambata Activities
July, Museo Pambata
To celebrate our silver year, Museo Pambata has lined up the following activities: Pop Stories Exhibit; an opinion corner for child visitors; a book donation corner; and a cosplay day where people can dress up as their favorite children’s book characters!
Workshops at the Manila International Book Fair
September 13-15, SMX Function Rooms
The PBBY offers the following workshops at SMX during the Manila International Book Fair:
A Thumbnail History of Children’s Literature in the Philippines
A lecture to be delivered by Prof. Lina Diaz de Rivera
9-12 noon, September 13, Meeting Room 8, SMX
25 Ways to Entice Children with Stories
A workshop on storytelling; Facilitator: Manolo Silayan
1-4 pm, September 13, Meeting Room 8, SMX
Library Magic
-25 Steps to Building a Mobile Library
-25 Ways to Survive and Thrive: Managing Change in Libraries
-Setting Up Children’s Libraries
Facilitators: Nina-Lim Yuson, Zarah Gagatiga, PLAI
9-5 pm, September 13, Meeting Room 9, SMX
Tong Tong Tong: Tinig, Tunog, at Talino ng Tulang Pambata
Facilitator: c/o Linangan ng Imahen, Retorika at Anyo (LIRA)
9-12 noon,September 14, Meeting Room 9, SMX
Creating Effective Visuals for Children’s Books
Facilitator: Totet de Jesus
1-4 pm, September 14, Meeting Room 9, SMX
Reading, Responding and Reviewing
A workshop on reviewing children’s literature; Facilitator: Neni Sta.Romana-Cruz
1-4 pm, September 15, Meeting Room 9, SMX
Tuesday, June 24, 2008
PRC Librarian of The Year (2007)
Congratulations to Dir. Lourdes T. David of the Rizal Library, Ateneo de Manila University for being conferred by the Philippine Regulations Commission (PRC) as the Outstanding Professional Librarian of 2007.Ma'am Lou has touched many lives of students and professionals in the field of library science, information technology and academic research. I would not have pursued the inkling to try IT and its applications to pedagogy if not for her mentoring and tutelage way back in the late 90's. I could still remember the term paper I wrote for in her MA class, LIS 260. It was about Computer Aided Instruction (CAI). Little does she know that every time I write a professional article, essay or paper on library and information science, on IT and its use in pedagogy, I close my eyes and think of her many advice. When faced with challenges and crises in library management, her words of wisdom come to mind and I become hopeful, yet again. Salamat po, Ma'am Lou!
I wish her the best, good health and many more years to inspire young librarians and IT professionals to grow in their chosen field of expertise.
Photo courtesy of The Filipino Librarian.
Thursday, June 19, 2008
Raising Readers
Adarna House is once again, stretching its wings to serve a wider base of demographics. It now has an events and training wing for parents, teachers and librarians. Check the website, Masayang Magbasa, to find out more.
In their Raising Readers Seminar Workshop this coming July, Adarna House sets its eyes particularly on the development of libraries. And boy, do they have a lot in store for librarians!
In their Raising Readers Seminar Workshop this coming July, Adarna House sets its eyes particularly on the development of libraries. And boy, do they have a lot in store for librarians!
Wednesday, June 11, 2008
SCBWI interview with Neni Sta. Romana Cruz
Reviewing & Critiquing Children's Books: An Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI) interview with Neni Sta. Romana Cruz
Neni is a children's book reviewer, a children's book author, a journalist, an educator, a PBBY member, Sa Aklat Sisikat
trustee, and Advisory Board member of SCBWI Philasia.
What's with book reviews? Where do they belong in the scheme of things? What's a good book review? A bad one? Do book
reviews help at all? How? What about critiques, what's the difference? Do they help, can they also do harm, and how? What are some of the good and bad practices in book reviews? How should children's writers and illustrators treat good or bad reviews of their books?
These are just some of the questions we might ask Neni on Monday, June 16. See you there!
When : 6 to 8 pm Monday 2008 June 16
Where : McCafe at Greenbelt 1, Paseo de Roxas, Makati
right in front of AIM (Asian Institute of Management)
Host : Society of Children's Book Writers & Illustrators
This activity is open to members and non-members,
to published and unpublished children's writers and
illustrators, and anyone who has a keen interest in
children's literature.
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6 to 6:30 pm - Roundtable introductions, Booktalk, Q&A
6:30 to 8 pm - Reviewing & Critiquing Children's Books
8 pm up - (Optional) Roundtable discussion, more Q&A
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Neni is a children's book reviewer, a children's book author, a journalist, an educator, a PBBY member, Sa Aklat Sisikat
trustee, and Advisory Board member of SCBWI Philasia.
What's with book reviews? Where do they belong in the scheme of things? What's a good book review? A bad one? Do book
reviews help at all? How? What about critiques, what's the difference? Do they help, can they also do harm, and how? What are some of the good and bad practices in book reviews? How should children's writers and illustrators treat good or bad reviews of their books?
These are just some of the questions we might ask Neni on Monday, June 16. See you there!
When : 6 to 8 pm Monday 2008 June 16
Where : McCafe at Greenbelt 1, Paseo de Roxas, Makati
right in front of AIM (Asian Institute of Management)
Host : Society of Children's Book Writers & Illustrators
This activity is open to members and non-members,
to published and unpublished children's writers and
illustrators, and anyone who has a keen interest in
children's literature.
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
6 to 6:30 pm - Roundtable introductions, Booktalk, Q&A
6:30 to 8 pm - Reviewing & Critiquing Children's Books
8 pm up - (Optional) Roundtable discussion, more Q&A
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Sunday, June 8, 2008
Sa Muling Paglipad Ng Ibong Mandaragit
Magtatagalog ako. Sa unang pagkakataon sa blog na ito, magsusulat ako ng post gamit ang Inang Wika. Tutal, Araw ng Kalayaan sa Hunyo 12, Huwebes kaya napapanahon. Ngayon pa lang, hihingi na ako ng paumanhin sa mga alagad ng Wikang Filipino, lalo na sa mga purista, kung mababasa nila itong post na ito at mapuna na marami akong mali at kakulangan sa paggamit ng wikang ito. Sa kasamaang palad, ang kasanayan ko sa pagsusulat sa wikang Tagalog ay nangangalawang na. Palibhasa, sa kolehiyo pa lang, Taglish na ang nakagawiaang kong pamamaraan ng komunikasyon.
Pero, susubukin kong muling ipahayag ang ilang kuro-kuro at mga opinyon tungkol sa blog post ni Sassy Lawyer sa aklat ni Amado V. Hernandez. Syempre, marami na ang nagreact at nagbigay ng kung ano-anong puna at opinion. Hindi ko naman binasa lahat. Namili lang ako. At syempre, yung kay Sassy Lawyer ang pinagtuunan ko ng pansin sapagkat, sa kanyang blog nagsimula ang lahat. Kung mabibiro ko lang si Connie Veneracion, sasabihin ko sa kanya, "So your name begins with C. C for Connie. C for controversy!" Ano kaya ang kanyang response?
Una sa lahat, naiintindihan ko ang pinangagalingan ni Connie. Nagbigay siya ng critique sa nobela bilang isang magulang na nagtuturo sa kanyang anak na maintindihan ito.
