The Department of Education (DepEd) will begin distributing 231,725 laptops to public school teachers on Nov. 9, prioritizing schools that have not received units under its Laptops for Teachers program and teachers without government- or school-issued devices.
Microsoft and the Department of Education (DepEd) have launched programs to train and credential 2,000 public school teachers in AI literacy and help them teach students how to use AI tools safely.
The Google AI Educator Series (GES) provides self-paced online modules that take 15 to 45 minutes to complete. The training covers the use of AI tools for classroom instruction, administrative tasks, research, and problem-solving activities.
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) has deployed an artificial intelligence (AI)-enhanced learning system at Guinsorongan Elementary School in Samar as part of efforts to improve classroom instruction and address learning gaps in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM).
The Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (Tesda) will add free cloud computing and artificial intelligence courses from Amazon Web Services (AWS) to its online learning platform under an agreement signed on Sept. 29.
Radenta Academy will offer Fortinet cybersecurity courses in the Philippines under a partnership aimed at IT workers and companies training their security teams.
The Department of Education (DepEd) is preparing a digital safety campaign for learners, teachers, and parents following recent school shootings that raised concerns over the possible role of harmful online content and interactions in school violence.
The Philippines recorded the largest estimated improvement in reading among countries participating in recent Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) cycles, while Filipino students also showed gains in computational problem-solving, the Department of Education (DepEd) said.
The Philippines won one silver and three bronze medals in its first appearance at the International Olympiad in Artificial Intelligence (IOAI), with all four members of the country's delegation earning medals at the competition held in Astana, Kazakhstan.
