Name:

Shirley Anne H. Laxamana

Home Institution:

Agusan National High School

Host Institution:

Award Name:

Distinguished Awards in Teaching Program

Award Year:

2024

Bio / Write-up:

Shirley is a Teacher III of Agusan National High School, Butuan City, Philippines.  Her field of specialization is biology and chemistry. She aims to develop higher level of expertise in these subject areas, increase her teaching skills, obtain more knowledge about the U.S. culture and complete a research project.

As a Fulbright - Distinguished Awards in Teaching Program grantee, Shirley will spend 4-months in the U.S. to audit classes and attend an advanced seminar at a U.S. university in the field of education, as well as participate in internship training at a U.S. secondary school. Through the FDAI program, she is to develop more into a person of good character and be transformed into an exceptional teacher and leader.