Magulang din ako na may dalawang anak. Yung panganay, mahilig namang magbasa. Magsisimula na siya sa ika-limang baitang at natapos na niya ang Harry Potter Book 3 nitong bakasyon lamang. Bukod sa Harry Potter, nagbabasa din siya ng mga aklat pambata na nailathala ng Adarna House at Tahanan Books. Mga maiikling kwento ang binabasa niya at itong mga aklat na ito ay naaayon sa kanyang edad, karanasan at kasanayan sa pagbabasa. Syanga pala, lalaki ang panganay namin. Bilang isang guro at librarian, ginagabayan ko siya sa pagpili at paghahanap ng mga babasahin na gusto niya. Mahalaga na may participation ang bata sa choices niya sa buhay maliit man o malaking bagay. Nagulat na nga lamang ako nung Marso nang sabihin niya na gusto na niyang basahin ang Harry Potter 3. Ang ibig sabihin nito, handa na siya sa materyal ni JK Rowling. Natutuwa din ako pagkinukwento niya sa akin ang mga aklat na nabasa niya na sinulat ng mga Filipinong Manunulat ng Panitikang Pambata. Paborito niya sina Augie Rivera at Dr. Luis Gatmaitan.
Ganyan kami sa bahay. Mahalaga sa akin ang pagbabasa. Reader din ako kaya gusto kong lumaking readers ang aking mga anak. Yung bunsong babae, ay, kakaiba siya! Isang araw, magsusulat na lang ako ng post ko tungkol sa kanyang pagbabasa.
Ngayon, ano ang kinalaman ng mga anak ko sa controversy ni Connie? Malaki sapagkat, tulad ni Connie, concerned ako sa binabasa at babasahin ng aking mga anak. Tulad ni Connie, concerned din ako sa pag-aaral at pagkatuto ng aking mga anak.
Ang mga required reading sa paaralan ay hindi magulang ang pumipili kundi ang mga guro na may sinusundang gabay na learning competencies, subject matter guides, scope and sequence, etc. Madalas, ang mga babasahin ay pinipili ayon sa set of goals and objectives na dapat matutunan ng mag-aaral.
Kung sino man ang pumili ng Ibong Mandaragit bilang babasahin sa 3rd year high school, ay dapat na-consider ang contexto, experience at kasanayan sa pagunawa ng wikang Filipino ng teenager na babasa nito. Eh ano ba ang binabasa ng isang 15 or 16 years old na high school student? Bakit sa dami ng contemporary literature sa Filipino, Ibong Mandaragit pa? Baka mas magenjoy pa sila kung chick lit ang babasahin. O di kaya, yung anthology ng KUTING na pinamagatang Bagets: A Collection of 16 Filipino Stories (English and Filipino) for Young Adults. Ay, nagsingit na ako ng agenda! Hahaha!
Anyhoo, may magandang objective ang mga guro kung bakit Ibong Mandaragit ang piniling babasahin. Hindi ito masama. Lahat naman ng gurong magtuturo, may mabuting intensyon. Pero, may pamamaraan din kung paano maiintindihan ng isang bagets ng henerasyong ito ang obra ni Ka Amado. Tungkol sa World War 2 at Japanese Occupation ang nobela. Maraming mapupulot na aral at values ang kabataang babasa nito. Malaki din ang role ng wika para maintindihan at ma-appreciate ang nobela. Kung maraming mahihirap at malalalim na Tagalog sa nobela, kinakailangan na ma-unlock ang mga kahulugan at contexto nito. Nagawa kaya ito ng guro ng anak ni Connie?
Ang guro kaya ng anak ni Connie ay naghanda ng Pre-Reading activties upang lubusang ihanda ang mambabasa sa obra ni Ka Amado? Mayroon kayang purpose for reading na inilatag sa babasa ng Ibong Mandaragit bago pa man basahin ito? Hindi biro-biro ang nobelang ito. Kailangan ng amatinding preparasyon ng gurong magtuturo nito upang ma-enjoy at magkaroon ng enlightenment at transfer of insight ang bagets na babasa nito. Isa pa, habang nagbabasa o binabasa ng bagets ang Ibong Mandaragit, may mga techniques at strategies kayang ibinigay para tuluyang maunawaan ang chapters? Kung may balakid sa pangunawa, paano naipatag ang pagkabagabag sa isip ng mambabasa ang mga ito? Kung may mga tanong, paano nasagot at sinagot ang mga ito?
Take note na may iba't ibang level ang comprehension kaya dapat, ang heirarchy of questions ay sumusunod sa order of thinking. Pwedeng simulan sa literal, papuntang inferetual, pataas sa critical at magtatapos as creative thinking. Maari din na i-funnel ang pagtatanong para mahasang mag-isip at maintindihan ang mga complicated na themes, motives of charcaters ng nobela. Pwed din magkaroon ng lifting sa pagtatanong tungkol sa mga aspeto ng nobela upang maitaas ang antas ng pag-iisip ukol sa mga isyu na pinaguusapan sa nobela.
Baka naman, pinabasa lang ang Ibong Mandaragit sa mag-aaral at nagbigay lang ng guide questions.Or, book report kaya ito? Independent reading?
Kung tutuusin, kailangan pa ng closure activities or After Reading para ma-clarify ang mga naiwang tanong sa isip ng mag-aaral. O di kaya, makagawa sila ng activity na magbibigay motivation upang makagawa rin ang mag-aaral ng response sa literature na binasa.
Mayroon kasing tinatawag na Psychology of Reading. Dito makikita ang relasyon ng text, reader at writer. May interaction na nangyayari pag na-encounter ng reader ang text ng writer. Madalas, doon nangyayari ang magic of reading. Kung walang magic, walang comprehension. Ang wikang ginamit ay maaring balakid sa pangunawa. Nandyan din ang schema at prior knowledge na tinatawag. Ang child reader at ang tinatwag na Young Adult reader (age 13-18) ay kinakailangan pang mabigyang gabay sa pagbabasa ng literatura. Dadating ang panahon na hindi na nila kailangan ng gabay. If reading is psychological, it is also developmental. Dadating ang panahon na ang kailangan nila ay kabahagi sa pagbabasa. P
Kung hindi naihanda ang teenager na babasa ng obrang ito, talaga naman, kahit ako ang magulang ng teenager ay magrereklamo. Sabi nga ni Von Totanes, a complaint is a gift. Kahit sinong magulang ay magkocomplain kung walang preparasyong inihanda para sa bata upang matutunan at masiyahan sa aklat na binabasa. Pero, may mapupulot tayong lahat sa (complain at) controversy na ito.
Sa Hunyo 12, ipagdiwang natin ang ating kalayaan! Magbasa at maging malaya!
Pero, susubukin kong muling ipahayag ang ilang kuro-kuro at mga opinyon tungkol sa blog post ni Sassy Lawyer sa aklat ni Amado V. Hernandez. Syempre, marami na ang nagreact at nagbigay ng kung ano-anong puna at opinion. Hindi ko naman binasa lahat. Namili lang ako. At syempre, yung kay Sassy Lawyer ang pinagtuunan ko ng pansin sapagkat, sa kanyang blog nagsimula ang lahat. Kung mabibiro ko lang si Connie Veneracion, sasabihin ko sa kanya, "So your name begins with C. C for Connie. C for controversy!" Ano kaya ang kanyang response?
