Dr. Jesus Insilada, Pinoy Teacher To Represent PH In UAE’s Global Teacher Prize 2018
A Pinoy teacher named Dr. Jesus Insilada was chosen to represent the Philippines in the prestigious Global Teacher Prize 2018 in UAE.
Dr. Jesus Insilada, the principal of Caninguan National High School in Lambunao, Iloilo is now a part of the top 10 finalists that will compete for this year’s Global Teacher Prize.
The Filipino educator was chosen from more than 30, 000 nominees from 173 countries all around the world for pioneering the culture-based approach in teaching different subjects.
The culture-based approach is about the collaboration of indigenous and local forms of art including local games, epics, crafts, dances, and songs.
Insilada said that those programs would help students to learn more and shared how his approach brings a positive change in his school.
“It is amazing how culture-based teaching is really keeping the children to stay in school. We have decreased our dropout rate from 5% to 1%. We even would like to make it 0% this school year,” Insilada said.
The school principal is also a member of indigenous people in Panay Bukidnon community and his approach made the students love their culture and tradition.
Insilada was set to fly in Dubai for the awarding ceremony on March 18, 2018. The Filipino teacher will compete with nine other finalists including:
- Nurten Akkuş – Turkey
- Marjorie Brown – South Africa
- Luis Miguel Bermudez Gutierrez – Colombia
- Glenn Lee – United States
- Diego Mahfouz Faria Lima – Brazil
- Koen Timmers – Belgium
- Eddie Woo – Australia
- Andria Zafirakou – United Kingdom
- Barbara Anna Zielonka – Norway
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