SEAQIS and PT Pertamina Hulu Rokan (PHR) once again organised STEM Teacher Competency Enhancement Training in the Rokan working area from 18 to 21 December 2023 as a manifestation of PHR’s commitment to strengthen the quality and relevance of education which is in line with the development of the competencies and character of students. This programme focuses on improving the competencies of teachers, school principals, and school supervisors in four districts within the working area of PHR WK Rokan: (1) Siak; (2) Kampar; (3) Rokan Hilir; and (4) Bengkalis.
Dr Indrawati (Director of SEAQIS) and Mr Pinto Budi Laksono (Manager of Corporate Social Responsibility at PT PHR) delivered their remarks in this training, while Ms Riesky Bestari (Head of the Professional Development Centre for Educators of Riau Province) was representing the Secretary of the Directorate General of Teachers and Education Personnel to officially open the training.
48 teachers, 24 school principals, and eight school supervisors from primary and secondary schools in the four districts participated in this training at Furaya Hotel, Pekanbaru. Several important topics delivered in this training were: (1) STEM Learning and Its Characteristics; (2) Analysis of STEM Topics and Strengthening Science Concepts; (3) STEM Project Design; (4) Implementation of the STEM Approach in Kurikulum Merdeka; and (5) Empowerment of Learning Communities.
This training was part of In Service 1 from the IN-ON-IN programme series. Meanwhile, the On-the-Job Learning (OJL) phase will be held from January to February 2024, followed by In Service 2 at the end of February 2024. In the OJL phase, participants will develop various STEM teaching materials, such as lesson plans and student worksheets. After that, participants will disseminate the training results to the learning communities in their respective areas during the In Service 2.
Writer: Lintang Ratri Prastika
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