Una sa lahat, naiintindihan ko ang pinangagalingan ni Connie. Nagbigay siya ng critique sa nobela bilang isang magulang na nagtuturo sa kanyang anak na maintindihan ito.
Magulang din ako na may dalawang anak. Yung panganay, mahilig namang magbasa. Magsisimula na siya sa ika-limang baitang at natapos na niya ang Harry Potter Book 3 nitong bakasyon lamang. Bukod sa Harry Potter, nagbabasa din siya ng mga aklat pambata na nailathala ng Adarna House at Tahanan Books. Mga maiikling kwento ang binabasa niya at itong mga aklat na ito ay naaayon sa kanyang edad, karanasan at kasanayan sa pagbabasa. Syanga pala, lalaki ang panganay namin. Bilang isang guro at librarian, ginagabayan ko siya sa pagpili at paghahanap ng mga babasahin na gusto niya. Mahalaga na may participation ang bata sa choices niya sa buhay maliit man o malaking bagay. Nagulat na nga lamang ako nung Marso nang sabihin niya na gusto na niyang basahin ang Harry Potter 3. Ang ibig sabihin nito, handa na siya sa materyal ni JK Rowling. Natutuwa din ako pagkinukwento niya sa akin ang mga aklat na nabasa niya na sinulat ng mga Filipinong Manunulat ng Panitikang Pambata. Paborito niya sina Augie Rivera at Dr. Luis Gatmaitan.
Ganyan kami sa bahay. Mahalaga sa akin ang pagbabasa. Reader din ako kaya gusto kong lumaking readers ang aking mga anak. Yung bunsong babae, ay, kakaiba siya! Isang araw, magsusulat na lang ako ng post ko tungkol sa kanyang pagbabasa.
Ngayon, ano ang kinalaman ng mga anak ko sa controversy ni Connie? Malaki sapagkat, tulad ni Connie, concerned ako sa binabasa at babasahin ng aking mga anak. Tulad ni Connie, concerned din ako sa pag-aaral at pagkatuto ng aking mga anak.
Ang mga required reading sa paaralan ay hindi magulang ang pumipili kundi ang mga guro na may sinusundang gabay na learning competencies, subject matter guides, scope and sequence, etc. Madalas, ang mga babasahin ay pinipili ayon sa set of goals and objectives na dapat matutunan ng mag-aaral.
Kung sino man ang pumili ng Ibong Mandaragit bilang babasahin sa 3rd year high school, ay dapat na-consider ang contexto, experience at kasanayan sa pagunawa ng wikang Filipino ng teenager na babasa nito. Eh ano ba ang binabasa ng isang 15 or 16 years old na high school student? Bakit sa dami ng contemporary literature sa Filipino, Ibong Mandaragit pa? Baka mas magenjoy pa sila kung chick lit ang babasahin. O di kaya, yung anthology ng KUTING na pinamagatang Bagets: A Collection of 16 Filipino Stories (English and Filipino) for Young Adults. Ay, nagsingit na ako ng agenda! Hahaha!
Anyhoo, may magandang objective ang mga guro kung bakit Ibong Mandaragit ang piniling babasahin. Hindi ito masama. Lahat naman ng gurong magtuturo, may mabuting intensyon. Pero, may pamamaraan din kung paano maiintindihan ng isang bagets ng henerasyong ito ang obra ni Ka Amado. Tungkol sa World War 2 at Japanese Occupation ang nobela. Maraming mapupulot na aral at values ang kabataang babasa nito. Malaki din ang role ng wika para maintindihan at ma-appreciate ang nobela. Kung maraming mahihirap at malalalim na Tagalog sa nobela, kinakailangan na ma-unlock ang mga kahulugan at contexto nito. Nagawa kaya ito ng guro ng anak ni Connie?
Ang guro kaya ng anak ni Connie ay naghanda ng Pre-Reading activties upang lubusang ihanda ang mambabasa sa obra ni Ka Amado? Mayroon kayang purpose for reading na inilatag sa babasa ng Ibong Mandaragit bago pa man basahin ito? Hindi biro-biro ang nobelang ito. Kailangan ng amatinding preparasyon ng gurong magtuturo nito upang ma-enjoy at magkaroon ng enlightenment at transfer of insight ang bagets na babasa nito. Isa pa, habang nagbabasa o binabasa ng bagets ang Ibong Mandaragit, may mga techniques at strategies kayang ibinigay para tuluyang maunawaan ang chapters? Kung may balakid sa pangunawa, paano naipatag ang pagkabagabag sa isip ng mambabasa ang mga ito? Kung may mga tanong, paano nasagot at sinagot ang mga ito?
Take note na may iba't ibang level ang comprehension kaya dapat, ang heirarchy of questions ay sumusunod sa order of thinking. Pwedeng simulan sa literal, papuntang inferetual, pataas sa critical at magtatapos as creative thinking. Maari din na i-funnel ang pagtatanong para mahasang mag-isip at maintindihan ang mga complicated na themes, motives of charcaters ng nobela. Pwed din magkaroon ng lifting sa pagtatanong tungkol sa mga aspeto ng nobela upang maitaas ang antas ng pag-iisip ukol sa mga isyu na pinaguusapan sa nobela.
Baka naman, pinabasa lang ang Ibong Mandaragit sa mag-aaral at nagbigay lang ng guide questions.Or, book report kaya ito? Independent reading?
Kung tutuusin, kailangan pa ng closure activities or After Reading para ma-clarify ang mga naiwang tanong sa isip ng mag-aaral. O di kaya, makagawa sila ng activity na magbibigay motivation upang makagawa rin ang mag-aaral ng response sa literature na binasa.
Mayroon kasing tinatawag na Psychology of Reading. Dito makikita ang relasyon ng text, reader at writer. May interaction na nangyayari pag na-encounter ng reader ang text ng writer. Madalas, doon nangyayari ang magic of reading. Kung walang magic, walang comprehension. Ang wikang ginamit ay maaring balakid sa pangunawa. Nandyan din ang schema at prior knowledge na tinatawag. Ang child reader at ang tinatwag na Young Adult reader (age 13-18) ay kinakailangan pang mabigyang gabay sa pagbabasa ng literatura. Dadating ang panahon na hindi na nila kailangan ng gabay. If reading is psychological, it is also developmental. Dadating ang panahon na ang kailangan nila ay kabahagi sa pagbabasa. P
Kung hindi naihanda ang teenager na babasa ng obrang ito, talaga naman, kahit ako ang magulang ng teenager ay magrereklamo. Sabi nga ni Von Totanes, a complaint is a gift. Kahit sinong magulang ay magkocomplain kung walang preparasyong inihanda para sa bata upang matutunan at masiyahan sa aklat na binabasa. Pero, may mapupulot tayong lahat sa (complain at) controversy na ito.
Sa Hunyo 12, ipagdiwang natin ang ating kalayaan! Magbasa at maging malaya!
Friday, May 30, 2008
Readings In The Summer
My summer would not be complete with out books. Last year, Gallego-Garcia's The Tale Of The Wandering King filled my summer days and nights with dreams of old Arabia; of poetry and love under moonlit desert oasis; of coming home and completing a full circle. This summer, three books are surviving me through the grueling heat and occasional rain showers.
