About TTRC
The Teacher Training and Research Center envisions to be the Hub of Teachers Development, Research, Production and Innovation in Southern Philippines through its SPECIAL PROJECTS, under the College of Education.
The Teacher Training and Research Center (TTRC) was established last 1999 as a special project under the Office of the President, University of Southeastern Philippines per BOR Res. 2827 S. 1999 of the USeP Board of Regents. It is part of the Davao Integrated Development Plan Project, a Master Planning Study of Japan International Cooperating Agency (JICA). It was then known as Teacher Training Center for Region XI (TTCR).
It operates as an autonomous body and functions as a project matrix organization drawing expertise from the different colleges of the University. The College of Education is the degree-granting College for courses being offered by the TTRC. Since the granting of the College of Education (CEd) as a Center of Excellence in Teacher Education in 2010 by the Commission on Higher Education (CHEd), the TTRC is managed as a special projects of the CEd.
Since its conception, the TTRC has forged partnership with the Division of Cotabato; Department of Education under the Third Elementary Education Project (TEEP) — a Philippine-World Bank Project; the Bureau of Elementary Education; Department of Education through its various Divisions (Special Education, Staff Development, Curriculum Development); the Summer Institute for Linguistics (SIL) Philippines; the Resources for the Blind, Inc (RBI); the Commission on Higher Education (CHED); the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA); the Basic Education Assistance for Mindanao (BEAM) – a Philippines-Australia Project; and the Perkins School for the Blind, Massachusetts, USA.
As recent time, TTRC has extended services to Department of Education Region XI and Division of Davao City for its Project EAGLE (Elimination of Academic Gaps for Learners in Elementary)
Department of Education-Central Office
- Institution Based Summer Training Program for Secondary School Teachers on Special Education
- Summer Training Program for Multigrade Teachers
Department of Education- Davao City Division
Project EAGLE (Elimination of Academic Gaps of Learners in the Elementary )
Department of Education-Region XI
Project EAGLE (Elimination of Academic Gaps of Learners in the Elementary)
Erasmus Programme of the European Union
Project FORTH (Formation of Teachers Emerging Challenged Areas)
RESEARCH OUTPUT
1. Evaluation of the Performance of SPED Teachers on their Role in the Implementation of Inclusive Education
Research Team:
- Edna H. Jalotjot
- Bonifacio G. Gabales, Jr.
- Mariche C. Llanto
- Adora P. Zerrudo
- Perfecto A. Alibin – Project Consultant
2. Developing a Classroom Observation Tool For SPED Teachers of Children with Special Needs
Research Team:
- Bonifacio G. Gabales, Jr.
- Edna H. Jalotjot
- Adora P. Zerrudo
3. Inclusive Practices for Students with Multiple Disabilities: Accommodations and Modifications
Researcher:
- Edna Hernandez-Jalotjot
4. Inclusive Education Practices for Students with Multiple Disabilities in Southern Philippines
Research Team:
- Edna H. Jalotjot
- Daisy M. Corpuz – RBI
5. Is Your School Inclusive? A Preliminary Survey of Selected SPED Centers in Southern Philippines
Research Team:
- Edna H. Jalotjot
- Bonifacio G. Gabales, Jr.
- Adora P. Zerrudo
- Perfecto A. Alibin – Consultant
6. An Evaluation of the Mindanao Summer Training for Teachers of Visually Impaired Children: a
USeP-DepEd-RBI Consortium
Researcher:
- Edna H. Jalotjot
7. Project FORTH (Formation of Teacher Emerging Challenged Areas)
Researchers:
- Adora P. Zerrudo
- Bonifacio G. Gabales, Jr.
- Reynaldo M. Nogodula
- Marivic N. Neri
- Jennifer M. Arbiol
- Jose G. Tan Jr.
- Richel F. Hernandez
- Irene P. Duran
