GREAT TEACHER SEMINAR 2020

The number of students that choose STEM education continue to decrease year after year according to data produced by the Ministry of Education, Malaysia. If this trend is to continue, it will affect our country’s development as well talent supply for the industry in the future. This panel session will discuss what will be the future of STEM education. It will also touch on the importance of preparing the right talents for future career opportunities. We hope teachers and parents will understand the importance of STEM education and encourage students to choose STEM-related subjects in the future.

Objective:

1. To discuss the overview of STEM education in Malaysia
2. To share the future career path for students in STEM streams.
3. To propose for teachers or parents to encourage their students and children to take STEM subjects.

Targeted Panelist :

1. Mrs. Lee Saw Im, Teacher, SMK Seri Bintang Utara, (Honoured 2019 Global Teacher Award)
2. Dr. Othman Talib, Faculty of Education at UPM
3. Mr. Kamarulazman Mohamed, Founder and Group CEO, Aerodyne Group

Moderator :

Ms. Idarahayu Ayob, Director, Leave a Nest Malaysia Sdn. Bhd.

Rapid change and technology advancement requires further understanding by teachers and parents on the need to embrace STEM education and get the future talent to be ready. This special workshop will enhance teachers’ and parents’ understanding on STEM education and the integrated approach with regards to technology related to IR4.0. It will also highlight the inquiry-based learning as a tool to support STEM education. By joining this workshop, teachers and parents will be equipped with the knowledge and know-how to improve their teaching method and make the learning process for the students more exciting.

Objective:

1. To share about integrated STEM education concept.
2. To share the experience and method to teach STEM education in class.

Speaker:

1. Prof Madya Ts. Dr. Mohamad Sattar Rasul, STEM Enculturation Centre, UKM

This session will give exposure to teachers and parents on the available products/platform and services from the Education technology (EdTech) startups that could help in nurture the students and kids towards STEM education. 

Objective:

1. To give exposure to teachers and parents of the examples of products/platforms that will help teachers/parents to educate students and kids about STEM.

Presenters :

1. Life is Tech Inc.,Japan
2. My Conceptual Robotics Sdn. Bhd., Malaysia
3. CV Indobot, Indonesia,
4. Garastem, Vietnam
5. Wela Online Corporation, Philippines
   

Educating students with knowledge of STEM is not only teachers responsibility but also the community and private sectors as well. This discussion will highlight the roles of non-profit organisation and private sectors in adding value to STEM education. It will also reveal how schools can collaborate with non-profit organisation and private sector in order to give bigger impact on students. 

Objective:

1. To discuss how corporate or organisation should involve in empowering STEM education in Malaysia.
2. To give exposure to teachers and parents of the examples of products, platforms or services that will help teachers and parents to educate students and kids about STEM.

Targeted Panelist:

1. Mr. Darween Reza Sabri, Founder and CEO My Conceptual Robotics Sdn. Bhd.
2. Mr. Ramesh Pillai, Secretary General, MACRI

Moderator:

Mr. Abdul Hakim Bin Sahidi, Managing Director, Leave a Nest Malaysia Sdn. Bhd.

Have you ever thought that a curry can be a meaningful research topics ? Yes, everything around us can be a great subject for research. At Leave a Nest, we believe that by doing research, it will create Waku-waku or excitement to the students which will lead into the exploration and understanding about science. To start the research, students need to identify their own big question and curiosity from their surrounding and get the answer by conducting the research. With support from the teachers, students can create research project from the question. Teachers and parents need the knowledge and skill to trigger students to find their own big question and support the research project. This workshop will guide teachers and parents to bring waku-waku moment to students.

Objective:

1. To share about teaching approach that can help to spark student interest towards science.
2. To share on how to make STEM education more interactive in class.

Speaker :

1. Dr. Satomi Maeda, Education Research Center, Leave a Nest Co.,Ltd.