Invitation and Announcements of the Self-fund project by Thailand and Japan on HRDWG 01 2024s

Online Workshops for Lesson Study 2.0:
Unplugged Computational Thinking in APEC Economies
First Online Workshop:
Unplugged Computational Thinking at Primary Education
18 April 2024
Hosted by the University of Tsukuba, Tokyo, JapanOn the Era of Generative AI, the project proposed by Thailand and Japan promotes the Education todevelop computational thinking (CT). Here, CT is the ways of thinking for problem solving with using
Generative AI which works on Natural language. Since 2006, Japan and Thailand have been engagedin APEC Lesson Study project under APEC HRDWG Education network issues and established APEC
Lesson Study Network. It also co-proposed with Chile (2019) and Malaysia (2020). It produced theCurriculum Reform Recommendations for CT in APEC (2021) through overcoming COVID-19.
This workshop planned on these bases.
First Online Workshop is hosted by University of Tsukuba, Japan. Objective is to promote theeducational actions in APEC region to unplug CT at Primary School Level. It will answer the following
questions for teaching practice at Primary Level:“How can we develop computa onal thinking without using computers?”“What basic informa cs content is suitable for primary school level?”“How can we fit these lessons into our curriculum schedules?”In relation to this project with collaboration of Lesson Study Network members, Japan, Chile andThailand members prepared the booklet ‘Unplugged Computational Thinking’ with collaboration ofIndonesia and Malaysia members. This first workshop uses it to demonstrate the way to develop
computational thinking without computer and with computer at Primary School Level and promotes
Lesson Study on the issues in APEC: It provides a strategy to overcoming Digital Divide.
It is preparation of Second Online Workshop which will be hosted by Khon Kaen University,Thailand, as for the promotion and implementation of Lesson Study for CT.

Tentative Schedule on April 18th, Tokyo Time (GMT+9)
11:00-11:20
Opening:
University of Tsukuba/ MEXT, Japan/ Education Network
Leader/Other Fora
11:20-12:50
Keynote session for Unplugged Computational Thinking:On Computational Thinking by Roberto Araya, Chile
On Mathematical Thinking by Masami Isoda, JapanOn STEM Thinking by Kritsachai Somsaman, Thailand
Moderator: Narumon Changsri, Thailand
13:00-14:00
Lesson Study Preparation Session:
Presentations from Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Chile, and Japan
14:00-14:30
Commentaries based on the review of the booklet:
Russia, Vietnam, Korea, Mexico, and Peru
14:30-15:00
Q&A, Discussion, and Wrap-up for Second Workshop at Thailand.
 The presenters which noted by the names of economies are in communication within the APEC
Lesson Study Network members.
Q&A, Discussion, and Wrap-up session is opened for all participants from APEC member
economies who are recommended by the focal point members in each economy.

The workshop is recorded. After the workshop, it is re-edited and re-produced as a part of lesson
study online course by the University of Tsukuba through YouTube which is distributed by free.

Further information will be provided from: https://www.criced.tsukuba.ac.jp/en/

The way of Participation
Participants participate in online through the recommendations of each economy. This announcement
will be announced through Focal points-members on HRDWG, Education Network in each economy
from APEC Secretariat. Members in each economy recommend the participants to the host ofworkshop:
Host: CRICED, University of Tsukuba, Japan
Project Overseer for the first online workshop: Masami Isoda, Prof/PhD/Director
Contact person: Ms. Nao Ishihara; criced@un.tsukuba.ac.jp
Deadline:
If we received the recommendation until 16 April 2024 on the timeline of every economy, the hostwill send the meeting URL.
Condition:
Participants recommended by economies need to accept the recording of the workshop and re-use ofrecorded video through YouTube by free.
Major Reference:
Developing Computational Thinking on AI and Big Data Era for Digital Society - Recommendations from APEC
InMside I Project
https://www.apec.org/publications/2021/03/developing-computational-thinking-on-ai-and-big-data-era
APEC Lesson Study Project Site by CRICED, University of Tsukuba, Japan
https://www.criced.tsukuba.ac.jp/math/apec/
APEC Lesson Study Project Site: IRDTP for ASEAN, Khon Kaen University, Thailand
https://irdtpforasean.kku.ac.th/apec2022/