22/08/2026
๐๐๐จ ๐๐๐๐ง | ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ฎ๐ ๐๐๐ฉ๐ญ. ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐จ๐ญ๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐๐๐๐ก๐๐ซ ๐ข๐๐๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ, ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ฌ๐ฆ
Education students of Amando Cope College gathered at the ACC Audio-Visual Room (AVR), 3rd Floor, CCB Building, on August 20, 2026, for a seminar-workshop on Teacher Identity, Professionalism, and Purpose organized by the Education Department.
Titled โ๐๐ก๐จ ๐๐ซ๐ ๐๐จ๐ฎ ๐๐๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐ ? ๐๐ก๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ก๐๐ซ ๐๐๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐จ๐ง,โ the department-wide activity focused on the formation of studentsโ professional identity, values, attitudes, and sense of purpose as future educators.
The program opened with messages from Jeneth Ll. Bagalihog, Ed.D., Dean of the College of Education, and Adhara O. Cope, Vice President for Administration, who graced the occasion and addressed the participating students.
Encouraging the students to remain committed to the teaching profession despite the challenges surrounding the field, Cope said, โ๐ ๐๐ค๐ฅ๐ ๐ฎ๐ค๐ช ๐ฌ๐๐ก๐ก ๐ฃ๐ค๐ฉ ๐๐ ๐๐๐จ๐๐ค๐ช๐ง๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ง๐ค๐ข ๐๐ค๐ฃ๐ฉ๐๐ฃ๐ช๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฌ๐๐ฉ๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ฉ๐๐๐๐๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฅ๐ง๐ค๐๐๐จ๐จ๐๐ค๐ฃ ๐๐๐จ๐ฅ๐๐ฉ๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐๐ฃ๐๐ฃ๐๐จ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐จ๐๐ฉ๐ช๐๐ฉ๐๐ค๐ฃ๐จ.โ
Following the opening messages, Mr. Christian B. Llaguno, LPT, MAEngEd, Education Program Coordinator and resource speaker, engaged the participants in an energizer, โHold and Touch,โ which used physical connection and the symbolism of hands and hearts to introduce the importance of human connection in the work of educators.
From there, the discussion moved beyond the lesson plan and toward the teacher behind it. With recent concerns over student safety and violence in schools forming part of the broader conversation on education, Llaguno invited the students to consider the kind of teacher they are preparing to become.
โ๐ผ ๐จ๐๐๐ค๐ค๐ก ๐จ๐๐ค๐ช๐ก๐ ๐๐ ๐ ๐ฅ๐ก๐๐๐ ๐ฌ๐๐๐ง๐ ๐จ๐ฉ๐ช๐๐๐ฃ๐ฉ๐จ ๐ก๐๐๐ง๐ฃ ๐๐ค๐ฌ ๐ฉ๐ค ๐ก๐๐ซ๐, ๐ฃ๐ค๐ฉ ๐ ๐ฅ๐ก๐๐๐ ๐ฌ๐๐๐ง๐ ๐ฉ๐๐๐ฎ ๐ก๐๐๐ง๐ฃ ๐ฉ๐ค ๐๐๐๐ง ๐๐ค๐ง ๐ฉ๐๐๐๐ง ๐ก๐๐ซ๐๐จ.โ
Rather than placing responsibility for student behavior solely on teachers, Llaguno underscored their role in the formation of young people.
โ๐ผ๐ง๐ ๐ฉ๐๐๐๐๐๐ง๐จ ๐ง๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ค๐ฃ๐จ๐๐๐ก๐ ๐๐ค๐ง ๐๐ซ๐๐ง๐ฎ๐ฉ๐๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฉ๐๐๐๐ง ๐จ๐ฉ๐ช๐๐๐ฃ๐ฉ๐จ ๐๐๐๐ค๐ข๐? ๐๐ค. ๐ฝ๐ช๐ฉ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฌ๐ ๐ฅ๐๐ง๐ฉ ๐ค๐ ๐ฉ๐๐๐๐ง ๐๐ค๐ง๐ข๐๐ฉ๐๐ค๐ฃ? ๐๐๐จ.โ
The discussion then turned to the influence of teachers beyond the delivery of lessons, particularly how their attitudes, values, words, and actions become part of a learnerโs experience in school.