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak; Like The Flowing River by Paulo Coleho; and Swith Bitch by Roald Dahl.
I'm done with Swith Bicth by Dahl and I'm finishing up Zusak's The Book Thief. Both are darkly delicious books but, it's Coelho's Like The Flowing River that sparks and spices my days at work.
And oh, there's Jimenez's Seven Secrets to Employee Discipline and Dismissal for practical reading.
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak; Like The Flowing River by Paulo Coleho; and Swith Bitch by Roald Dahl.
I'm done with Swith Bicth by Dahl and I'm finishing up Zusak's The Book Thief. Both are darkly delicious books but, it's Coelho's Like The Flowing River that sparks and spices my days at work.
And oh, there's Jimenez's Seven Secrets to Employee Discipline and Dismissal for practical reading.
Wednesday, May 14, 2008
Interview With A Librarian
The Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators will have a special feature on Monday May 19!
Librarians Today and Children's Books: An SCBWI interview with Rosemary Kinyanjui
We will have the pleasure of interviewing Rosemary Kinyanjui, the Head of the Children's Media Center at International School Manila. Rosemary has worked with children's libraries in international schools in different countries. She will answer our questions and tell us what she knows, and what she thinks, about libraries, librarians, and children's books today.
When : 6 to 8 pm Monday 2008 May 19
Where : McCafe at Greenbelt 1, Paseo de Roxas, Makati
right in front of AIM (Asian Institute of Management)
Host : Society of Children's Book Writers & Illustrators
This activity is open to members and non-members. We welcome published and unpublished children's writers and illustrators, and anyone who has a keen interest in children's literature.
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6 to 6:30 pm - Roundtable introductions, Booktalk, Q&A
6:30 to 8 pm - Interview : Rosemary Kinyanjui
8 pm up - (Optional) Roundtable discussion, more Q&A
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This activity is open to members and non-members, to published and unpublished children's writers & illustrators, and anyone who has a keen interest in children's literature. All you have to do is bring any children's or young adult book that you want to share, discuss, ask questions about, or use as a springboard for discussion. Or, bring your work in progress for a children's book - either a manuscript or artwork - and ask for a group critique.
We collect an attendance fee of P80 for members and P100 for non-members, which mostly goes to ordering a hot or cold drink for you during the meeting.
For more information contact
* Beaulah Pedregosa Taguiwalo
0917-787-4956, taguiwalo8888@yahoo.com
* Dominique Garde Torres
0905-347-1668, nikkigtorres@yahoo.com
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We will have the pleasure of interviewing Rosemary Kinyanjui, the Head of the Children's Media Center at International School Manila. Rosemary has worked with children's libraries in international schools in different countries. She will answer our questions and tell us what she knows, and what she thinks, about libraries, librarians, and children's books today.
When : 6 to 8 pm Monday 2008 May 19
Where : McCafe at Greenbelt 1, Paseo de Roxas, Makati
right in front of AIM (Asian Institute of Management)
Host : Society of Children's Book Writers & Illustrators
This activity is open to members and non-members. We welcome published and unpublished children's writers and illustrators, and anyone who has a keen interest in children's literature.
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6:30 to 8 pm - Interview : Rosemary Kinyanjui
8 pm up - (Optional) Roundtable discussion, more Q&A
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This activity is open to members and non-members, to published and unpublished children's writers & illustrators, and anyone who has a keen interest in children's literature. All you have to do is bring any children's or young adult book that you want to share, discuss, ask questions about, or use as a springboard for discussion. Or, bring your work in progress for a children's book - either a manuscript or artwork - and ask for a group critique.
We collect an attendance fee of P80 for members and P100 for non-members, which mostly goes to ordering a hot or cold drink for you during the meeting.
For more information contact
* Beaulah Pedregosa Taguiwalo
0917-787-4956, taguiwalo8888@yahoo.com
* Dominique Garde Torres
0905-347-1668, nikkigtorres@yahoo.com
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Wednesday, May 7, 2008
Live Blogging: GS LRC Departmental Purposing
Work for us in Xavier School began last Monday, May 5, 2008. We're all scheduled to have departmental activities for the whole week. For us, GS Librarians, we put aside for the meantime our Inventory to revisit our reason for being.
This afternoon, we're a reviewing the GS LRC's VMG (Vision Mission Goals), Roles and Functions of the GS LRC and our MAFs (Mandated Areas of Focus). The session I'm having with my staff is merely a "priming" session for tomorrow's evaluation and planning session.
Wednesday, April 30, 2008
The 2008 Salanga and Alcala Awards
Judging the Salanga Prize for two years in a row made me choose change this year.
I opted to wrestle with Ruben "Totet" De Jesus (PBBY President) and Liza Flores (Ang INK) for the Alcala Prize. This year's winner is none other than Serge Bumatay III. Two in a row for Bumatay since he won the Alcala last year for Jean Patindol's Tight Times.
For more information on the Salanga and the Alcala, visit the PBBY website. It is the 25th National Children's Book Day this year and the grand winners for both awards will be given quite a sum as cash prize.
Friday, April 11, 2008
The Dream of Robert Alejandro
I got this Friendster Bulletin Post from a member of KUTING about Robert Alejandro's call for book donations.
I'm helping set up a children's mini
library in Barangay Luna in Isabela.
I heard the children have NEVER seen a
children's book!
- BUT they have a healthy daily dose of
noontime shows and telenovelas :-(
From this dream of a mini library, I'd
like the children to have a love and
affinity for books which will last a
lifetime.
Please message me here / email if you
have spare children's books I can send
to Isabela.
I will post pictures of the library (and
the kids) when the library is set up.
Please feel free to pass this message along.
Thank you very much!
Cheers
Robert (Alejandro)
email: robert.a.alejandro@ gmail.com
site:
http://raadesign. com/
http://robertalejan dro.carbonmade. com/
Robert Alejandro is a graphic artist, illustrator and artist, celebrity and TV Host of Art is Cool, a show for kids on art and carfts activties. Though the show has ceased air time, Alejandro still dreams of doing something for the children in Isabela. If you're from up there, pitch in some books for the children's library. A good reading reading habit begins with access to books.
I'm helping set up a children's mini
library in Barangay Luna in Isabela.
I heard the children have NEVER seen a
children's book!
- BUT they have a healthy daily dose of
noontime shows and telenovelas :-(
From this dream of a mini library, I'd
like the children to have a love and
affinity for books which will last a
lifetime.
Please message me here / email if you
have spare children's books I can send
to Isabela.
I will post pictures of the library (and
the kids) when the library is set up.
Please feel free to pass this message along.
Thank you very much!
Cheers
Robert (Alejandro)
email: robert.a.alejandro@ gmail.com
site:
http://raadesign. com/
http://robertalejan dro.carbonmade. com/
Robert Alejandro is a graphic artist, illustrator and artist, celebrity and TV Host of Art is Cool, a show for kids on art and carfts activties. Though the show has ceased air time, Alejandro still dreams of doing something for the children in Isabela. If you're from up there, pitch in some books for the children's library. A good reading reading habit begins with access to books.
