STEM Leaders Programme in Asia

Jan 25

STEM Leaders Programme in Asia comprises two virtual seminars organised by the Multi-centric Education, Research and Industry STEM Centre at the National Institute of Education (meriSTEM@NIE), Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, and sponsored by Temasek Foundation.

Seminar 1 - Envisioning STEM Education in Asia

Envisioning STEM Education in Asia (Seminar One), successfully held from 27 – 29 July 2021, focuses on sharing insights on the impact of the pandemic on STEM industries, potential futures for STEM education, and current STEM practices in Asian economies by invited STEM industry and education experts, as well as STEM education leader participants.

Welcome Address by Professor Christine GOH, Director, National Institute of Education (NIE)

Welcome Address by Mr. Benedict Cheong, Chief Executive, Temasek Foundation International

Group Screenshot

Download the executive report containing this framework below.

Seminar 2 - Sharing STEM Competencies Practices in Asia

Sharing STEM Competencies Practices in Asia (Seminar Two), which was held from 11 – 13 Jan 2022, focuses on sharing the outcomes of STEM lessons and/or plans for STEM activities implementation based on the STEM Competencies Framework for post-COVID Asian Economies. This framework is developed following the collective wisdom of invited keynote speakers, panel members, and participants of “Envisioning STEM Education in Asia” (Seminar One). Download the seminar proceeding below.

Keynote Speaker on STEM Competencies

Associate Professor TAN Aik Ling
Deputy Head (Teaching & Curriculum Matters), Natural Sciences and Science Education, NIE, NTU

Aik Ling is an associate professor at the Natural Sciences and Science Education Academic Group at the National Institute of Education, Singapore. Her research interests lies in science learning, science teachers’ professional development and STEM education.

Panelists

Developing and Assessing STEM Competencies
Sharing by and interactive discussion with invited STEM education research experts.

Professor Winnie SO
Professor, Department of Science and Environmental Studies; Director, Centre for Education in Environmental Sustainability, Education University of Hong Kong

Professor So is currently a Professor in the Department of Science and Environmental Studies and Director of the Centre for Education in Environmental Sustainability in the Education University of Hong Kong. Her research areas are in Science Education, Environmental Education and STEM education.

Professor Dato’ Dr. Noraini IDRIS
President, National STEM Association, Malaysia

Professor Dato' Dr. Noraini Idris is Founder and President of National STEM Association Malaysia and President of IMT-GT Uninet STEM. She has published numerous national international academics publications and is a Fulbright Research Fellow, and has received several awards for her leadership in STEM.

Professor Tzu-Hua WANG
Professor and Associate Dean, National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan

Tzu-Hua Wang is a professor and Associate Dean of College of Education, National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan. In 2018, he also joined the Academic Team of “Tsing Hua STEAM school (https://tsinghuasteam.org),” and was elected as the Chairperson in 2019.

Implementing STEM Activities in Schools
Invited sharing by three groups of STEM educators.

Dr Arif HIDAYAT
Faculty of Math and Science Education, Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia

Awarded PhD in Education (Hiroshima University-2019), Dr Hidayat is working extensively with Lesson Study, Science through Inquiry, TPACK, Teaching and Learning Analytics, STEM learning, and Large-Scale Assessment. Since 2020, he was appointed the National Coordinator for STEM-Ed Leadership programme, a partnership between MoE, NIE, and Temasek Foundation.

Ms Roxanne LAU
Final Year Student, Teaching Scholars Programme, NIE, NTU

As a soon-to-be secondary school teacher, Roxanne hopes to be able to marry STEM education with conservation, and integrate such topics into school curriculums, thereby inspiring students to be concerned citizens about conservation, biodiversity and environmental issues

Dr. Seksan SANSORRAPISUT
Professional Level Teacher, Head of Academic Section and Coordinator

A professional level teacher, Dr Seksan also serves as the coordinator of the Upper Northern STEM Education center at Yupparaj Wittayalai School. Dr Seksan is experienced in the design and development of science and STEM learning activity and has worked with many projects on curriculum development and professional development in Science and STEM education.

Moderators and Facilitators from NIE, NTU