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[[Image:MilaIbe.jpg|thumb|195px|Milagros D. Ibe: Mathematics Educator, Teacher, Academic]]
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'''Milagros D. Ibe''' is a multi-awarded teacher-educator in mathematics education<ref name=" Metrobank Foundation, Inc."> http://www.mbfoundation.org.ph/25_yearsACES.html </ref><ref name ="Loyola Schools Bulletin"> http://www.admu.edu.ph/ateneo/www/UserFiles/71/ls/lsb/LSB_vol2nos6-7_nov-dec06.pdf </ref>. Dr. Ibe devised numerous teacher training programs and research studies that led to the development of policies in basic and higher education <ref name= "G.R. No. 134625"> http://www.lawphil.net/judjuris/juri1999/aug1999/gr_134625_1999.html </ref> in the [[Philippines]]. According to the Science Education Institute of the Philippines, "she has left a legacy of teaching with compassion to the young generation of math and science teachers" and "her ability to simplify esoteric concepts into lessons easily understood by young minds significantly helped in demystifying mathematics" <ref name= "National Awardees"> http://www.manilatimes.net/national/2008/june/03/yehey/top_stories/20080603top7.html </ref>.
'''Milagros Dimal Ibe''' (November 8, 1931 – April 22, 2023) was a Filipino teacher of mathematics.<ref name=" Metrobank Foundation, Inc.">[http://www.mbfoundation.org.ph/25_yearsACES.html ] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080717070259/http://www.mbfoundation.org.ph/25_yearsACES.html |date=July 17, 2008 }}</ref> Dr. Ibe devised teacher-training programs and research studies<ref name="Science Education in the Philippines">{{cite web|url=https://scholar.google.com/scholar?hl=en&q=author%3A%22Milagros+Ibe%22 |title=author:"Milagros Ibe" - Google Scholar |website=Scholar.google.com |date= |accessdate=2016-01-15}}</ref> that led to the development of policies in basic and higher education <ref name="G.R. No. 134625">{{cite web|url=http://www.lawphil.net/judjuris/juri1999/aug1999/gr_134625_1999.html |title=G.R. No. 134625 |website=Lawphil.net |date= |accessdate=2016-01-15}}</ref> in the [[Philippines]]. According to the Science Education Institute of the Philippines, "she has left a legacy of teaching with compassion to the young generation of math and science teachers" and "her ability to simplify esoteric concepts into lessons easily understood by young minds significantly helped in demystifying mathematics".<ref name="National Awardees">[http://www.manilatimes.net/national/2008/june/03/yehey/top_stories/20080603top7.html] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081122110731/http://www.manilatimes.net/national/2008/june/03/yehey/top_stories/20080603top7.html |date=November 22, 2008 }}</ref>


== Educational Background ==
==Educational background==
Milagros Dimal Ibe was born in Lubao, [[Pampanga]] on November 8, 1931, but moved to Manila to study. She graduated summa cum laude from the now defunct [[Quezon College]] in Manila, with a BA in English and BSc major in mathematics. She taught for a few years in her hometown before she transferred to teach at the [[University of the Philippines Rural High School]] at Los Baños, Laguna. Eventually, she moved to the University of the Philippines Diliman, where she finished her Master of Arts major in curriculum and instruction. Later on, she got her PhD from the [[University of Toronto]] in [[Canada]]. She almost became Dean of the College of Education in 1990, but instead she became Vice Chancellor of the [[University of the Philippines Diliman]].


==Retirement==
Milagros Ibe was born in Lubao, [[Pampanga]] in 1931, but moved to Manila to study. She graduated summa cum laude from defunct Quezon College with Bachelor of Arts degree in English and Bachelor of Science major in mathematics. She taught for a few years in her hometown before she transfered to teach at the University of the Philippines Rural High School at Los Baños, Laguna. Eventually, she has moved to the University of the Philippines Diliman, where she got her Master of Arts major in curriculum and instruction, and later, her PhD from the [[University of Toronto]] in [[Canada]]. She almost became Dean of the College of Education, but instead she became Vice Chancellor of the [[University of the Philippines Diliman]].
Ibe retired from UP-ISMED in November 1996 on her 65th birthday, following the practice of those in government service, but she continued to work as consultant to various educational institutions and to the Professional Regulation Commission. Ibe, in her mid-70s, became the Dean of Graduate School of [[Miriam College]] in Quezon City and concurrently [[professor emeritus]] in the College of Education of the University of the Philippines, where she remained active in promoting, among other things, mathematics education.<ref name = "Miriam College">{{cite web|url=http://www.miriamcollege.com/academicunits/graduateschool/adminstaff.html |title=MiriamCollege.com |publisher=Miriam College |date= |accessdate=2016-01-15}}</ref>


Ibe died on April 22, 2023, at the age of 91.<ref>{{cite web |title=Dr. Milagros D. Ibe (November 8, 1931 – April 22, 2023) |url=https://educ.upd.edu.ph/dr-milagros-d-ibe-november-8-1931-april-22-2023/ |website=University of the Philippines College of Education |access-date=21 December 2023}}</ref>
Ibe assisted Dr. [[John Cleverley]] of the [[University of Sydney]], in conducting courses and publishing books on values education sponsored by the Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organization (SEAMEO) in 1988<ref name= "Values Education"> http://www.seameo-innotech.org/resources/spec/values_inaction.asp </ref>.