Saturday, April 5, 2008
The 4th Philippine Blogging Summit
Blogs are getting some negative press these days. But really now, it's how the technology is used for boon or bane.
Check out the 4th Philippine Blogging Summit website. It's going to be on April 26, 2008 at the Malcolm Hall, UP Diliman. Old, reliable names are line dup for this year's summit so it will prove to be one substantial blogging experience once again.
Check out the 4th Philippine Blogging Summit website. It's going to be on April 26, 2008 at the Malcolm Hall, UP Diliman. Old, reliable names are line dup for this year's summit so it will prove to be one substantial blogging experience once again.
Sunday, March 16, 2008
Dinner with Dianne de Las Casas
International storyteller and writer, Dianne de Las Casas was in town last March 10-12, 2008. I had the honor and the pleasure to have had dinner with her last Wednesday. I missed her workshops in the Development Academy of the Philippines and Lourdes School, Mandaluyong, but I was able to touch base with her Wednesday night.
She is more beautiful than ever; still the vivacious and warm person I met in 2006. She has a lot of love to give and it endeared her to the many Filipino teachers and librarians she met in her workshops.
Visit her website, The Story Connection.
Thursday, March 6, 2008
The Pasig City Library
It was last year when I met public librarians from the Pasig City Library. I had a seminar-workshop for the Filipinas Heritage Library and the National Book Development Board in June 2007 and it was for public librarians.
I promised myself that I will visit the new library. I pass by the building every morning when I go to work. The good thing about it is that, the public library is just beside the Pasig Central Elementary Scool. This means that the city government considered the location of the library as a means for easy access to children who are learning to read. It turns out that it was being renovated. It will not open until May 2008 which means, I will have to wait three more months to check it out with my kids.
The public library in Pasig City was a popular students' destination in the 80's and early 90's. Through the leadership of the great Pilar Perez, the public library in Pasig became a research and learning center for chidlren and teens. I remember my teachers in Pateros Catholic School encouragng us to go and do our research there. I did use the resources of the Pasig City Library once or twice, but I never saw or met Pilar Perez. She will remain in my memory though as one librarian leader in the field of Children's and Young Adult Library Services.
The public library, at that time, was used to be housed in the villa very near the Pasig Cathedral. That villa is now the city's museum. But, before that, a strange looking warehouse along A. Mabini St. carries a sign that reads " Rizal Provincial ---ary". We can only speculate if it was indeed the first location of the Pasig City Library.
I promised myself that I will visit the new library. I pass by the building every morning when I go to work. The good thing about it is that, the public library is just beside the Pasig Central Elementary Scool. This means that the city government considered the location of the library as a means for easy access to children who are learning to read. It turns out that it was being renovated. It will not open until May 2008 which means, I will have to wait three more months to check it out with my kids.
The public library in Pasig City was a popular students' destination in the 80's and early 90's. Through the leadership of the great Pilar Perez, the public library in Pasig became a research and learning center for chidlren and teens. I remember my teachers in Pateros Catholic School encouragng us to go and do our research there. I did use the resources of the Pasig City Library once or twice, but I never saw or met Pilar Perez. She will remain in my memory though as one librarian leader in the field of Children's and Young Adult Library Services.
The public library, at that time, was used to be housed in the villa very near the Pasig Cathedral. That villa is now the city's museum. But, before that, a strange looking warehouse along A. Mabini St. carries a sign that reads " Rizal Provincial ---ary". We can only speculate if it was indeed the first location of the Pasig City Library.
Tuesday, March 4, 2008
A Reply from "The Man of Many Stories"
Kenneth Yu, Xavier Alumnus and editor of the Philippine Genre Stories replied to my post via email. I know it will embarass Kyu once again, but I just could not help posting parts of his email here in SLIA simply because, it is a testimony to the wonderful influence that a school library could give a young boy growing up reading.
So, Kyu, I beg your pardon if I have violated your privacy. Accept that you've become a celebrity in your own right. As a Xaverian, you're meant to shine!
Here are some snippets of Kyu's remembrances on the school library he grew up loving so much --
...in your last paragraph you said something about the library. I loved that place, and not just for the aircon (though that played a big part). I could get lost among the books for hours with my friends. Thinking of that place always makes me smile, and I think that early love still shows itself today whenever I go to any library, or any bookstore, or any place where there's a large collection of books... I hope you have boys who like spending time there too. Be patient with them, please, no matter how crazy they become. I have a feeling (that) that's exactly how we were a long time ago. (Just make sure that they're not crazy for craziness' sake, but are also borrowing books to read.)
Thanks for this, Kyu! You made my work sound so significant.
So, Kyu, I beg your pardon if I have violated your privacy. Accept that you've become a celebrity in your own right. As a Xaverian, you're meant to shine!
Here are some snippets of Kyu's remembrances on the school library he grew up loving so much --
...in your last paragraph you said something about the library. I loved that place, and not just for the aircon (though that played a big part). I could get lost among the books for hours with my friends. Thinking of that place always makes me smile, and I think that early love still shows itself today whenever I go to any library, or any bookstore, or any place where there's a large collection of books... I hope you have boys who like spending time there too. Be patient with them, please, no matter how crazy they become. I have a feeling (that) that's exactly how we were a long time ago. (Just make sure that they're not crazy for craziness' sake, but are also borrowing books to read.)
Thanks for this, Kyu! You made my work sound so significant.
Monday, March 3, 2008
specta-KYu-lar
It happens all the time. When a teacher learns that his/her former student achieved something, be it big or small, he/she is bound to bask in the glory of the accomplishment. So I was not surprised when Mr. Paco Maramag (who taught English and is now Prefect of Discipline) came to the library one morning looking for a very “old” book.
The book he was looking for was a project made by his former grade 4 students way back in 1980. It was an anthology of Greek Myths written and compiled by Francisco Benitez, Mark Escaler, Joel Trinidad and Kenneth Yu. What prompted him to go to the library was the article written by Ruey de Vera in the Sunday Inquirer about a Man of Many Stories. It so happened that the man featured in De Vera's article was Mr. Maramag's student. He is none other than Kenneth Yu (otherwise known in the LitCritters Open as KYu), publisher/editor of the Philippine Genre Stories.What's more amazing is that, Kenneth Yu is remembered fondly by one of our GS Librarians. Mrs. Rosario "Baby" Alfonso, back then she was Ms. Cahanding to Kenneth and his friends, could attest to KYU's addiction to books and reading. Such boys with an appetite for reading are never forgotten. At that time, Xavier School was still following the Individualized Instruction Approach and Methodology. Students could chart their own learning through the facilitation of the teacher. Mr. Maramag had given KYu's group the liberty to come up with the anthology of Greek Myths.
The book is still in our Filipiniana Collection. It stands proud among the classics written and produced by Filipino writers. Anyone of course can come up with such a project. But teachers and librarians consider this as a milestone in a student's literacy development.
I meet Kyu once in a while during Open Sessions of LitCritters. The last time we met, I mentioned to him his little project in grade school. He was embarassed to bits when I told him about Mr. Maramag's quest. Then again, the Man of Many Stories had to start somewhere. And like his former English teacher and GS librarian, I'm proud that his early beginnings at writing, editing and publishing began in school and nourished in the library.
