Richard Vidal is a graduate of Bachelor in Secondary Education major in Science and minor in Mathematics at the University of Caloocan City.
He is an intercultural learner for MOOC classes and a distinguished honor student with 30+ international verified certifications like the “Gamification Course” from Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, "Writing in the Sciences Course" from Stanford University (With Honors), "The Art of Teaching History Course" from Rice University (Distinguished Honor), “Practical Teaching with Technology Course” from the University of London and the “Virtual Teacher Specialization” from the University of California in Irvine.
He is also a Wharton Online Alumni, Wakelet Community Leader and Ambassador, National Geographic Certified Educator, Microsoft Certified Educator, Microsoft Innovative Educator Expert, Microsoft Innovative Educator Trainer, Microsoft Esports Leader, Minecraft Certified Educator, Adobe Creative Educator, Certified Apple Teacher, Badgr Instructor, Moodle Admin Basic Completer, Edpuzzle Coach, Advanced Nearpod Certified Educator, Kahoot! Academy Verified Educator, Kahoot! Mentor, Fligrid Certified Educator, Soundtrap Certified Educator, Classpoint Certified Educator, ClassDojo Mentor, Book Creator Certified Author, Kami Certified Educator, Certified Wonderologist, Copyrights Ethics Certified and Coursera Community Mentor.
He is also a National ETUlay Tutor for Science 10 of the Department of Education ICTS - Educational Technology Unit. His session is available every Monday from 3-3:40pm through the Facebook pages and Youtube channels of DepEd Philippines, DepEd Tayo, DepEd EdTech Unit, DepEd TV and DepEd ETUlay.
He is an educational technology integration enthusiast and falerist, a gamification and game-based learning advocate, and National Geographic Explorer Mindset champion.
Currently, he is teaching Science for Grade 10, lead as club moderator for Youth for Environment in Schools Organization (CISYESO) and president of the 180+ faculty of Catmon Integrated School Teachers Association (CISTA) at the Schools Division Office of Malabon City.
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