2011 CEAP NATIONAL CONVENTION

Topics for Concurrent Sessions

September 21-23, 2011

Davao City


Concurrent sessions on Curriculum and Instruction

Peace-building is a long-term task of building peaceful communities and relationships. Concurrent sessions on INSTRUCTION aim to help participants appreciate that peace education is a concrete pathway to the building of a culture of peace. It is education that builds awareness, concern and action in response to direct, structural, socio-cultural and other forms of violence in our society. Sessions will delve on various key themes that include respect for life, nonviolence, solidarity, human rights and dignity, respect for diversity, economic equity, gender fairness and environmental care and sustainability.

Because peace education is as concerned with the "how" of education, concurrent sessions on instruction will also demonstrate teaching-learning approaches that are compatible with the goals of peace. These approaches are holistic, participatory, cooperative, experiential and caring. And since the "medium is the message", peace education mentors should radiate the values that they teach. They should serve as models for the qualities and skills they are helping young people to develop. Some of the concurrent sessions will touch on the attributes of a teacher for peace that they may be credible agents of the peace message.

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Topic Code Concurrent Sessions on Curriculum and Instruction Room / Hotel Max Pax
1
This session aims to provide participants with the basic knowledge base as well as the skill and value orientations associated with educating for a culture of peace and how this K-S-A may be integrated in the teaching and learning process.
Integrating Peace Education in the Curriculum 		Lantawan/ Royal Mandaya 500
2
This session aims to discuss gender issues and concerns such as women's human rights, women in situations of violence and armed conflict, and gender equality that can be integrated in both academic and other school programs.
Gender and Peace 		Garden/ Apo View 120
3
This session will show how music can be used to raise consciousness about peace and peace-related issues. It will showcase music that can be used for reflection, meditation and social analysis.

This session also aims to introduce participants to art activities that can help inspire a culture of peace and educate for non-violent alternatives to create a harmonious community.
Peace Through Music and Arts 		Royal Ballroom / Royal Mandaya 300
4
"Let there be peace on earth, and let it begin with me." This session aims to introduce participants to the perspective that inner peace is an important element of a culture of peace and that inner and outer transformations are both crucial in the building of a culture of peace. The session will share with participants some methods and strategies to build inner peace.
Cultivating Inner Peace 		Orchid/ Apo View 100
5
After so many years of interfaith dialogues, religious prejudices remain intact. This situation is perpetuated in many practices and policies in our Catholic schools. The session aims to challenge Catholic educational institutions to be agents of change by teaching intrafaith process in the service of interfaith dialogue.

Teaching Mediation

This session aims to teach the skills of mediation - a process by which an impartial third party can come in to help disputants reach an agreement that is workable so that participants may be able to use the skills in the classroom and beyond.
Resolving Conflicts Peacefully 		Top of the Apo/ Apo View 250
6
Sports is a time-honored vehicle for peacemaking. This forum explores the history of sports in peacemaking, present-day initiatives, and possibilities of reconnecting with the original spirit of the Olympic truce and bringing about real and lasting peace in ourselves, schools, and communities.
Peacemaking through Sports 		Sultan/Raja/Datu/Royal Mandaya 200
7
Armed conflict, crimes and gun proliferation have threatened even the safest places. This session aims to introduce participants to the concept of creating safe spaces for children and show some models on how safe spaces are created and utilized.
Creating Safe Spaces for Children 		Kadayawan/ Royal Mandaya 100
8
The session will discuss what it means to be a peaceable school using a whole school approach. This approach seeks to embrace peace perspectives not only in the school's academic program but also in the other aspects of school life such as teaching methods and practices, student activities, administrative policies, school structures and relationships, as well as peace/social action for and with the larger community. The session will also argue for the introduction of a restorative discipline policy as being consistent with peace education, because it is less punishment-oriented and more focused on students' wellbeing and the restoration of right relationships.
Building Schools of and for Peace 		Grand Ballroom/ Apo View 800
9
Differences are no excuse for bullying. Building tolerance for diversity becomes imperative especially in a culture where there is ethnic and religious diversity. This session aims to orient participants to strategies that will help challenge bullying and discrimination.
Challenging Bullying and Discrimination 		Summit Bar/Royal Mandaya 150
Topic Code Concurrent Sessions on
School Administration and Operation		 Room / Hotel Max Pax
10
This session will present strategic issues and concerns like financing private education, education outsourcing, proliferation and regulation of state schools and other statutory requirements and regulations. Resource persons will also discuss the expanded GASTPE and the Revised Guidelines in the Formulation of CHED Policies, Standards and Guidelines of Academic Programs, Amending CHED Special Order no. 42 series of 2003 otherwise known as "Guidelines for the Formulation of Policies and Standards of Academic Programs".
Policy and Legal Updates, Issues and Concerns Affecting Private Education 		Grand Ballroom / Apo View 800
11
This session will focus on developments, updates and challenges in the implementation of K to 12. Resource persons from the state's education agencies, business and civil society especially from the media and the CEAP Tertiary Commission will discuss their respective sector's perspectives and initiatives to ensure the success of K to 12.
Challenges and Responses in the Implementation of K to 12 		Lantawan / Royal Mandaya 500
12
Legal and fiscal policy experts will discuss existing laws and policies as well as pending bills related to taxation of schools. They shall present proposals and modalities by which private schools particularly Catholic schools can deal with risks and pressures of taxation.
Issues and Concerns on Taxation 		Royal Ballroom / Royal Mandaya 300
13
Major distance and online education providers and selected experts will discuss the critical concepts and principles and designing and implementing online learning or e-learning, existing practices as well as challenges in the application of online education and e-learning modes of instruction and learning. Can we effectively teach through digital modes? Resource persons will present multi-faceted factors, strategies and approaches to ensuring success using blended learning.
Enriching Classroom Instruction Through E-Learning 		Top of the Apo / Apo View 250
14
This session will update participants on the latest local and international benchmarking initiatives of the CEAP stewards and private educators in higher education, future trends in content and methodologies with special emphasis on formal education programs inspired by the charisms of various Catholic congregations and dioceses. Resource persons from the state education agencies will discuss the priority thrusts, programs and standards such as those related to agriculture, maritime engineering and marine science, food science and technology and criminology, among others, will be presented.
New Programs and Researches in Higher Education 		Orchid / Apo View 100
15
Given the growing demands for quality education and institutionalization of required and voluntary accreditation, how are small schools coping and how can they still cope in the future? This session will teach member-schools on how to survive, grow and sustain their operations by presenting effective and successful practices by other schools. CEAP members and non-member schools from both rural and urban areas will present relevant case studies.
Ensuring the Sustainability of Small Schools 		Sultan/Raja/Datu/Royal Mandaya 100
16
Educators are now more than ever faced with a new generation of children and youth whose interests and skills are anchored on computer and internet technology, using the social media networks as the more common means of communications and information. The resource persons will present studies on the kind of learners we have today, some approaches and strategies to ensuring that the learning environment is conducive to these children and youth as well as resources that may be useful in managing virtual worlds of the children and youth.
Engaging the 21st Century Learners 		Garden / Apo View 120
17
This session will provide delegates with opportunities to revisit programs of the Department of Education, UNESCO and nongovernment organizations that advocate mother tongue-based multi-lingual education (MLE); success stories shared by schools, learners and families that affirm the use of MLE; challenges to MLE in a digital world; trends and experiences in other countries; and the legislative agenda as well as future directions of the Department of Education regarding MLE.
Mother Tongue-Based Multi-Lingual Education 		Summit Bar / Royal Mandaya 200
18
Building partnerships for education has long been done in the Philippines. Sustaining such partnerships, however, has been difficult. The session will explore various effective ways to building and sustaining partnerships for education in the Philippines. Resource persons will present an analysis of partnerships that failed and partnerships that succeeded in the provision of education services especially to the poor in rural and urban areas; outcomes of partnerships; lessons to be learned; and opportunities for partnering for education under the present administration.
Academe and Industry Partnerships for Education 		Summit Bar/Royal Mandaya 150


