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6th Evaluation Meeting: Pre-Service Student Teacher Exchange in Southeast Asia

(SEA-Teacher Project)

Date: 16-17 October 2018

Venue: Sison Auditorium
Lingayen, Pangasinan, Philippines

GENERAL INFORMATION NOTE

1. Background Information

In October 2014, the Southeast Asian Ministers of Education through the SEAMEO Council
has issued seven priority areas for SEAMEO to work together to improve the quality of education
in Southeast Asia. “Revitalizing Teacher Education” is one of the priority areas in achieving
quality education in the region. In order to fulfill this mandate, SEAMEO Secretariat has embarked
on a project titled “Pre-Service Student Teacher Exchange in Southeast Asia (SEA-Teacher
Project)”.

The project is mainly for the pre-service student teachers whose major are in math, science,
English and pre-school to have the opportunity to conduct their practicum within Southeast Asian
countries. The practicum period is for one month. The students’ roles and responsibilities are
assigned weekly during the one-month period (observe, assist in teaching, teach and reflect). The
host universities will select the schools for the pre-service student teachers and provide mentors to
supervise and monitor the students throughout the practicum period. The project is based on the
cost sharing basis.

Objectives of the Project

1. To enable pre-service student teachers to develop their teaching skills and pedagogy
2. To encourage the pre-service student teachers to practise their English skills
3. To allow the pre-service student teachers to gain a broader regional and world view
4. To expose future teachers to diverse teaching and learning situations and opportunities, and
the value of flexibility.

Below are the activities and timeline of the project.

Participating Participating Participating

No. Activities Timeline
Universities Students Countries
Inception Meeting 9 Indonesia
1 (Jarkarta, 9 October 2015 1 - Thailand
Indonesia) 1 Vietnam
1 12 Indonesia
2 1st batch 20 Jan-18 Feb 2016
1 10 Thailand
1st Evaluation 5
Thailand
Meeting 10
3 26-27 Feb 2016 - Indonesia
(Pathumthani,
2 Philippines
Thailand)
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10 56 Indonesia
4 2nd batch 17 Jul-15 Aug 2016 2 5 Philippines
5 40 Thailand
2nd Evaluation 15 Indonesia
Meeting 7 Philippines
5 8-9 Oct 2016 -
(Yogyakarta, 9 Thailand
Indonesia) 1 Malaysia
11 89 Indonesia
6 3rd batch 15 Jan-13 Feb 2017 7 26 Philippines
9 81 Thailand
1 Cambodia
3rd Evaluation 17 Indonesia
Meeting 1 Malaysia
7 28-29 Mar 2017 -
(Cebu City, 1 Myanmar
Philippines) 16 Philippines
11 Thailand
19 132 Indonesia
th
8 4 batch 7 Aug-5 Sep 2017 11 52 Philippines
11 81 Thailand
29 Indonesia
4th Evaluation
Meeting 1 Malaysia
9 9-10 October 2017 -
(Chiang Mai, 15 Philippines
Thailand) 22 Thailand
1 Vietnam
26 168 Indonesia
10 5th batch 22 Jan-18 Feb 2018 19 109 Philippines
12 66 Thailand
1 Cambodia
52 Indonesia
5th Evaluation 14 Philippines
11 Meeting 3-4 Apr 2018 -
(Palu, Indonesia) 1 Malaysia
9 Thailand
1 Singapore
45 207 Indonesia
1 Aug-10 Sep 2018 1 3 Malaysia
12 6th batch
(30 days) 20 133 Philippines
13 84 Thailand
6th Evaluation
Meeting
13 16-17 October 2018 N/A N/A N/A
(Pangasinan,
Philippines)

Following the completion of the 6th batch of the Pre-Service Student Teacher Exchange in
Southeast Asia (SEA-Teacher Project), an evaluation meeting will be held in Pangasinan,
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Philippines from 16th to 17th October 2018 similar to the previous batches. This is to ensure that
important lessons learnt can be shared with the existing and future participating universities for
future improvement.

2. Objectives of the 6th Evaluation Meeting

1. To review and evaluate the implementation of the 6th batch of pre-service student teacher
exchange taking into account best practices and lessons learnt.
2. To discuss and plan for the 7th batch of pre-service student exchange in the year 2019.

3. Participants

1. Representatives from 79 participating universities in the 6th batch

2. Representatives from Teacher Education Institutes in Southeast Asia

4. Expected Outcomes

1. Experiences and lessons learned from the 6th batch are shared for future improvement.
2. Letter of Agreement of the 7th batch will be signed.

5. Tentative Meeting Programme

Monday 15 October 2018 Arrival of participants and check in at MC Hotel Lingayen

Evaluation Meeting of 6th Batch of Pre-Service Student Teacher Exchange in

Tuesday 16 October 2018
Southeast Asia (SEA-Teacher Project) at Sison Auditorium

0800 – 0830 hrs Registration

National Anthem of Philippines
ASEAN Hymn
Seameo Song
0830 – 0900 hrs
Seameo Colors
Pangasinan Song
Cultural Performance
Opening Ceremony
 Welcome Remarks by Dr Dexter R Buted, President of Pangasinan State
0900 – 0930 hrs University (PSU)
● Opening Remarks by Dr Gatot Hari Priowirjanto, Director of SEAMEO
Secretariat

0930 - 1000 hrs Group Photo Session

1000 - 1030 hrs Coffee/tea break

Session 1: Overview of the SEA-Teacher Project and programme evaluation of
1030 - 1200 hrs
6th batch by Ms Anti Rismayanti, Programme Officer, SEAMEO Secretariat
1200 - 1300 hrs Lunch break

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Session 2: Discussion on collaboration of 7th batch, Chaired by Mr Prasert

1300 - 1500 hrs Tepanart, Deputy Director (Administration & Communication) of SEAMEO
Secretariat
1500 - 1530 hrs Coffee/tea break

1530 - 1730 hrs Session 2 (Continued):

Discussion on collaboration of 7th batch
Session 3:
1730 - 1800 hrs
Wrapping up & Next Steps
Signing Agreement Ceremony
Wednesday 17 October 2018

0800 - 1600 hrs Cultural visit (Optional)

Departure of participants

6. Correspondence
For further information or any enquiries, please contact any of the following staff:

Dr Sally A Jarin
Director, Local & International Linkages
Pangasinan State University
Lingayen, Pangasinan, Philippines
Tel: +63 917-703-7821 / +63 933-855-7748
Email: sallyjarin@yahoo.com

Ms Kanokwan Arreenich
SEA-Teacher Project Coordinator
SEAMEO Secretariat
Tel: +66 9 8236 4535
E-mail: seateacher@seameo.org

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