Bandar Lampung – On 7-8 September 2019, SEAMEO QITEP in Science (SEAQIS) was invited by the
Dean of the Faculty of Teacher and Education, University of Lampung (FKIP UNILA) to become a
facilitator in the Community Service Program of the Department of Physics Education in the form of
Training on STEM Learning for Physics High School Teachers in Lampung Province. This activity was
one of the follow-ups to the MoU that had been agreed by FKIP UNILA and SEAQIS.
SEAQIS personnel assigned to the program were Dr. Poppy Kamalia Devi, M.Pd. and Mrs. Lintang
Ratri Prastika, M.Si. The material in this program consisted of STEM Learning and Physics Learning
using a tracker application. UNILA Physics Education Lecturer Team facilitated tracker material while
Mrs. Poppy and Mrs. Lintang from SEAQIS facilitated STEM learning material.
The training was attended by 48 high school physics teachers in Lampung Province. Held at
Nusantara Syariah Hotel in Bandar Lampung City, the participants learned about 21st Century
Education, STEM Characteristics, STEM Analysis in Curriculum 2013, and the use of a tracker
application.
The participants were very enthusiastic during the training, especially with the project activities to
make some simple tools and group presentations which made the training even more interesting.
After this training, the participants are expected to develop a lesson plan and implement STEM
Learning in their respective schools, as one of the requirements for graduating and getting the
training certificates from UNILA and SEAQIS.