Seminar for School Administrators in Utilizing Thailand Lesson Study Incorporated Open Approach (TLSOA) Model

Supported by: Education Equality Fund (EEF) / Organized by IRDTP for ASEAN and CRME, Khon Kaen University together with the Education for Development Foundation (EDF), Thailand

     October 29-30, 2022 (Thailand time 9.00 am to 16.00 hours) - IRDTP for ASEAN Building Phase 2, Khon Kaen University – The IRDTP for ASEAN and CRME Khon Kaen University organized a two-days seminar related to utilizing Thailand Lesson Study Incorporated Open Approach (TLSOA) model for school administrators to continuously upgrade education quality. Vice President for Research and Graduate Studies Professor Dr. Monchai Duangjinda delivered his opening remarks. This was followed by Vice President for Education and Academic Services and Acting Director of IRDTP for ASEAN, Associate Professor Dr. Maitree Inprasitha who developed the TLSOA model and thus reported the success history of the TLSOA model over the years. Associate Professor Dr. Kittichai Trairatanasirichai who is the Vice President of Rajamangala University of Technology Lanna Council and also the former President of Khon Kaen University and Dr. Phumiphat Ruenglae who is the Assistant Secretary General of the Council of Education and also external supervisor of IRDTP for ASEAN presented their welcoming remarks. Dr. Bunya Leelad who is the former senator, and the Chairman of the Education and Science sub-committee gave greetings to school administrators and teachers who participated in this seminar.

    The seminar was started by Professor Dr. Monchai Duangjinda with a special speech titled “Directions of Research Innovation in Education of the Country”. This was followed by the key facilitator of the seminar, Associate Professor Dr. Maitree Inprasitha on the topic of “Utilization of TLSOA Model to Develop Thinking Skills in Education”. The participants of this seminar consisted of school directors from the first- and second-generation project schools of Education Equality Fund, those school directors involved in innovation areas under the administration of Education for Development Foundation, and school directors and teachers from research schools under the operation of CRME who used to utilize the TLSOA model in their teaching. A total of 114 schools encompassing 19 provinces in the Northeast, Eastern, North, Central, and South regions of Thailand were the participants in this seminar.

    Various activities were conducted mainly to provide sufficient opportunities for the participants to exchange knowledge in utilizing the TLSOA model. These activities aimed to disseminate knowledge gained from the Education Equality Fund project in terms of their knowledge development by taking into account the designing of lesson plans, implementing the lessons, and their reflections from their successful experiences that would be guidelines for the school administrators who are going to be the new generation of the network schools. The main source of sharing knowledge within the project community will help the network schools to continue working closely with IRDTP for ASEAN as follows:

•     (i) An Open Class was conducted by Mr. Anucha Koyata as the teacher to Mathayomsuksa 1 students from Ban Phai School on the topic of data management in mathematics subject. The Open Class results were led by Associate Professor Dr. Maitree Inprasitha and some expert teachers.
•     (ii) A discussion group was conducted by the School Administrators Club between the Retired School Director Representatives who have utilized the TLSOA model with the current School Director Representatives on the issue of “Changes arising from the utilization of the TLSOA model”.