The Team
The team of the SALT Institute, headed by Fr. Johnny Go SJ, is composed of Eos Trinidad of the Interdisciplinary Studies Department, and Rita Atienza and Galvin Ngo of the Education Department.
Having served previously as the President of Xavier School for twelve years, Fr. Johnny Go has just been recently appointed the Director of the SALT Institute. He takes charge of its direction particularly in the creation of partnerships and fundraising. He recently obtained his Education doctorate from the University College London’s Institute of Education (University of London) and Nanyang Technological University’s Singapore National Institute of Education.
The former academic administrator of Assumption, San Lorenzo, Rita Atienza is an expert in Understanding by Design (UbD), having trained personally under UbD originator Grant Wiggins himself. A much sought-after teacher trainor, Rita heads the teacher education and professional learning arm of the SALT Institute. She is primarily in-charge of the Ateneo Turo Guro Summer Teacher Training Camp, which brings together the different departments to help offer professional learning for public and private school teachers.
A faculty and research mentor of the Interdisciplinary Studies Department, Eos Trinidad heads the research and outreach arm of the Institute. He is currently organizing the textbook development project that hopes to encourage and incentivize faculty to write educational materials or resources, and he is also arranging for the action research projects that will start in January 2018. Coming from his graduate studies at the University of Chicago, Eos has research interests in non-cognitive factors affecting education outcomes, and how teachers can promote more student-centered learning.
Also from the Education Department, Galvin Ngo heads the education technology and innovation arm of the SALT Institute. Formerly the head of the pioneering NEXT Ed Tech team of Xavier School, he is in-charge of workshops and seminars on the use of various technologies for teaching effectively, and is working on a coaching program for some Loyola Schools faculty. This program called Approaches to Learning with Technology aims teachers design, experiment and assess how to use technologies for learner-centered education.