Concurrent Sessions on Advocacy and Outreach

Peace education is not only concerned about building awareness on the various forms of violence, their causes and consequences. It is also about building concern to develop in the learners the values of empathy and compassion, a positive vision of the future and social responsibility. Building concern will help encourage action to address various forms of violence. Concurrent sessions on advocacy and outreach will give participants opportunities to hear best practices of schools in working for change in given contexts.

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Topic Code Concurrent Sessions on Advocacy and Outreach Room / Hotel Max Pax
19
The session aims to show examples of school programs and activities that help build bridges of understanding among students of differing cultures, particularly religious beliefs
Building Bridges of Interfaith and Intercultural Understanding 		Royal Ballroom / Royal Mandaya 300
20
This session aims to introduce participants to the wisdom contributed by indigenous communities towards peace-building. It will share with participants various mechanisms for peacefully resolving conflicts drawn from indigenous spirituality.
Indigenous Ways of Building a Culture of Peace 		Orchid / Apo View 100
21
This session aims to examine the role media plays in promoting a culture of war and peace and underscores the importance of media in countering violent mindsets and attitudes and in building a culture of peace overall

This session will also showcase how technology and social networking have been used to promote peace in the country and beyond. It will also share techniques on how to use social media and technology to build awareness on peace issues and concerns
Media, Technology and Peace 		Grand Ballroom / Apo View 800
22
The session aims to introduce participants to the strategy of advocacy and its tools like lobbying. Knowledge of advocacy tools will help participants be familiar with strategies to influence decision makers to make new laws or policies or amend old ones in favor of peace.

Dialogue as a Pathway to Peace

Humans have diverse beliefs, attitudes, behaviors and interests owing to dissimilarities in experiences and contexts. Sometime, these differences create tensions which may consequently lead to conflicts. Dialogue is one of the tools to foster understanding. This session aims to teach the basic principles and skills of dialoguing.
Peace Advocacy / Dialogue as a Pathway to Peace 		Lantawan/ Royal Mandaya 500
23
The session aims to update participants on peace processes in the country and inform them on how the schools can help support current peace negotiations.
Engaging Schools in the Peace Process 		Top of the Apo / Apo View 250
24
This session aims to orient the participants on initiatives of the security sector, particularly the military, on peace-building. It aims to elicit suggestions on how both military and educational institutions can help each other promote a culture of peace in communities.
Engaging the Security Sector in Peace-Building 		Garden / Apo View 120
25
This session aims to update participants on the state of peace in Mindanao and the ongoing initiatives to help build a culture of peace in the region. It aims to explore more possibilities on how to achieve peace in the area.

Addressing the Rido Practice

Numerous lives have been lost because of clan wars. What is rido? How can we help address this concern? This session will describe the roots and implications of rido and suggest ways to address it through sharing of experiences and ideas among participants and resource persons.
Waging Peace in Mindanao / Addressing the Rido Practice 		Sultan/Raja/Datu / Royal Mandaya 150
26
This session aims to demonstrate current youth initiatives to promote peace. It also aims to explore more possibilities available for youth to engage in peace advocacy and work. Resource persons will share experiences in other countries, lessons learned and adaptation in the Philippine context.
Youth and Peace 		Summit Bar / Royal Mandaya 200
27
Can business be partners for social progress and peace? This session will describe how business organizations have contributed to the task of peace-building and how they could be tapped for this purpose.
Engaging Business in Peace-building 		Kadayawan / Royal Mandaya 100