SYNTHESISREFORM AND
DEVELOPMENT IN
TEACHER EDUCATIONFOR DIGITALECONOMYDr Ethel Agnes P Valenzuela
Seameo Secretariat

OpeningSession
Welcome Remarks

Dr Caroline Benton
welcomed participants
and shared briefly theHistory of the Univ of
Tsukuba’s education andleadership in reform.

Mr Shiro Terashima
Director of MEXT –shared a number ofSeameo - MEXT
collaborative
programmes. He
relayed the importanceof close ties indeveloping humanresources. He
introduced the Society
5.0 in japan and how
the schools would havetrained the students tohave the skills to solve
problems needed for asustainable future.

Dr Gatot Hari Priowirjanto
SEAMES Director

Opening Keynote- SEAMEO Seven Priority
Areas- SEA TEACHER- SEA TVET
- SEA Creative Camp

keynote Speech

Dr Amin Bin Senin
Director General
MOE Malaysia

ü Shared how Malaysia geared
education reform to meet
digital economic demands
towards Sdg 4.

ü Updates on implementation ofHOTS in StemEd curriculum andinnovation in classroom
assessment.
ü Dr Amin emphasized the use ofsmall data to change andinfluence classroom.
üü Malaysia‘s Pathways forTransforming of Teaching
Profession under teacher andprincipal charter initiatives.

Keynote Speech
Dr Hiroshi Sato shared the Transformation of modern society
and creative teacher training. He talked about the Training
needs of Teachers in Society 5.0 and how teachers can beprepared for the Japanese Society 5.0

4 Panel Sessions

Highlights of Session 1
Dr Alpha presented SEAMOLEC programmes to train teachers and reach theunreachable. SEAMOLEC SIERRA is a pioneering innovation that will help address
barriers to inclusion.
Dr Isoda and Dr Tomori presented the Staff Qualifications and Okinawa Prefectural
Comprehensive Education Center
Dr Tim Lam presented 21st century skills and Active Learning strategy to increase
learning in Maths. Story telling is also a good way to foster increased learning.
Dr Chi Tanh presented contexts of change in the 21st century and the developmentof future students
Dr HEE Chan Lew shared about the KNUE Model for Interdisciplinary approachand how teachers can worked in Industry 4.0 to carry out convergence education

Panel Session 2:

Teacher Education and Reform

SEAMEO RIHED Director shared Insights on 21stCentury skills and utilizing technology in teachingand learning. Dr Chantvait also shared RIHED’s 4Key Areas. She emphasized the need for academicmobility, cooperation and partnership within
Southeast Asia and beyond.
RETRAC Director Phuong presented Vietnam’s
Teacher Education and Reforms to respond to the
21st century challenges. Teacher training, teachingload and lack of digital skills is still a challenge.
TCT Sec General Dr Wattanaporn from the shared
the teacher education reform thru TPS, curriculum,licensing and TPD.Thailand also established theAgenda for Thaind 4.0 and the TPDI.
Dr Yoko and Dr Yusuke ENDO presented theCompetencies and capability development ofScience Teacher in Japan’s teacher training. He
elaborated on the image of teachers who continuelearning as well as the Institutional Framework forScience teacher training. Issues of teacher training
in Japan was presented.
Dr Maitree Inprasitha of Khon Kaen university talked
about how KKU has responded and led teacher
education reforms in Thailand.KKU institutionalizedinternational cooperation

Panel Session 3: Harnessing HRD in the Digital Economy
through relevant Science and Culture Interventions

ü SEAMEO Biotrop
ü SEAMEO QITEP inMathematics
ü SEAMEO RECSAMü SEAMEO SPAFA

Panel Session 4■ Academic mobility and Overseas Programmes: Stories fromPartner Institutions