UnOfficial Cv #DigiWriMo

After releasing my survey to the public for pilot test.. I stared at the google sheets waiting for responses to grow one by one. 2 responses, 5 responses... 10... 15... It's growing !! But then I realized I shouldn't spend my whole day just waiting and staring for people to answer my survey.

I asked myself, what now?

I guess I'm used to myself having "THESIS" in my things to do and it's been in pending status for like forever. And now I'm in the pilot testing stage I just have to wait. But what do I do while waiting? I'm not used to this idle time.

And then I remembered I promised some friends in Twitter network that I will get back to the network. Ergo, good timing #DigiWriMo has "pre-started" and here I go sticking to my word.

Toni Rose Pinero's Unofficial CV

• I'm Toni 
• Philippines.
• Half mermaid 
• Half graduate student.
• Always curious 
• Always asks questions.

Weakness: 

I gave myself a label of a having a disability called "lack of sense of direction". (Not even poor but lack). I thank my iPhone so much and google maps because it has been serving as an assistive technology to my disability. I started calling it a disability because I realized I really feel disabled when I don't have people with me to guide directions. Even if it's just walking around the mall... I feel like I'm in a forest walking in circles.

I talk a lot. It is a reason why I have my personal blog in the first place. I spare people (I try...) from reading my lengthy messages and thoughts by just deciding to write a blog post and pour my thoughts here.

Strengths:

I like to travel. I guess a lot of people do. But it's because new places, meeting new people, learning new things always makes me happy. I guess I get my energy from talking to various people because I talk a lot and that compliments it well. 

Long Term Plans:

I'm currently taking my Masters in Learning and Teaching and it's what I've been doing since 2009... I don't really know what life is like not being a student. 

I'm on my thesis stage and hopefully I will graduate soon when more people get to answer the survey I mentioned at the beginning of the post. 

When I graduate masters, I have no idea what life is like. I think I'm going to feel sad not being able to use the status "student" anymore. I've been used to it since I was three years old.

But being a student is a lifelong status, isn't that right? I'm just not enrolled in a formal education system anymore.

I would like to learn how to swim and cook after graduation. 
<--------------------- I would like to practice my mermaid life. 
And cook to be more domesticated.

I will do those things after I leave the formal education.

I think that's all that I can say for now.

You only live once.

It's Fund Raising again for my favorite student organization: The Lasallian Scholars Society.

They grow up so fast :( 

Now it it's second year and they're so independent !! 

My favorite Lasallians !!! Love them!! 

Got invited to this exclusive event by Globe telecom! 

Very interesting and informative session done by well chosen speakers. 

Happy to see Brother Dennis of DLS-CSB over here !!

Finally got my official Oathtaking photos as well. This is my highschool friend pinning the Psychometrician pin on me. Friends forever. 

A brief visit to my other home

It's been years since I last went to my other home down south... My family and I finally got to go back and we'll be doing it more often.

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Morning jog... It feels so great to run around with fresh air and great space.

Here comes the sun !! ☀️

Beautiful morning, even this bush agrees.

I love my home and I hope to go there every weekend... A great escape from the hustle and bustle of the city. 

In other news, I was able to write a paragraph of my thesis !! So, all good.. 

On Love and Passion

The two ted talks below talk about two different things, Scott's talk is about finding the work you love while Mandy's is about the science behind falling in love (with a person).

Love both nevertheless... 

How to find the work you love? #Passion

If you don't know what you're looking for then you're never going to find it. There's no major on passion, purpose and career. Everyone thinks it's impossible... Until somebody did it. - Scott Dinsmore


You have lived a legend, Scott. 
"Falling in love is different from staying in love." - Mandy Len Catron

What is a Psychometrician?

I've always been asked by that question whenever people find out I'm a registered professional Psychometrician.

The Philippine professional regulation commission just released a board exam for Psychometrician license last 2014 and I took the test this year as part of the second batch.

I would always wish people didn't ask me what a Psychometrician is. People don't ask what a doctor is, what a psychologist is, what a counselor is or what a psychiatrist is.

