OUR HOME: http://pinoyteachersnetwork.blog-city.com
"Any new endeavour is always tough in the beginning". Hah! Whoever said this is an all time motivator; I believe he's one of those people who helped to change the world by changing people's attitude about themselves; I agree with him, it's true, it happens.
I gave us just two weeks to plan this out and prepare for the launching. Ready or not, the website of the Pinoy Teachers Network went officially up in cyberspace on July 12, 2005. We took the challenge. We learned from our own experiences and then finding our own way out of the obstacles we encountered. For most of us, quitting or not trying isn't an option.
It's been a month, can you believe it? What happened during that span of time, aside from my being so busy and missing my blog hopping routine?
We have more than 50 members now, and still growing. Teachers from the University of the Philippines (Visayas), Mindanao State University, De la Salle University, Claret School of QC, Xavier School in Greenhills... are proving themselves worthy of the title "Teacher" by being leaders themselves in their own schools.
We also have members as far as Japan, Singapore, Texas, Arizona, California, Washington DC...who are Teacher Leaders themselves and are as persistent as we all are in disseminating the information about the Pinoy Teachers Network.
It was intimidating for us because nobody among us have ever done this before. To find the answer, we had to go outside the box. We learned to communicate via email and the Internet, and soon podcasts.
I am so lucky to find people who are willing to help without complaints. Who are also willing to learn by doing. They are few of the people I know who are effective communicators, who persuade with modesty, who are leaders themselves. I thank the Core Group Members of the Pinoy Teachers Network who are the people behind the success of this pinoy teachers' community around the globe. The success of one is the success of all...
PINOY TEACHERS NETWORK CORE GROUP MEMBERS:
-TECHNOLOGY LIAISON= J. Angelo Racoma
-BULLETIN BOARD ENTRIES MODERATOR= Tito Rolly
-Education Resources Links MODERATOR= the Filipino Librarian
-FELLOWSHIP AND MEMBERSHIP MODERATOR= Teacher Liz
-LOCAL PINOY TEACHERS NETWORK LIAISON= Zarah Gagatiga
-OVERSEAS PINOY TEACHERS NETWORK LIAISON= Zarelle
-Teachers Network Around The Globe MODERATOR= Teacher Ela
-Parent Advocate/ E-group MODERATOR= Bing
-LEGAL COUNSEL= Atty. Punzi
-DIRECTOR= Teacher Sol
- EDUCATOR ADVISER =Dr. Danilo Baylen
PINOY TEACHERS NETWORK
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yay una ako!!! congrats po sa lahat :)
ReplyDeleteJust want to say hello and let you know I enjoy reading your stuff. nakaka inspire. More power to you guys! (and gals nga pala).
ReplyDeleteNoli R., (International School)
Uy! A podcast will be cool! :)
ReplyDeleteMabuhay kayong lahat! Keep up the good work, Teacher Sol. Sorry for the short comment this, medyo busy lang with some new "toys for the big boys".
ReplyDeletehi teacher sol...
ReplyDeletethanks that you vote my blog... Kahit papaano, may sumusubaybay sa blog ko. :-)
Anyway, Congratts to all people behind Pinoy Teachers Network... Keep up your good work and I hope more years for PTN... Cheers!!
nakalimutan ko naman teacher sol... sobrang hot ako sa pagpo-post ng message rito... Ako na naman yung naunang anonymous...
ReplyDeleteCongratts to ALL behind Pinoy Teachers Network... Keep up your good work and I hope for more years for PTN... CHEERS!!!
aND MORE IMPROVEMENTS TOO...
HI SOL,
ReplyDeleteSo glad to receive a letter from you again.Eto medyo nasa circulation na rin pero yun nga, still difficult finding more time online.
Congrats pala sa PINOY TEACHER NETWORK nyo, I am monitoring it closely and maganda talaga and project na ito. I saw it being born and sa isang iglap, biglang lumaki. It only shows how greatly capable you are not only as a teacher, but some sort of a leader also.