Llaguno emphasized attitude as a teacherโs greatest asset, while underscoring the need to balance character and competence. Beyond knowledge and instructional ability, he highlighted the importance of how teachers exercise their competence, conduct themselves, communicate, and relate to their learners.
This emphasis on the human dimension of teaching extended to the teacherโs response to students who may be struggling.
โ๐๐ ๐๐๐ฃ๐ฃ๐ค๐ฉ ๐ฅ๐ง๐๐ซ๐๐ฃ๐ฉ ๐๐ซ๐๐ง๐ฎ ๐ฉ๐ง๐๐๐๐๐ฎ. ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ง๐จ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฃ๐ค๐ฉ ๐จ๐ช๐ฅ๐๐ง๐๐๐ง๐ค๐๐จ. ๐ฝ๐ช๐ฉ ๐ฌ๐ ๐๐๐ฃ ๐๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ฉ๐๐๐๐๐๐ง ๐ฌ๐๐ค ๐ฃ๐ค๐ฉ๐๐๐๐จ, ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐๐ช๐ก๐ฉ ๐ฌ๐๐ค ๐ก๐๐จ๐ฉ๐๐ฃ๐จ, ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ฅ๐๐ง๐จ๐ค๐ฃ ๐ฌ๐๐ค ๐ง๐๐ข๐๐ฃ๐๐จ ๐ ๐จ๐ฉ๐ช๐๐๐ฃ๐ฉ: โ๐๐ค๐ช ๐ข๐๐ฉ๐ฉ๐๐ง.โโ
Alongside these reflections, Llaguno discussed practical dimensions of teacher professionalism, including professional conduct, communication etiquette, appropriate interactions, and the attitudes expected of those preparing to enter the teaching profession.
The students then turned to personal reflection through โWho Am I Becoming as a Teacher?โ, an activity that invited them to consider the kind of educator they aspire to become and the values they want to carry into their future classrooms. Building on this reflection, the โMy Teacher Identity Commitmentโ activity allowed participants to translate their thoughts into personal commitments concerning their professional growth and practice.
The discussion subsequently moved toward the deeper purpose of teaching as Llaguno shared his personal faith perspective, presenting Jesus as the greatest Teacher and connecting the work of educators with service, love, and the responsibility to influence lives through example.
In his concluding message, Llaguno underscored the qualities he said future educators must carry into the profession:
โ๐๐๐ ๐ฌ๐ค๐ง๐ก๐ ๐๐ค๐๐จ๐ฃโ๐ฉ ๐จ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ก๐ฎ ๐ฃ๐๐๐ ๐ข๐ค๐ง๐ ๐ฉ๐๐๐๐๐๐ง๐จ. ๐๐ฉ ๐ฃ๐๐๐๐จ ๐ฉ๐๐๐๐๐๐ง๐จ ๐ฌ๐๐ฉ๐ ๐๐๐ผ๐๐, ๐๐๐๐ฟ, ๐พ๐๐ผ๐๐ผ๐พ๐๐๐, ๐พ๐๐๐๐ผ๐๐, ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐๐๐.โ
โ๐๐๐ฎ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ฉ๐๐๐๐๐๐ง ๐ฎ๐ค๐ช ๐๐๐๐ค๐ข๐ ๐๐ก๐ฌ๐๐ฎ๐จ ๐ฅ๐ค๐๐ฃ๐ฉ ๐๐๐ฎ๐ค๐ฃ๐ ๐ฎ๐ค๐ช๐ง๐จ๐๐ก๐ ๐ฉ๐ค ๐จ๐ค๐ข๐๐ฉ๐๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ง๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ง,โ Llaguno said as he closed with a final reminder.
The seminar-workshop concluded with a synthesis, closing remarks, and a group photo. The Education Department Election followed the activity, allowing students to participate in the selection of their departmentโs student leaders.
The activity forms part of the Education Departmentโs continuing student engagement and professional formation initiatives for Academic Year 2026โ2027 fully supported by the Administration.