Friday, February 29, 2008
Back to Teaching
Not many know this, but I taught preschool before becoming a librarian. Bosom friends know that I really wanted to major in English back in college to teach grammar and literature in basic education. Naks! As if my skills in grammar is supercalifragelisticexpialedocious! But, as destiny would have it, I ended up in the Department of Library Science to my mother's great joy. I don't regret the decision, though deep in my heart lies the passion to teach in the classroom.
This coming school year, SY 08-09, I am looking forwrad to going back to the classroom as a Reading teacher. Finally, I can now put into practice the theories I learned from my Reading mentors and professors from UP REGALE. Wink! Wink! to Teacher Portia, Teacher Vic and Dr. H :-) As a librarian, I was able to do collaborative projects and activities on Reading and Information Literacy. In June, I shall be given the chance to stretch my reach further and continue to make connections between students and the love for reading.
I am sure that the adjustment period will not be a walk in the park. There will be great challenges and obstacles to hurdle. Then again, what's teaching without risks? That is the beauty of it all. Teaching is both a science and an art. I feel most significant when I am able to put theory into practice.
It does not mean that I will no longer be a school librarian. I still am. And I think, I will always be.
This coming school year, SY 08-09, I am looking forwrad to going back to the classroom as a Reading teacher. Finally, I can now put into practice the theories I learned from my Reading mentors and professors from UP REGALE. Wink! Wink! to Teacher Portia, Teacher Vic and Dr. H :-) As a librarian, I was able to do collaborative projects and activities on Reading and Information Literacy. In June, I shall be given the chance to stretch my reach further and continue to make connections between students and the love for reading.
I am sure that the adjustment period will not be a walk in the park. There will be great challenges and obstacles to hurdle. Then again, what's teaching without risks? That is the beauty of it all. Teaching is both a science and an art. I feel most significant when I am able to put theory into practice.
It does not mean that I will no longer be a school librarian. I still am. And I think, I will always be.
Tuesday, February 19, 2008
PNU LISAA: Keepers of the Flame*
Good morning!
I stand before you today, humbled to be speaking in behalf of the PNU-LISAA, Inc. Among the many qualified and more respected alumni, the association chose someone like me to represent it in this momentous occasion.
The PNU Library Science Department can boast of so many sons and daughters who are more accomplished than I am. In its 50 years of educating and forming future librarians of the nation, it has produced an armada of alumni who are wiser in years of experience. It can be proud of its recent graduates who are sturdier and more resilient in the face of professional challenges and personal trials. Compared to them, I am merely a beginner who is carving a niche in the ever-changing landscape of library and information science. I did not graduate with honors. Nor did I make it to the top 10 of the Librarians’ Licensure Examination. But here I am, nevertheless, tasked to give an inspirational message. Indeed, to be doing this in front of my former mentors and teachers is an honor. I feel that I am now a colleague. From the bottom of my heart, I thank you for this recognition. So I take this great opportunity as a way of giving back to PNU in general and to remember the glory, golden and shinning, of the PNU LIS Department in particular.
By looking back and remembering, we can define the future. After all, the past, the present and the future exist in one plane. To lose the connection between the three would mean a loss of direction.
Allow me now to look back. And, I invite you to do the same. Get a pen and a piece of paper and together, let us chart our past so it can propel us to set directions for the future.
Divide your paper in four columns. Each column represents a year in college – Freshman Year; Sophomore Year; Junior Year; and Senior Year. Write them down.
Now, fold your paper lengthwise. On the first row, write the “highs” that you experienced as a student of LIS in PNU. On the second row, write the “lows” that you encountered as a student of LIS in PNU. Your highs and lows can be about the curriculum, the teachers, the class activities and projects, extra-curricular activities, practicum, support from friends and classmates, etc. Let us work on our paper for five to seven minutes and then we will have small buzz groups.
(After five-seven minutes…)
Turn to a seatmate and share. You can also form a group of three people.
(After five minutes…)
Let us now generalize. Try to go back to your paper. Recall things that struck you in your buzz group. At the back of your paper, write down insights you’ve derived from our short activity.
Can we have one or two brave souls to share his or her insight in the big group?
Volunteer 1 –
Volunteer 2 –
(At this point speaker can share her highs and lows…)
Thank you for your generosity and openness in participating in our little activity this morning. The highs and the lows that you wrote on your piece of paper is a constructed meaning of what the PNU LIS was, is and will be. Some of these experiences maybe delightful, relevant, earth- shaking, painful, frustrating, stressful, elating, humbling and life affirming. Whatever these highs and lows are, it should be enough to move the PNU LIS Department into the next 10 to 50 years.
To channel new directions and to establish new paradigms can not be done by one entity alone. It would take a communal effort to achieve this – support from the university administration, a competent faculty and staff (combination of the young and the seasoned), updated and relevant learning resources, a curriculum that empowers and answers the needs of the learner and his environment, the political will and inner strength to change for the better – these are but some of the ingredients necessary to chart pathways for the PNU LIS Department in the next three or five decades. In the process, there will be discussions, discourse, dialogues and even debates. There are factors both internal and external that will affect the structuring or realigning of things. There will be roadblocks too, for how can we face the realities of change when, as Filipinos, we take things always, on a personal matter. Then again, we are Filipinos, and we will endure.
Like many of you, I hope to see the torch light burning bright as the PNU LIS Department continues to guide aspiring librarians to a promising tomorrow. It does not end with hoping and seeing though. As an alumnus, it is my personal responsibility to carry the torch, ablaze and aflame. PNU LISAA as an alumni organization is a keeper of the flame. We all have a part to play. We all have a contribution to make. We all need tough love and sacrifice to nurture the torch’s fire.
I ask you now, how do you keep the torch’s flame from flickering? How can we all keep the torch’s flame alive?
To end, I would like to sing PNU’s Alma Mater song – I will sing it once, but on the second round, please join me.
Oh Alma Mater ko
Sa Mga Guro’y Ina
Dalay Ilaw
Sadyang Tanglaw
Lagi Kang Patnubay
Ng Bayan Ko Kailan Pa man
Lualhati’y suma iyo
Oh Alma Mater ko
*The above speech was delivered during the 50the anniversary of the PNU LIS Department held last Saturday, February 16, 2008 at the PNU Library.
I stand before you today, humbled to be speaking in behalf of the PNU-LISAA, Inc. Among the many qualified and more respected alumni, the association chose someone like me to represent it in this momentous occasion.
The PNU Library Science Department can boast of so many sons and daughters who are more accomplished than I am. In its 50 years of educating and forming future librarians of the nation, it has produced an armada of alumni who are wiser in years of experience. It can be proud of its recent graduates who are sturdier and more resilient in the face of professional challenges and personal trials. Compared to them, I am merely a beginner who is carving a niche in the ever-changing landscape of library and information science. I did not graduate with honors. Nor did I make it to the top 10 of the Librarians’ Licensure Examination. But here I am, nevertheless, tasked to give an inspirational message. Indeed, to be doing this in front of my former mentors and teachers is an honor. I feel that I am now a colleague. From the bottom of my heart, I thank you for this recognition. So I take this great opportunity as a way of giving back to PNU in general and to remember the glory, golden and shinning, of the PNU LIS Department in particular.