It's sad because you realize that your profession isn't really that well known. On another hand it's better than having a stigma in your profession like how people don't want others to know they visit a psychologist or psychiatrist because they know people will just label them as being crazy. 

Come to think of it, I guess it's the opportunities like this we psychometricians can get to build our name.  And making sure people understand it correctly.

For most cases, I use the analogy of a nurse & a doctor. That we psychometricians are the nurse to a psychologist. The assistant. 

I know. Shame on me. Why am I dumb downing the profession? Some people would say "oh okay, I get it" then we move on to another discussion. While some would respond, "I don't get it". Now we get deeper into talking about it. But then I ask myself the same question, "What is a Psychometrician?"

Of course I've read through the documents when I was studying for the board exam but seems like it the documents are a bit misleading. It is because of those documents that I started believing that we are the assistants of psychologists because there's a part that gives us certain limitations that we cannot practice our profession without a registered psychologist. Much like a somebody with a student driver's license won't give you enough driving privileges unless you have somebody with you that has a qualified driver's license. 

But as more people asked me what a Psychometrician is, turns out I am a psychologist myself but we are specializing in psychometrics. Those people who are In charge of making sure that tests measure what it intends to measure and are reliable. People who make sure you don't misinterpret them too. 

From this day on after I publish this post I will do away with my automatic simple response of comparing psychometricians to a nurse:Doctor analogy. Because turns out we are psychologists ourselves too. I can call myself a psychologist because I maiored in psychology. 

I don't know why I'm dumb downing being a registered psychometrician just because because being a registered psychologist is of "higher" position here.

(Qualifications to take psychometric board exam is a bachelor degree in psychology while qualifications to take psychology board exam is a master's degree in psychology)

Hey I'm taking my masters too! 

(Just not in Psychology)

And I really really worked myself hard to pass the damn board exam that even my forme psychology professor who's a well known professor here and internationally told me that I should be proud of myself because it's difficult to pass that exam. 

Maybe I'm just not practicing what a traditional Psychometrician is. I'm not working in a clinic administering and interpreting psychological tests nor am I in a guidance counselor office explaining the achievement or personality test results to students. But I'm applying the principles and my knowledge on psychometrics in the academe through research and proper student assessments. 

Next time a person asks me what is a Psychometrician I'll explain exactly what it is and not how the PRC board explain our roles to be. 

I'll still make it simple but more accurate than the nurse and doctor analogy. 

Psychometricians are responsible in making sure that tests are valid and reliable. They are responsible to make sure that tests measure what they intend to measure and that people don't misinterpret it. 

Because in a society that relies a lot of their decisions on test results and in a society that label people based on these results, it is important that those tests really measure and represent what their supposed to be. 

Or else you'll end up being a fish who believes he's dumb just because he could learn to climb a tree. 

--- that's true and from now on I'm not just going to be proud of passing the board exam, but I will also be proud that I am a Psychometrician. 

September is over.

Wew. What a month that it was !!

A very eventful month shall I say. 

Tiring too. (But very fruitful and productive)

Google Education Conference

Edtech Asia Meet-Up

National Convention on Educational Measurement and Evaluation

International Congress on E-Learning

National Convention of Catholic Educational Association

SEAMEO & KEDI policy forum

Then of course meetings and exchange of e-mails. 

I think I've lost communication of the other people I've contacted. 

I have to hibernate this October. The past month just drained the hell out of me.

So many Continuing Professional Deveopment activities. Being in the academe gets mentally draining. 

On another note I did have time to go out with my friends which was very awesome as well. 

I didn't enroll for yoga in September because I already anticipated that I wouldn't have the time and energy to commit myself with the classes but I'm jumping back this October.

I can't believe there's only 3 months remaining for the year 2015!!! This year has been quite a year for me. I didn't start the year with euphoric feelings but as I expected, my feelings got high as the year went by.

This is my favorite year. 

Passed my thesis proposal, changed jobs, had more time to myself, attended more events, passed the board exams, met new friends, my grandparents coming home, more family gatherings... 

Phew.. I'm turning 28 this year too... So. 

Moving on.. Gotta start working..

Lovely Saturday we're having today !! ...

National Convention of Educational Measurement and Evaluation

My mentor in Research