- A regular faculty member who has been teaching for at least 2 years, a 3-unit undergraduate majors lecture course or a 3-unit graduate lecture course in any discipline, that is offered at least once a year, can participate in the competition.
- The faculty member is responsible for preparing at least one-half of the course syllabus and materials.
- The faculty member teaches at least one-third of the course.
- nomination by the degree program coordinator and unit head
- certification by the co-teachers, if any, and the degree program coordinator and unit head, that the nominee is eligible for the nomination (1-3 above)
- SET (Student Evaluation of Teachers) scores of the nominee in the last two years
- number of students of the nominee in the course in the last 2 years
- teaching-learning philosophy and strategy of the nominee (750 words)
- course description, objectives and syllabus; highlight the fundamental and new knowledge presented in the course
- course materials; provide examples of fundamental and updated reading materials, including materials on one’s creative work and/or research and/or public service, used in the course
- course plan and schedule of activities; provide examples of traditional and innovative activities; e.g., lectures (video or audio excerpts), exams, problem sets, case studies, group discussions, special projects and other assignments
- student evaluation tools and basis for grading
- information on three possible judges with expertise in the discipline or a closely related discipline (faculty members from the following: the home unit, UP outside the home unit, outside UP);
Download OVPAA Gawad Pangulo Round 1 Form 9.1
- one studio-quality video of the finalist’s most important or core lecture in the course
- two studio-quality audios (and script/text) of lectures of the finalist with synchronized power point slides
- one “advertisement” of the importance and relevance of the course to students in relation to a degree program and to a career path
- plan for assigning fundamental and updated reading materials in the course
- plan for non-didactic activities; readings, critiques and group discussions, a plan for laboratory-, field-, OJT-, community-based activities, relevant site visits, online engagement
- plan for team-teaching the course and inviting expert guest lecturers (UP and non-UP professors, including foreign professors and resource persons)
- plan for using MOOCs (massive online open courses) of Filipino and world experts on topics in the course
- other progressive, innovative course strategies and activities
- proposed revisions of SET for the course to properly evaluate new progressive teaching and learning
- proposed revisions of faculty teaching workload of the course that considers new progressive teaching and learning
- 30-minute presentation by the finalist of the highlights of the requirements for Rounds 1 and 2 in a UP System-wide competition event, including a 10-minute live lecture on a specific topic in the course
Download OVPAA Gawad Pangulo Round 2 Form 9.2
- The deadline for submission of materials for Round 1 will be on 31 July 2015. (Submit OVPAA Gawad Pangulo Round 1 Form 9.1 and Annexes to OVPAA.)
- The board of judges will evaluate the entries from 01-31 August.
- The finalists will be announced on 01 September.
- The P50,000 award will be given to each finalist by 15 September.
- The money will be used by the finalist to prepare the requirements for Round 2, e.g., videos and audios prepared at the DILC (Diliman Interactive Learning Center)*, UP OU (Open University)**, UPD Film Center or other studios, for travel to the studio and the Round 2 competition event.
- The deadline for submission of materials for Round 2 will be on 31 October. (Submit OVPAA Gawad Pangulo Round 2 Form 9.2 and Annexes to OVPAA.)
- The Round 2 competition will be a public event held in UP Diliman in the third week of November. Each finalist will give a thirty-minute presentation of the highlights of the requirements for Rounds 1 and 2, including a 10-minute live lecture on a specific topic in the course. The final guidelines will be given to the finalist on 10 November.
- The board of judges will announce the winners on the day of the competition and the winners will each receive the Gawad Pangulo for Progressive Teaching and Learning of P150,000. The awardee is encouraged to share a portion of the award with co-teacher/s and others who contributed significantly to the awarded course, and the home unit.
- The Gawad Pangulo finalists and winners will be featured in UP publications as well as in national and international publications.
- Materials prepared by finalists and winners will be uploaded in the websites of the home CU (Constituent Unit) and home unit, and in the UP System website. These materials are intended to become the seeds and models of progressive (pervasive and dynamic) teaching and learning of courses that can be accessed by students through e-UP (with controlled levels of access). Other faculty members will be encouraged to use these materials as models for their own courses.
- Gawad Pangulo awardees will be encouraged and supported to participate in international teaching-learning competitions.
Excellence and progressive quality of | Round 1 | Round 2 |
1. teaching philosophy | 20% | 20% |
2. course syllabus and content | 30% | 20% |
3. course materials | 30% | 20% |
4. course activities | 20% | 20% |
5. presentation in Round 2 | – | 20% |
TOTAL | 100% | 100% |
*details as specified in the Rounds 1 and 2 requirements
Culture of excellence and innovation in teaching and learning in UP
- recognition of outstanding educators who are champions of progressive teaching and learning
- overall improvement and advancement of the teaching and learning of students in the university
- international exposure and recognition of UP educators