By looking back and remembering, we can define the future. After all, the past, the present and the future exist in one plane. To lose the connection between the three would mean a loss of direction.
Allow me now to look back. And, I invite you to do the same. Get a pen and a piece of paper and together, let us chart our past so it can propel us to set directions for the future.
Divide your paper in four columns. Each column represents a year in college – Freshman Year; Sophomore Year; Junior Year; and Senior Year. Write them down.
Now, fold your paper lengthwise. On the first row, write the “highs” that you experienced as a student of LIS in PNU. On the second row, write the “lows” that you encountered as a student of LIS in PNU. Your highs and lows can be about the curriculum, the teachers, the class activities and projects, extra-curricular activities, practicum, support from friends and classmates, etc. Let us work on our paper for five to seven minutes and then we will have small buzz groups.
(After five-seven minutes…)
Turn to a seatmate and share. You can also form a group of three people.
(After five minutes…)
Let us now generalize. Try to go back to your paper. Recall things that struck you in your buzz group. At the back of your paper, write down insights you’ve derived from our short activity.
Can we have one or two brave souls to share his or her insight in the big group?
Volunteer 1 –
Volunteer 2 –
(At this point speaker can share her highs and lows…)
Thank you for your generosity and openness in participating in our little activity this morning. The highs and the lows that you wrote on your piece of paper is a constructed meaning of what the PNU LIS was, is and will be. Some of these experiences maybe delightful, relevant, earth- shaking, painful, frustrating, stressful, elating, humbling and life affirming. Whatever these highs and lows are, it should be enough to move the PNU LIS Department into the next 10 to 50 years.
To channel new directions and to establish new paradigms can not be done by one entity alone. It would take a communal effort to achieve this – support from the university administration, a competent faculty and staff (combination of the young and the seasoned), updated and relevant learning resources, a curriculum that empowers and answers the needs of the learner and his environment, the political will and inner strength to change for the better – these are but some of the ingredients necessary to chart pathways for the PNU LIS Department in the next three or five decades. In the process, there will be discussions, discourse, dialogues and even debates. There are factors both internal and external that will affect the structuring or realigning of things. There will be roadblocks too, for how can we face the realities of change when, as Filipinos, we take things always, on a personal matter. Then again, we are Filipinos, and we will endure.
Like many of you, I hope to see the torch light burning bright as the PNU LIS Department continues to guide aspiring librarians to a promising tomorrow. It does not end with hoping and seeing though. As an alumnus, it is my personal responsibility to carry the torch, ablaze and aflame. PNU LISAA as an alumni organization is a keeper of the flame. We all have a part to play. We all have a contribution to make. We all need tough love and sacrifice to nurture the torch’s fire.
I ask you now, how do you keep the torch’s flame from flickering? How can we all keep the torch’s flame alive?
To end, I would like to sing PNU’s Alma Mater song – I will sing it once, but on the second round, please join me.
Oh Alma Mater ko
Sa Mga Guro’y Ina
Dalay Ilaw
Sadyang Tanglaw
Lagi Kang Patnubay
Ng Bayan Ko Kailan Pa man
Lualhati’y suma iyo
Oh Alma Mater ko
*The above speech was delivered during the 50the anniversary of the PNU LIS Department held last Saturday, February 16, 2008 at the PNU Library.
Monday, February 18, 2008
50 Years of PNU LIS
I deliverd an inspirational message during the 50th year anniversary of the Philippine Normal University Library and Information Science Department last February 16, 2008, Saturday at the PNU Library. Madame Cora Nera of the BFL graced the occassion. Mrs. Elnora Conti was awarded Outstanding Alumni while Peachy Limpin, who is based in Australia, was recognized as being the first PNU alumnus to make it to the Top 10 of the Licensure Exam for Librarians.
Here are some pictures from the said event. As usual, I have no photo because I was busy taking pictures using my cell phone. I will post my speech soon.
Here are some pictures from the said event. As usual, I have no photo because I was busy taking pictures using my cell phone. I will post my speech soon.
Saturday, February 9, 2008
Summer Events for Librarians
This early, trips, study tours and summer workshops for librarians are being advertised in the egroups. Here are several of them that I have lifted from my inbox.
FROM THE PLAI -
The Philippine Librarians Association,Inc (PLAI) in cooperation with the
CONSAL XIV Executive Board Members from the Philippines is sponsoring
a four(4) day three (3) night Study Visit of libraries, museums and tourist spots
in Ho ChiMinh, Vietnam on April 22-25, 2008. This will coincide with the Second Meeting
of the CONSAL XIV Executive Board hosted by Vietnam
Details of the tour will be furnished to those interested starting second
week of February. Meanwhile,you can call our coordinators, Marianne and Armie
of the National Library, Tel No.5251748 or Malou of PLAI at Tel No.5259401 or
Jeng of Esquire Travel Corporation at Tel Nos. 5256298,5212907,5214193.
FROM THE PAARL
The Philippine Association of Academic and Research Librarians (PAARL) is honored to invite you to its Summer Conference on "Finding the Library's Place in the 2.0 Environment: Providing for interactive, collaborative and web-based technologies, resources and services" to be held on April 23-25, 2008 at the St. Ezekiel Moreno Spirituality & Development Center, San Jose, Puerto Princesa City, Palawan.
This Summer Conference has the following objectives:
1. To take a second look at the trends that will better prepare librarians and other information professionals in the next wave of societal, cultural and technological changes in providing services in libraries and information centers.
2. Make the present day information professional recognize that information culture is changing fast and that there is a need to respond positively to these changes by providing resources and services that users need and want.
3. To present the library as a partner in providing for a socially and emotionally engaging center for learning and experience and the librarian as "strategy guide" for helping users find information and gather new knowledge to create new contents.
This invitation is extended to both professional and library support staff, library managers, information specialists, information managers and researchers who recognize the importance of understanding the ideas of the changing universe of information and the context of collaborative and interactive web based services for libraries and information centers.
Registration fee is PHP 4,500.00 (live-in). This entitles the participant to a 3 days/2 nights stay at the Center with meals and snacks, conference kit, certificates of participation, certificate of attendance, if so required and a half-day tour. For those who will prefer to make arrangements for their accommodations (live-out), fee is PHP 4,000.00 inclusive of the abovementioned entitlements except breakfast and dinner. Payments can be made in cash, check or Postal Money Order payable to Philippine Association of Academic and Research Librarians (PAARL) or deposit to any BPI
Family Bank Branches near you with Savings Account No. 5951-0782-06.
Your favorable response to this invitation will be greatly appreciated. It is of utmost importance that you confirm your
reservation on or before April 15, 2008.
We shall be looking forward to welcoming you in Palawan!
FROM THE SMI-IC
The South Manila Inter-Institutional Consortium (SMI-IC) comprised of twelve (12) member academic libraries along Taft Avenue, Manila is
pleased to invite you to a Seminar-Workshop on Archives Management: Principles and Techniques, to be held on March 26-28, 2008, at the College of Public Health Auditorium, UP Manila, Pedro Gil St., Ermita, Manila.
