What is SEA Teacher?
What is SEA Teacher?
The SEA-Teacher Project aims to revitalise teacher education in Southeast Asia as part of the region’s commitment to achieving quality education.
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Background
Background
In October 2014, the Southeast Asian Ministers of Education through the SEAMEO Council has adopted the SEAMEO Education Agenda or the seven priority areas for SEAMEO to work together to improve quality education in Southeast Asia. “Revitalizing Teacher Education” is one of the priority areas in achieving quality education for the region. In order to fulfill this mandate, the SEAMEO Secretariat has initiated a project titled, “Pre-Service Student Teacher Exchange in Southeast Asia (SEA-Teacher Project)”.
SEAMEO - Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organization
SEAMEO - Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organization
The Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organization (SEAMEO) is a regional intergovernmental organization established in 1965 among the governments of Southeast Asian countries to promote regional cooperation in education, science and culture.
As an organization that has continued to nurture human capacities and explored the peoples’ fullest potential, SEAMEO maintains its work and aspirations for development of the region to make lives better in quality and equity in education, preventive health education, culture and tradition, information and communication technology, languages, poverty alleviation and agriculture and natural resources. SEAMEO's mission is to enhance regional understanding, cooperation and unity of purpose among Member Countries for a better quality of life.
The Objectives of the Project
The Objectives of the Project
The SEA-Teacher project aims to provide opportunity for pre-service student teachers from universities in Southeast Asia to have teaching experiences (practicum) in schools in other countries in Southeast Asia. Specifically, the aims of the SEA – Teacher Project are:
to enable the student teachers to develop their teaching skills and pedagogy.
to encourage the student teachers to practise their English skills.
to allow the student teachers to gain a broader regional and world view.
to expose future teachers to diverse teaching and learning situations and opportunities, and the value of flexibility..
Modes for Implementation
Modes for Implementation
The exchange is preferably for the 3rd – 4th year students (Bachelor Degree), studying in Faculty of Education and Teacher College whose majors are in Math, Science, English, Pre-school Education, Elementary/Primary School, Economics, Physical Education, and Social Studies. The duration of the exchange programme is one month, which is based on the mechanism of cost sharing. English is used in all activities throughout the programme and the student teachers’ roles and responsibilities are assigned weekly during the one-month practicum. The receiving universities are required to provide mentors to supervise and monitor the inbound students throughout the practicum period as well as providing buddies during the exchange period.
To learn more about the SEA Teacher Project, you may visit this link: https://seateacher.seameo.org/about/
See more stories about the experiences of former SEA Teacher participants: https://seateacher.seameo.org/students-stories-2/
References:
About SEAMEO. (n.d.). https://rihed.seameo.org/about-seameo/
About – SEA-Teacher. (n.d.). https://seateacher.seameo.org/about/
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