PERSONAL
Name
Ms. Pamela P. Dela Cruz
Position(s)
Faculty Member / SWDB Coordinator
Discipline
Special Education
Department
Teacher Education Department
Phone (Office)
4061611 local 8801
Consultation Period
Wed and Fri 10:00 am to 12:00 nn
Qualifications
Degree
School
Year Graduated
Doctorate
Ph.D. candidate
St. Joseph’s College Q.C.
In progress
Masterate
M.A. Education Major in Special Education
St. Joseph’s College Q.C.
March 2005
Undergraduate
B.S. Pharmacy
University of Santo Tomas Manila
March 1993
Professional Memberships
Name of Organization
Position
Inclusive Years
Autism Society Philippines
Member
BIOGRAPHY
Ms. Pamela P. Dela Cruz, finished her Bachelor’s degree in Pharmacy from the University of Santo Tomas.
She took up further studies in medicine at the De la Salle University - Dasmarinas, Cavite.
In 2001, she
took interest in studying education and graduated at St. Joseph’s College Quezon City with a degree of M.A. in Education Major in Special Education.
Thereafter, she served her community and established a family-owned community center in her neighborhood catering to
preschool children and children with special needs. Currently, she is in her last year of her doctoral degree in special education.
At present, she is the Student and Welfare Development Board Coordinator of
the UST College of Education. She is also the Chair of the Inclusive Education Committee under the Office for Student Affairs, committing herself to her
advocacy on propagating inclusive education and aids in equipping UST to be an inclusive university.
TEACHING
Academic Year
Courses handled
2012-2013
1ST TERM
SPED 1 Introduction to Special Education
SPED11 Psychological and Physical Knowledges Approaches
2ND TERM
SPED 5 Observational Child Study 1
SPED 15 Behavior Management
2013-2014
1ST TERM
SPED 1 Introduction to Special Education
SPED11 Psychological and Physical Knowledges Approaches
EDUC 219 Field Study 3
2ND TERM
SPED 5 Observational Child Study 1
SPED15 Behavior Management
2015-2016
1st TERM
SPED 1 Introduction to Special Education
SPED 10 Inclusive Education
SPED 11 Psychological and Physical Knowledges Approaches
2nd TERM
EDUC 208 Curriculum Development
SPED 9 Preparation of Instructional Materials for SPED
SPED 14 Movement, Arts , and Music for Children with Special Needs
SPED 17 Home and Family Life of Children with Exceptionalities
2016-2017
1st TERM
SPED 7 Curriculum for Special Education 1
SPED10 Inclusive Education
SPED11 Psychological and Physical Knowledges Approaches
SPED12 ICT in Special Education
SPED13 Special Education Classroom Management
2nd TERM
SPED 5 Observational Child Study 1
SPED 6 Assessment of Children with Special Needs
SPED 15 Behavior Management
SPED 17 Home and Family Life of Children with Exceptionalities
EXPERIENCE
Academic Year
Committee Memberships
Role/Position
Committee/Event
Inclusive Dates/Period
2015-2016
Co-Adviser
Guild of Thomasian Speducators (GUTS)
AY 2015-2016
2016-2017
Member
Exhibit Committee for the metaphors of a Teacher
1st term of AY 2016-2017
Co-adviser
Guild of Thomasian Speducators (GUTS)
AY 2016- 2017
Coordinator
Student Welfare and Development Board College of Education
AY 2016- 2017
Chairperson
Standards and practices for Students with Special Needs Committee
AY 2016- 2017
Chairperson
Committee on AUN- Quality Assurance 8
2nd term of AY 2016-2017
Member
Community Development Week Committee
2nd term of AY 2016-2017
Chairperson
Bilib sa Eduk Awards
2nd term of AY 2016-2017
Member
Screening Committee for the Bilib sa Eduk Awards
2nd term of AY 2016-2017
Moderator
3rd Dr. Lourdes J. Custodio Research Festival
April 25, 2017
Chairperson
Baccalureate Mass
2nd term of AY 2016-2017
PUBLICATIONS AND CREATIVE WORKS
PUBLICATIONS (since 2011)
BOOKS(since 2011)
CREATIVE WORKS (since 2011)
AWARDS/RECOGNITIONS
(since 2011 including fellowships)
Type
(Academic Honors, Professorship, Fellowships)
Details
Year
SPEAKERSHIP
(since 2011)
Role
(Speaker, Expert Panel Member, Trainor, etc.)
Seminar/Workshop/Conference/Training – Sponsoring Organization
Year
Speaker
Behavior Management Training- Advocates of St. Thomas Q.C.
Summer 2014
Speaker
Individualized Education Program Workshop- Advocates of St. Thomas Q.C.
Summer 2015
Speaker
Managing Behaviors in an Inclusive Classroom-Advocates of St. Thomas Q.C.
Summer 2016
Speaker
On Inclusive Classroom- Student Welfare and Development Coordinators’ Seminar Workshop- UST OSA, Manila
AY 2016-2017
Presenter
Social communication skills of gifted, talented, and high achieving learners 3rd Dr. Lourdes J. Custodio Research Festival-UST College of Education, Manila
April 25, 2017
Speaker
Classification Systems of Disorders in Early Childhood & Appropriate Interventions-St. Scholastica Manila
May 13, 2017
Speaker
Moving Ahead: Embracing Challenges and Exploring Possibilities-UST IPEA , Manila
May 22, 2017
Speaker
School-based in-service Training for Teachers-Barangka Elementary School, Marikina City
May 29, 2017
SUPERVISION
Undergraduate researches supervised (since 2011)
- Buenaventura, D., et al. (2017). Social communication skills of gifted, talented, and high achieving learners. (Unpublished thesis). University of Santo Tomas, Manila, Philippines.
- Asilo, HG.et al. (2017). Maintaining Sibling Relationship: Coping Strategies of Filipino Siblings of Children with ASD.( Unpublished thesis). University of Santo Tomas, Manila, Philippines.
