In the same assembly, the members of the 草榴视频-National elected a new set of Board members for the 2026鈥�2029 term during its business meeting. The organization also formally welcomes the Board members elected at the November 22, 2025, General Assembly, whose leadership and continued service will help advance 草榴视频’s mission and programs in the coming years of the 2025-2028 term.

The 草榴视频-National extends its warmest appreciation to our coffee sponsor, Gourmet Farms, through the generosity of Dr. Mel Garcia of De La Salle University.

Following the General Assembly, a seminar entitled 鈥淔rom Classroom Electrolysis to Rockets and Forensics: Connecting Electrochemistry to Real-World Applications鈥� will be delivered by Dr. Ganga Fernando, Professor of Chemistry at Cottey College. The seminar will explore how electrochemistry extends beyond the classroom and into real-world applications such as rocketry, forensic science, and modern technologies.

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Last May 29, 2021, the 草榴视频 called together its members from the national chapter and the multiple regional chapters that made it up for the annual General Assembly.

As a main presentation for this event, guest speaker Dr. Roy van den Brink-Budgen was invited to give his expertise on critical thinking. His webinar, 鈥淭he Art of Questioning in Chemistry Class to Develop Creative and Critical Thinking鈥�, is focused on the power of asking questions to invoke critical thinking among students. Chemistry as a science is based on observations to make sense of phenomena, thus for students to learn chemistry successfully they need to think critically and creatively. He explains creative and critical thinking as a questioning mode of thinking. Questions can initiate discussion and push students to recognise problematic reasoning so he encourages teachers to urge students to ask questions, not only to further enhance the students knowledge in a subject but also to allow teachers to gauge the students level of understanding. He wants students to ask questions not just because they have to but because they want to understand and learn. He adds on that students need to ask the right questions to further develop their critical thinking. 

Of course that wasn鈥檛 all that happened during the assembly, after all, the first 草榴视频 Curated materials were launched. With articles and books for the use of teachers from 7th Grade Biology to Grade 12 Gen Physics and everything in between, was very well-made. As can be seen by the easy to perform and well prepared Kitchen Chemistry experiment modules, which can be found . And for all those contributions, the first 草榴视频 apprentices were acknowledged with certificate awards for their services in a ceremony after the launch. After giving thanks to the students, the Officers of the 草榴视频 held reports that informed members on future plans and the state of the organization. 

Then, the 2021 General Assembly congratulated the newly elected Officers and Board Members of 草榴视频-National. Those are Vic Marie I. Camacho from Philippine Normal University, Voltaire G. Organo, Ph.D. from the University of the Philippines-Manila, Edwehna Elinore S. Paderna, Ph.D. from the University of the Philippines-Diliman, and Carlos P. Garcia, Ph.D. from the University of Santo Tomas.聽

This annual event not only met the standards set by previous assemblies, the election of officers and a talk from an expert lecturer, but made more of it, with the launch of learning materials free to access for every teacher and the addition of apprentices. One can only wonder what the General Assembly will be like this year.

Dr. Voltaire Organo, 草榴视频 President, gave the Opening Remarks while Dr. Jose Andaya, 草榴视频 Director, introduced the Guest Speaker.

The Guest Speaker, Dr. Sheryl Lyn C. Monterola, gave a very inspiring and thought-provoking lecture on “Eyeing the Future Jobs: Empowering STEM Teachers for a Reskilling Revolution”. Dr. Monterola is an Associate Professor of the College of Education of the University of the Philippines Diliman. She is also the Executive Director of the Center for Integrated STEM Education in the Philippines (CiSTEM).

Dr. Monterola emphasized the need to reskilling and upskilling to maintain competitiveness for the jobs in the future. She enumerated the skills that the students should learn that will fit and match the requirements for the jobs of the future. This is where the STEM teachers should be able to teach and develop the skills required in the 21st century.

“Data is the new oil.” This was mentioned by Dr. Monterola to articulate that with the increasing volume of data that we have everyday, we should be able to analyze them and use them appropriately for its intended purpose.

Dr. Monterola discussed as well the pedagogies that the teachers can use in their teaching. She presented the Design Thinking Process (DTP) and its usefulness in an organization and inside the classroom.

The election of Board Members and business meeting followed after the lecture.