Education Technology and Cognitive Science Boot Camp for English Language Teachers in Myanmar
Dr. Bob Schoenfeld
(Arizona State University) | Opening Remarks
With over 20 years of experience teaching and working with international students, faculty and professionals, Dr. Schoenfeld has designed, implemented, and conducted linguistic, academic, social/cultural services for the businesses and universities around the world.
Most recently, as the Director of the Global Education Center, Bob has helped ensure the effective and efficient academic transitions for the international student community.
Focusing on teachers, Bob has conducted teacher training workshops in Laos, Korea, Vietnam, India and China for Arizona State University, as well as for the Ministries of Education in Bahrain and Kuwait as an English Language Specialist in the Depart of State’s English Language Programs.
Thuzar Aung (Instructor)
"Introduction to Education Technology for English Language Teaching"
Thuzar Aung is from Myanmar. She has B.A. in English and M.A. in English for Specific Purposes. She has also completed a Diploma in English for Specific Purposes and Diploma in English Language Teaching Methodology.
She has worked as an English teacher at Computer Universities, Yangon Technological University and Myanmar Aerospace Engineering University for over 14 years. Now, she is leading as an academic manager and English instructor of Myanmar Pyi-Online English Class.
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Si Thu Wai (Instructor)
"Vocabulary and Technology"
Si Thu Wai is the project leader of Teachers Empower Teachers - TET. With the support from the ASEAN Foundation, he conducted a series of training sessions on using educational technology in the English language classroom for English teachers from a school in Indonesia.
He is also a Google Certified Educator Level 1 and 2. Based on his experience of teaching young and adult learners, he has designed, implemented, and conducted a series of training sessions on instructional technologies for 2000+ PreK to Ph.D. educators from Myanmar.
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Nguyen Thi Thinh (Instructor)
“Grammar and Technology”
Nguyen Thi Thinh is from Vietnam. She is currently a co-founder of ACE Language House that aims to expand career opportunities for students from rural areas in Vietnam through interactive teaching and learning methods by building foreign languages and life skills.
They provide not only English courses for school children but also Korean and Japanese ones for job-hunting adults. She has 5 years of experience in education and entrepreneurship. Her future goal is to help students in rural and mountainous areas of Vietnam learn foreign languages better.
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Ris Aprizal (Instructor)
“Reading and Technology”
Ris Aprizal is an English teacher from Kendari, Indonesia. He has a master's degree in English Education. He has been teaching for 15 years and has been working as a teacher trainer for four years.
His training focuses on the use of educational technology in teaching. He is also a Microsoft Innovative Educator, Google master trainee, and Quizizz super trainer.
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Ei Thet Htay (Instructor)
“Writing and Technology”
Ei Thet Htay is from Myanmar. She has B.A. (Hons.) and M.A. in English. She has been teaching English and some academic subjects to the students from some Int'l Schools in Myanmar since 2007.
In the last six years, she worked as a subject teacher, an academic coordinator and a teacher trainer in an Int'l school in Myanmar. She is currently leading a small digital school for preschoolers and young learners in Myanmar.
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Nailus Surur (Instructor)
“Speaking and Technology”
He earned his bachelor's degree in English Letters. He has started a professional career in teaching ever since he graduated from university in 2017. His career history ranges from regular teaching to curriculum designer and vice principal.
Currently, he is working as an Educontent Development Officer at Ruangguru, the biggest Ed-tech Startup company in South-East Asia, where it serves more than 22 million students across the region.
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Bruno Hernandes (Instructor)
“Listening and Technology”
Originally from Brazil, he lived in Ireland for 4 years and he is currently living in Germany.
He has worked as an English teacher (14 + years), translator, interpreter, teacher trainer and talent coordinator. He can speak Portuguese, English, Spanish and German.
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Gray Rinehart (Instructor)
“Technology Integration”
Gray has had the pleasure of spending most of the last ten years working alongside inspiring educators and leaders in Myanmar.
Although he is currently pursuing an advanced degree in economics and educational planning, he remains convinced that the most important resource in education is the teacher.
Ei Mon Kyaw (Instructor)
“Technology Integration”
Ei Mon Kyaw is currently working as a teacher trainer with Mote Oo Education. She holds a Diploma in Social Work from Yangon University.
She has participated in the YSEALI summit in 2020, YSEALI regional workshop on Empowering Southeast Asian Educators in 2019 and civic engagement fellowship program in 2018. Her passion is to bring effective education practices to the places where there is the greatest need.
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Claudia Allan (Speaker)
“Cognitive Science in the Classroom”
Claudia Allan is a chemistry teacher at an academy in London, England. They have been teaching for six years and, in that time, have developed a deep passion for cognitive science and it's applications and implications in the classroom. They blog regularly at not-matthew.blogspot.com
Dr Jo Castelino (Speaker)
"Schema Building and its application in the classroom"
Dr Jo Castelino is an experienced Biology teacher at a secondary school in West Yorkshire, England. She has been involved in developing school-wide teaching and learning and is currently leading a project on homework. She regularly blogs about applying cognitive science principles to her teaching at drcastelino.wordpress.com.Her blogs have been featured several times on Teacher Tapp with one of these being the most read tip in 2021.
Helen Skelton (Speaker)
"Closing the Teaching-Learning Gap"
Helen Skelton is a head of Science at Beaumont School in England. She has been teaching science to secondary age pupils (11-18) for 10 years, and has been leading a science department for 5 years.
She is a contributing editor for the #CogSciSci website and active within the science teaching community. She has had a growing interest in educational research and its implications for the classroom for several years, particulary in the areas of cognitive science, assessment, and curriculum design. She is currently studying part-time for a masters degree in applying education research to the classroom.
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