The objectives of the seminar are as follows: (1) to have a greater understanding of the role of archives in fulfilling the mission of an
institution; (2) to introduce basic archival principles and techniques which will guide the librarians/archivists/information professionals in establishing their respective institutional archives, particularly on the organization and arrangement of archival materials; (3) to enable participants to develop and implement an archival collection development program
A seminar fee of Php3, 000.00 to cover registration fee, conference meals and snacks, seminar kits & handouts, and certificate of participation will be charged to the participants.
For inquiries/reservation please contact any of the following:
Erlinda B. Gonzalez
Adamson University
Telefax : 524-8038; 524-2011 loc. 131; Mobile Phone: 0906-4796345
Email: ebgonzalez@adamson.edu.ph
Ana Maria B. Fresnido
De La Salle University-Manila
Telefax.: 524-8835 ; 536-0244
Mobile Phone: 0918-7172959
Email: fresnidoa@dlsu.edu.ph
Rowena R. Pascual
Philippine Christian University
Tel. No.: 523-2186; 524-6671 loc.111
Mobile Phone: 0921-4644358
Email: rwnpscl@yahoo.com
Maria A. Orendain
Philippine Normal University
Tel No.: 302-7717
Marilou S. Salting
Saint Paul University-Manila
Tel No.: 524-5687 loc. 220
Mobile Phone: 0927-3299811
Email: mhallous@yahoo.com
Simeona C. Delfin
St. Scholastica's College-Manila
Tel: 524-7686 loc. 252
Mobile Phone: 0906-2271615
Celedonia Cayaban
De La Salle – College of St. Benilde
Tel No.: 526-7741 loc. 133
Gloria E. Ruzgal
Emilio Aguinaldo College
Tel No.: 521-2710 loc. 5355
Mobile Phone: 0916-2319481
Email: angelo_ray92090@yahoo.com
Corazon M. Nera
Lyceum of the Philippines University
Tel: 527-8251 loc. 129
Email: cmnera@yahoo.com
Dionisia M. Angeles
Philippine Women's University
Tel: 339-2589
Mobile Phone: 0917-8718815
Olga Ong
Technological University of the Philippines
Theresa P. Dugenia
University of the Philippines-Manila
Tel No.:526-4253; 526-5847
FROM THE PLAI -
The Philippine Librarians Association,Inc (PLAI) in cooperation with the
CONSAL XIV Executive Board Members from the Philippines is sponsoring
a four(4) day three (3) night Study Visit of libraries, museums and tourist spots
in Ho ChiMinh, Vietnam on April 22-25, 2008. This will coincide with the Second Meeting
of the CONSAL XIV Executive Board hosted by Vietnam
Details of the tour will be furnished to those interested starting second
week of February. Meanwhile,you can call our coordinators, Marianne and Armie
of the National Library, Tel No.5251748 or Malou of PLAI at Tel No.5259401 or
Jeng of Esquire Travel Corporation at Tel Nos. 5256298,5212907,5214193.
FROM THE PAARL
The Philippine Association of Academic and Research Librarians (PAARL) is honored to invite you to its Summer Conference on "Finding the Library's Place in the 2.0 Environment: Providing for interactive, collaborative and web-based technologies, resources and services" to be held on April 23-25, 2008 at the St. Ezekiel Moreno Spirituality & Development Center, San Jose, Puerto Princesa City, Palawan.
This Summer Conference has the following objectives:
1. To take a second look at the trends that will better prepare librarians and other information professionals in the next wave of societal, cultural and technological changes in providing services in libraries and information centers.
2. Make the present day information professional recognize that information culture is changing fast and that there is a need to respond positively to these changes by providing resources and services that users need and want.
3. To present the library as a partner in providing for a socially and emotionally engaging center for learning and experience and the librarian as "strategy guide" for helping users find information and gather new knowledge to create new contents.
This invitation is extended to both professional and library support staff, library managers, information specialists, information managers and researchers who recognize the importance of understanding the ideas of the changing universe of information and the context of collaborative and interactive web based services for libraries and information centers.
Registration fee is PHP 4,500.00 (live-in). This entitles the participant to a 3 days/2 nights stay at the Center with meals and snacks, conference kit, certificates of participation, certificate of attendance, if so required and a half-day tour. For those who will prefer to make arrangements for their accommodations (live-out), fee is PHP 4,000.00 inclusive of the abovementioned entitlements except breakfast and dinner. Payments can be made in cash, check or Postal Money Order payable to Philippine Association of Academic and Research Librarians (PAARL) or deposit to any BPI
Family Bank Branches near you with Savings Account No. 5951-0782-06.
Your favorable response to this invitation will be greatly appreciated. It is of utmost importance that you confirm your
reservation on or before April 15, 2008.
We shall be looking forward to welcoming you in Palawan!
FROM THE SMI-IC
The South Manila Inter-Institutional Consortium (SMI-IC) comprised of twelve (12) member academic libraries along Taft Avenue, Manila is
pleased to invite you to a Seminar-Workshop on Archives Management: Principles and Techniques, to be held on March 26-28, 2008, at the College of Public Health Auditorium, UP Manila, Pedro Gil St., Ermita, Manila.
The objectives of the seminar are as follows: (1) to have a greater understanding of the role of archives in fulfilling the mission of an
institution; (2) to introduce basic archival principles and techniques which will guide the librarians/archivists/information professionals in establishing their respective institutional archives, particularly on the organization and arrangement of archival materials; (3) to enable participants to develop and implement an archival collection development program
A seminar fee of Php3, 000.00 to cover registration fee, conference meals and snacks, seminar kits & handouts, and certificate of participation will be charged to the participants.
For inquiries/reservation please contact any of the following:
Erlinda B. Gonzalez
Adamson University
Telefax : 524-8038; 524-2011 loc. 131; Mobile Phone: 0906-4796345
Email: ebgonzalez@adamson.edu.ph
Ana Maria B. Fresnido
De La Salle University-Manila
Telefax.: 524-8835 ; 536-0244
Mobile Phone: 0918-7172959
Email: fresnidoa@dlsu.edu.ph
Rowena R. Pascual
Philippine Christian University
Tel. No.: 523-2186; 524-6671 loc.111
Mobile Phone: 0921-4644358
Email: rwnpscl@yahoo.com
Maria A. Orendain
Philippine Normal University
Tel No.: 302-7717
Marilou S. Salting
Saint Paul University-Manila
Tel No.: 524-5687 loc. 220
Mobile Phone: 0927-3299811
Email: mhallous@yahoo.com
Simeona C. Delfin
St. Scholastica's College-Manila
Tel: 524-7686 loc. 252
Mobile Phone: 0906-2271615
Celedonia Cayaban
De La Salle – College of St. Benilde
Tel No.: 526-7741 loc. 133
Gloria E. Ruzgal
Emilio Aguinaldo College
Tel No.: 521-2710 loc. 5355
Mobile Phone: 0916-2319481
Email: angelo_ray92090@yahoo.com
Corazon M. Nera
Lyceum of the Philippines University
Tel: 527-8251 loc. 129
Email: cmnera@yahoo.com
Dionisia M. Angeles
Philippine Women's University
Tel: 339-2589
Mobile Phone: 0917-8718815
Olga Ong
Technological University of the Philippines
Theresa P. Dugenia
University of the Philippines-Manila
Tel No.:526-4253; 526-5847
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