Josette Biyo

Josette Talamera Biyo (born March 19, 1958) is a Filipina biologist and academic administrator who served as executive director of the Philippine Science High School System from 2011 to 2014. She has received international recognition for her contributions to science and education. Her dissertation examined seagrass community dynamics on Guimaras Island.

In 2004, Biyo was conferred with an honorary doctorate in humanities by the Manila Central University.

Career After her research concluded, Biyo spent eight years teaching in a rural community in her home province, Iloilo. She used her knowledge of biology to educate the residents in primary health care using local plants and ingredients.

In 1995, Biyo accepted a science teaching position at the Philippine Science High School Western Visayas Campus. In her three years there, she developed an educational philosophy that fosters a "culture of science". She also organized teaching trips for educators on the island of Panay, was invited to Laos and Cambodia to speak on her teaching ideology, and developed a formal method of science teaching and research.

Biyo science research teaching method Biyo's methodology encourages students to adopt several learning and life behaviors, in order to maximize their career potential. Build a physical library of science books Conduct field studies that ask interesting and difficult questions Establish personal connections with research institutions and laboratories Hold science forums in and after school Teach students field and lab techniques to aid in research work. Biyo's mentorship and teaching methods have cultivated noteworthy scientists in diverse fields of research, including oceanography, marine life, physics, and robotics. Ten Outstanding Young Filipinos, 1998 (Philippine Jaycees and Gerry Roxas Foundation) International Excellence in Teaching Award during the ISEF in 2002