==Awards and achievements==
In 1993 Ibe was appointed Director of the University of the Philippines - Institute for Science and Mathematics Education Development (UP-ISMED). The [[Dolores Hernandez Lecture Series]] in science education was started by her during the start of her term, to be a monthly Friday afternoon event as part of the Institution's extension activities. The series continued through the years of her directorship and long after her term, though much less frequently. In December of 1995, Dr. Ibe (with [[Jose Fadul]]) represented the Philippines in the Third International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) <ref name= "Appendix G TIMSS Document"> http://timss.bc.edu/timss1995i/TIMSSPDF/QAApG.pdf </ref>.
In 1993 Ibe was appointed Director of the University of the Philippines - Institute for Science and Mathematics Education Development (UP-ISMED). The [[Dolores Hernandez Lecture Series]] in science education was started by her during the start of her term, to be a monthly Friday afternoon event as part of the Institution's extension activities. The series continued through the years of her directorship and long after her term, though much less frequently. In December 1995, Dr. Ibe represented the Philippines in the Third International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS).<ref name="Appendix G TIMSS Document">{{cite web|url=http://timss.bc.edu/timss1995i/TIMSSPDF/QAApG.pdf |title=Appendix G : TIMSS INTERNATIONAL CODING RELIABILITY STUDY
|website=Timss.bc.edu |accessdate=2016-01-15}}</ref>


==Twilight Years==
==References==
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==External links==
Ibe retired from UP-ISMED on her sixty-fifth birthday, which is the practice in government service, but she continued to work as consultant to various educational institutions and to the Professional Regulation Commission. Presently, Dr. Ibe, already in her mid-70s, is the Dean of Graduate School of [[Miriam College]] in Quezon City and concurrently [[professor emeritus]] in the College of Education of the University of the Philippines, where she is still very active in promoting, among others, mathematics education<ref name = "Miriam College"> http://www.miriamcollege.com/academicunits/graduateschool/adminstaff.html </ref>. Her first name means "miracles" in Spanish and she is indeed a miracle and a miracle worker to her students and colleagues.
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20080508043334/http://www.diwa.ph/global/articles.php?id=20080208115050258 Diwa.ph]


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== Sources ==
[[Category:1931 births]]
{{Reflist}}
[[Category:2023 deaths]]
[[Category:Kapampangan people]]
[[Category:People from Pampanga]]
[[Category:Filipino educators]]
[[Category:Mathematics educators]]
[[Category:University of the Philippines Diliman alumni]]
[[Category:University of Toronto alumni]]
[[Category:Academic staff of the University of the Philippines]]

Latest revision as of 23:18, 18 May 2024

Milagros D. Ibe: Mathematics Educator, Teacher, Academic

Milagros Dimal Ibe (November 8, 1931 – April 22, 2023) was a Filipino teacher of mathematics.[1] Dr. Ibe devised teacher-training programs and research studies[2] that led to the development of policies in basic and higher education [3] in the Philippines. According to the Science Education Institute of the Philippines, "she has left a legacy of teaching with compassion to the young generation of math and science teachers" and "her ability to simplify esoteric concepts into lessons easily understood by young minds significantly helped in demystifying mathematics".[4]

Educational background

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Milagros Dimal Ibe was born in Lubao, Pampanga on November 8, 1931, but moved to Manila to study. She graduated summa cum laude from the now defunct Quezon College in Manila, with a BA in English and BSc major in mathematics. She taught for a few years in her hometown before she transferred to teach at the University of the Philippines Rural High School at Los Baños, Laguna. Eventually, she moved to the University of the Philippines Diliman, where she finished her Master of Arts major in curriculum and instruction. Later on, she got her PhD from the University of Toronto in Canada. She almost became Dean of the College of Education in 1990, but instead she became Vice Chancellor of the University of the Philippines Diliman.

Retirement

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Ibe retired from UP-ISMED in November 1996 on her 65th birthday, following the practice of those in government service, but she continued to work as consultant to various educational institutions and to the Professional Regulation Commission. Ibe, in her mid-70s, became the Dean of Graduate School of Miriam College in Quezon City and concurrently professor emeritus in the College of Education of the University of the Philippines, where she remained active in promoting, among other things, mathematics education.[5]

Ibe died on April 22, 2023, at the age of 91.[6]

Awards and achievements

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In 1993 Ibe was appointed Director of the University of the Philippines - Institute for Science and Mathematics Education Development (UP-ISMED). The Dolores Hernandez Lecture Series in science education was started by her during the start of her term, to be a monthly Friday afternoon event as part of the Institution's extension activities. The series continued through the years of her directorship and long after her term, though much less frequently. In December 1995, Dr. Ibe represented the Philippines in the Third International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS).[7]

References

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  1. ^ [1] Archived July 17, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "author:"Milagros Ibe" - Google Scholar". Scholar.google.com. Retrieved 2016-01-15.
  3. ^ "G.R. No. 134625". Lawphil.net. Retrieved 2016-01-15.
  4. ^ [2] Archived November 22, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ "MiriamCollege.com". Miriam College. Retrieved 2016-01-15.
  6. ^ "Dr. Milagros D. Ibe (November 8, 1931 – April 22, 2023)". University of the Philippines College of Education. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
  7. ^ "Appendix G : TIMSS INTERNATIONAL CODING RELIABILITY STUDY" (PDF). Timss.bc.edu. Retrieved 2016-01-15.
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