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MANILA, PHILIPPINES — Google Philippines will be holding a two-day webinar to share tips and tools on distance learning strategies for educators and parents.

The sessions will be streamed live on Aug. 20 (for teachers) and August 21 (for parents), both at 2:00 p.m. through the Google Philippines YouTube channel and Facebook page. The webinars are free and accessible to the public.

Speakers are experts from various fields such as Google, YouTube, and the academic community who will share a range of helpful topics from introduction to distance learning for teachers and parents, student assessment and engagement, supporting families with remote learning, the role of YouTube for education, and online child safety among others.

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“We want to help our educators and parents as we navigate through the shapes and forms of learning in the time of coronavirus. It is an uncertain period and there is no ready playbook to all the challenges we are facing at the moment but we hope that through efforts like this webinar series, we are able to contribute and play an important role,” said Mervin Wenke, Head of Communications and Public Affairs at Google Philippines.

Catch the live webinars on August 20 and 21, 2:00 p.m., at the Google Philippines YouTube channel and Facebook page, hosted by EduCreator Team Lyqa and TV personality Joyce Pring, respectively. See the full program below:


Day 1

August 20, 2020

Teachers Session

 

TimeAgendaSpeaker
2:00pmIntroduction to Google for Education

 

 

Live Q and A

Aileen Apolo-de Jesus

Senior Program Manager

Google for Education

 

2:30pmDifferentiated Instruction Strategies using G Suite for Education

 

Live Q and A

Dorothy Reyes

Google Certified Educator – Levels 1 & 2;

Google Educator Group Leader – Mandaluyong;

ICT Coordinator, Andres Bonifacio Integrated School (ABIS)

3:00pmYouTube for Education

 

 

 

 

 

Live Q and A

Aman Dayal

Content Partnerships Manager

YouTube Family & Learning for India & SEA

 

With

 

YouTube Learning Creators Team Lyqa, and Numberbender

Break (15 Mins)

 

3:45pm – 4:15pmEngaging Students in Virtual Spaces through Effective Presentations

 

Live Q and A

Elbert Or
CEO
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4:15 – 4:45pmStudent Assessments Using G Suite for Education

 

Live Q and A

Camille Cabatu

Google Certified Educator – Level 1;

Google Educator Group Member;

Trainer, QSR Corporation

 

 

Day 2

August 21, 2020

Parents Session

 

TimeAgendaSpeaker
2:00pmG Suite Primer for Parents

 

Live Q and A

 

Gary Garcia

Google Certified Educator – Levels 1 & 2;

Google Certified Trainer & Innovator;
Google Educator Group Leader – Ortigas;

QSR Training Consultant

2:30pmSupporting Families with Distance Learning

 

Live Q and A

Aileen Apolo-de Jesus

Senior Program Manager

Google for Education

Break (15 Mins)
3:15pm – 3:45pmUsing G Suite to Support My Child’s Online Learning

 

Live Q and A

 

Paola Cortes

Google Certified Educator – Levels 1 & 2;

Google Educator Group Leader – Ortigas;

EdTech & IT Specialist – Cornerstone Christian Academy of Quezon City

 

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Melissa Cumpio

Google Certified Educator – Level 1;

Parent, & Academic Supervisor – Cornerstone Christian Academy of Quezon City

3:45pm – 4:15pmOnline Child Safety and Protection

 

Live Q and A

Yves Gonzalez

Head of Public Policy and Government Relations

Google Philippines

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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