The Strengthening Teacher Education Program (STEP) 

        18 July 2023 Hybrid Conference, Cashmere Room 1, 7th Floor, Avani Sukhumvit Bangkok Hotel
>> Opening and Sharing session <<

08:30–09:00 Welcome coffee & snacks
09:00–0930 Welcome Remarks by Chevron, SEAMEO STEM-ED and Thai MOE representative
09:30-10:00 “Successful STEM Education implementation: Experience from Japan” By Assoc Prof Dr Tairo Nomura, Director ofSTEM Education Research Center, Faculty of Education, Saitama University (Virtual)
10:00-10:15 Questions & Answers 

10:15-10:30 Break 

10:30-11:00 “Successful STEM Education implementation: Experience from US” By Prof Dr  Joseph Krajcik, Director of CREATE for STEM Institute and the Lappan-Phillips Professor of Science Education, Michigan State University (https://msu.edu/honoredfaculty/directory/krajcik-joseph.html)
11:00-11:15 Questions & Answers
11:15-1145 Group Discussion on Implications to your Contexts - How can STEM Education be  embedded in the existing education in your country? - How can you measure the student outcomes gain?
11:45-13:00 Lunch Break 

             SHARING FORUM: Hybrid Workshop EFFECTIVE STEM LEARNING UNITS DEVELOPMENT 

12:30-13:00 Registration by Virtual Participants

Join Zoom Meeting  https://shorturl.at/bkrK3   Meeting ID: 828 4894 0421 Passcode: 415674

13:00-13:10 Welcome Remarks

By Dr Kritsachai Somsaman, Centre Director, SEAMEO STEM-ED

13:10-13:20 The partnership of Chevron-SEAMEO for Strengthening Regional STEM Education

By Ms Dee Bourbon, Senior Social Investment Advisor, Chevron Corporation, USA

13:20-13:30 Opening Remarks

By Datuk Dr Habibah Abdul Rahim, Director, SEAMEO Secretariat (TBC)

13:30-13:40 The Impact of Effective STEM Learning Units on Student Outcomes

By Prof Dr Thomas B Corcoran, Senior Advisor - STEP Project, SEAMEO STEM-ED

13:40-14:30 Designing Effective STEM Learning Units

Prof Dr Joseph Krajcik, Director of CREATE for STEM Institute and the Lappan-Phillips Professor of Science Education, Michigan State University

14:30-15:10 Sharing STEM unit development experiencewith input by Prof Dr Joseph Krajcik

  Case studies: 1. Case Study  1: STEM Learning Unit on Control of Contagious Diseases Led by Asst Prof Dr Pratchayapong Yasri, Faculty of Science, King Mongkut's University of Technology  Thonburi

2. Case Study 2: To be confirmed

15:10-15:40 Group Discussion 

15:40-15:55 Break

15:55-16:30 Presentation 

16:30-16:40 Debriefing

  By Dr Kessara Amornvuthivorn, ProgrammeDirector, SEAMEO STEM-ED

16:40-16:50 Closing 

By Dr Kritsachai Somsaman, Centre Director, SEAMEO STEM-ED