Napagtripan ko lang ang picture. While i was chatting on messenger, nalaman ko na pwede pala icapture yung chat pics so sabi ko ilagay ko na lang sa blog ko para meron naman kahit konting hint and mga readers ko kung how i look, so that i wont be unfair. Medyo malabo nga ang pictures. I am thinking of scanning a clearer picture siguro later on. Para wala nang maskara...tulad ng sabi mo, ni Batman.
HELLO TEACHER SOL!
ReplyDeleteWe're one month old now! Thank you for helping us disseminate the information about our global pinoy teachers' network. Thank you for being one of the Core Group Members too. We are professional Filipino Educators. We are going to inspire, be proactive, give hope, and go the extra mile.
MARAMING SALAMAT SA IYO!
hi! congrats!
ReplyDeletepero, di ko alam kung na-approve ba ung application ko sa PTN, hmmm...
congratulations & more power!
ReplyDeleteDARKBLAK, salamat! Thanks for being one of us. Congrats to you too.
ReplyDeleteNOLI,
Hi! Are you back home na? How are you? Thanks for the kind words. I hope we can invite more teachers (especially teacher leaders) to join us in the Pinoy Teachers Network (www.pinoyteachersnetwork.blog-city.com) . Also, I am particularly interested with your sister, you said she can draw some sketches? Maybe it's not yet too late for us to publish her works and let people know about how she struggles with the limitations of her disability. You have sample of her works? Are you willing to share them, and your own story of your sister? I am willing to publish her story as one of the PINOY PRIDEs. How's that? Pls let me know.
JONAS, thanks also for all your support (the logo and the information dissemination). You're an asset! I am so glad you liked the simple token of appreciation that we sent you.
ReplyDeleteJOHN CLARK, let me know if you still want to join the network. You were a teacher and still has your heart in teaching, as long as you're an advocate of education, you can join. By the way, I am curious, what are these "toys for the big boys" that you're into? Tech stuff? Pwede ba ako one of the boys :D
RICHARD, ang dami kong anonymous commenters na harmless naman, ok lang na mag-anonymous comment ka *wink* Tell your aunts who are teachers about the Pinoy Teachers Network. Oo naman, I am your fan. Nakita ko kung pano ka nabaril, bumagsak, tumayo ulit, at ang ganda na ng blog mo ngayon. Yan ang Pinoy!
ReplyDeleteMAJOR TOM, thanks for being very supportive of the Pinoy Teachers Network. Indeed, we are all blessed because good things happen to us. Yes we started small, but we are continually growing and improving. Thanks for always being there...
PINOY TEACHERS NETWORK, :D Pinoy pride!!!
ReplyDeleteDOPS, ikaw talaga ilang bese ka nang nag-post ng messages mo sa egroup (di ba may flaming letters ka pa na effect), hanggang ngayon nagtataka ka pa kung na-approve ang application mo sa network ha :D. Busy ka ah, nami-miss namin ang messages at upload ng music files mo sa egroup.
NIKKI, thanks for your support all the way. Ilan na ba ang sumali sa network dahil sa referrals mo? At natutuwa kami sa mga entries mo about PTN at yung logo sa sidebar mo. Kaisa ka na namin talaga...
I was just going through the new applicants this morning and was quite tickled and pleased with what I found. Surfing through all the sites so far in this web blog, it just confirms for me again how wonderful filipinas really are and that there are many, many facets to filipinas that we have to promote on the Internet. Remember, the reason why I started this webring is two-fold: (1) To change the early stereotypes of Filipinas as sex objects, and (2) To share the best of who Filipinas are not just for the sake of the idiots who believe the stereotypes, but for US Filipinas so we can remember who we are, and for those Filipinas who need to know that they can be the best of whatever
ReplyDeletethey want to be! Please be sure to invite your friends to be part of this webring. The more the merrier! So thank you, thank you to all of you who are helping these goals get done. More love, power, peace and joy to all of you, your loved ones and your work in the world. Perla"
congratulations to all the members of pinoy teachers network!
ReplyDeleteHi Sol. I congratulate you on this momentous occassion for Pinoy Teachers Network. I have never seen a site that grew as fast as PTN, and as laudable as it should be. More power to you all and may you have more anniversaries to come.
ReplyDeletei know this is rather late but CONGRATS sa lahat ng bumubuo ng PTN! Godspeed!
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