TEACHING TRAVELOGUE - Thailand, The Land of Smiles

The purpose of this program is t o enable pre-service student teachers to develop their teaching skills and pedagogy , t o encourage the pre-service student teachers to practice their English skills , and t o allow the pre-service student teachers to gain a broader regional and world view . In my objective, the purpose of following this program is to know more about other ASEAN country’s culture and behaviour and to be ready to be the part of globalize era. The procedures of practicum : §   Get your topic. Make sure that the topic in your host country has similarity with your nation’s so there would not be misunderstanding and/or miscommunication. §   Prepare your lesson plan. You have to consult with your cooperating teacher whether you have to make your host country’s version or your country’s. Don’t forget to imagine what you need to and should do when you teach in class. §   Give it to cooperating teacher to be checked. It is important to know what mistakes have do

At the weeks of assisting, I accompanied my friend, Gelo, in English for primary. In teaching Math, I was so lucky that I can choose the topics as I want.   I chose Pythagorean Theorem as my choice. It’s different when I have to prepare my lesson plan of English and Math. In preparing English one, I need to focus on what the Grade 6 students interest in. They are in their teenage so there will be a possibility they will get bored if I teach in primary style or confused if I use secondary style. According to my observation, they also not really understand English well that it’s a challenge for me. I prepared my lesson plan in primary style, but in action I asked them to be independent so they saw me that I believe them as an adult, not a child—typical of teenager. In preparing Math one, I had different challenge because I’m in condition when I taught Math and English a the same time. Thai people are not used to listen or speak English. I was afraid there would be so ma

According to Saowapon's journal about "Education Reform and E-Learning in Thailand", it is written that Thai teachers would like to be able adapt to change so that they could move Thailand in the direction of "student centered" learning. I could see the realization of its by the learning sources Chiengraknoi has. Mathematics room at Chiengraknoi has a computer connected to projector and internet. It even has interactive projector with finger touch sensor. Not only in mathematics room, the facilities are also available for the other subjects' rooms, even the elementary ones! It surprised me that Thai's public school has such technology which is also available in private school. There are computer, LDC projector, and fingertouched screen Based on my observation, learning materials in Chiengraknoi is only from books. In mathematics class, the facilities served to support student’s learning are not used. What should be improved by Thail

Chiengraknoi School is a public school located in Bang Pa-In District, Pathum Thani, Thailand. This school is consist of four building.  The smallest building is used for canteen at first floor and kindergarten at second floor.  Both bigger buildings are used for elementary.    The biggest one is used for lower secondary (junior high) school. This school has no upper secondary (senior high) school level yet. All academic supports system in Chiengraknoi School are actually government employees. Curriculum used in this program is Base Education Core Curriculum B.E. 2551 (A.D. 2008) by Thailand’s Minister of Education, which is the outcomes of the studies revealed problems and issues from shortcoming of the 2001 Curriculum.