Forming teachers who light the way
Future teachers trained in real classrooms and communities, through literacy outreach, action research and partnerships with schools and agencies across Baguio and Benguet.
Research cluster TANGLAW See the Research Agenda →
Vision, mission and goals
Equip globally competitive graduates responding to the contemporary demands and future challenges.
Produce graduates in a dynamic global environment through mastery of skills and competencies needed in a changing society.
Goals
- Provide relevant programs geared towards the development of mentors and leaders in higher education.
- Develop graduates who are highly driven, talented, globally competitive, research-oriented and value-laden.
- Collaborate and create linkages with affiliated educational institutions to provide better community services.
- Demonstrate an in-depth understanding of pedagogies, disciplines and a flexible perspective to deal with curricular changes and innovations.
Objectives
- To provide proactive programs to ensure quality education.
- To adopt curricular activities that enhance students’ skills and capabilities.
- To develop relevant public-private partnerships geared towards active community involvement.
- To design learning experiences anchored on the institution’s core values.
- To manifest higher-level thinking and creativity through quality research-oriented activities and field-based opportunities.
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What you can study at CTELA
Bachelor of Elementary Education
Teaching in the elementary grades: literacy, numeracy, classroom management and inclusive, child-friendly instruction.
Ask about this program →Bachelor of Secondary Education
Majors: General Science, English, Filipino, Mathematics, Values EducationSubject specialists for high school, trained in their major field, assessment and adolescent learning.
Ask about this program →Bachelor of Early Childhood Education
Care and teaching for young learners through play-based, child-centered learning.
Ask about this program →Bachelor of Physical Education
Physical education, sports and wellness teaching, with dance, fitness and athletics in practice.
Ask about this program →Bachelor of Culture and Arts Education
Teaching culture and the arts, from music and dance to the visual arts and local heritage.
Ask about this program →Our research cluster
CTELA’s research covers teaching and learning strategies, curriculum and assessment, inclusive and values education, language, arts and culture, educational leadership, gender and development, ICT, and mental health and well-being.
Research coordinator: Aiza Bheal M. Kitani, LPT, MAEngl
CTELA research highlights
Bachelor of Elementary Education (BEED)
- Early childhood and elementary pedagogy
- Literacy, numeracy, and foundational learning skills
- Classroom management and learner behavior
- Curriculum development and outcomes-based instruction
- Assessment of learning and intervention strategies
Bachelor of Secondary Education (BSED)
- Adolescent learning and secondary pedagogy
- Subject-specific instruction (English, Math, Science, Filipino, Social Studies, Values Education)
- Classroom assessment and academic achievement
- Learner motivation, behavior, and engagement
- Inclusive secondary education and differentiated instruction
Who we work with
CTELA works with partner communities, schools, DepEd and government agencies so future teachers learn in real classrooms while serving children and families.
Barangay Irisan, Purok 27
Community partnerCTELA’s partner community. Education students ran Project ALAGA there in 2026 (storytelling, arts and mental health sessions for children and parents), and CTELA clubs started an organic garden with coffee seedlings and cassava in 2025.
The Child and Family Service Philippines, Inc.
Social welfare partnerAt its center in Guisad, CTELA faculty and students tutored children in its care in reading, writing and speaking, and held a gift-giving.
DENR-CAR and CHED scholars
Environment partnerCTELA clubs planted and cared for trees with DENR-CAR and CHED scholars and grantees. In 2025 the clubs ring-weeded young pine trees at Busol Watershed.
Partner schools · Project A.G.S.H.A.N.
Basic education partnersBEED students made teaching materials for 36 preschoolers at Bayan Park Day Care Center and taught pot gardening to 42 pupils at Lamtang Elementary School under the University’s literacy program.
DepEd Schools Division Office of Benguet
Government partner · EducationIts Education Program Supervisor in Mathematics, Dr. Jardson S. Onio, led CTELA’s action research seminar for preservice teachers.
Kias Elementary School
Partner school · Inclusive educationIts SPED teacher, Ms. Karen B. Ganga, trained BEED and BECED students on inclusive classroom management.
Academic, government and professional linkages
What these linkages mean for you
Teaching in the community
Education students act as facilitators and mentors for children in partner communities.
Read more →Ready for hiring
Mock job interviews help student teachers practice for real school hiring.
Read more →Action research
Seminars and colloquia teach future teachers to study and improve their own classrooms.
Read more →Teaching that serves communities
CTELA’s extension projects bring literacy, arts, mental health support and environmental care to communities in Baguio City.
Badges show how many CTELA stories support each goal. Tap a goal for all BCU stories on it.
Project ALAGA
Literacy, arts and mental health support for children and families in Purok 27, Irisan (2026).
Project KaMMPAy
Language literacy tutorials for children at The Child and Family Service Philippines, Guisad (2026).
Project C.A.R.E.S.
An organic community garden with coffee and cassava in Purok 27, Irisan (2025).
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