BMA Deputy Governor promotes new learning culture for teachers

Matichon•General•2d ago

Reader Briefing

Bangkok Metropolitan Administration Deputy Governor Sanon Wangsangboon held a forum to discuss transforming teachers' roles from controllers to creators of learning spaces.

•The 'BMA Teachers Release Light' forum took place on July 18 at the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration City Hall (Sao Chingcha).
•Deputy Governor Sanon Wangsangboon emphasized the need for administrators to transition from commanders to facilitators of learning spaces.
•The project aims to build a 'Community of Practice' to support 'Pioneer Leaders' among teachers in driving educational change.
•The event featured representatives from Jai Krathing Foundation and Thammasat University Demonstration School.

Overview

•On July 18, Sanon Wangsangboon and partners held a discussion titled 'Directions for the Development of Teachers under the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration' at Bangkok Metropolitan Administration City Hall (Sao Chingcha).
•Sanon Wangsangboon stated that educational development should be an internal change where administrators move from being commanders and controllers to creators of learning spaces.
•Sanon Wangsangboon referenced the 'Supporting Pioneering Leaders as Communities of Practice' article to explain the need for a Community of Practice consisting of identity identification, relationship building, resource fulfillment, and awareness creation.
•Sanon Wangsangboon noted that the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration has over 15,000 teachers and over 250,000 students.
•Phanit Rungsirintee stated that the heart of the project is creating 'Teacher Agency' so teachers believe they can be agents of change despite teaching under the same curriculum.
•Saransara Suwannawat mentioned that Jai Krathing Foundation acts as a coordinator connecting experts with dedicated teachers to provide space for experimentation.
•Weerapol Kaewphan-am argued that the education system should review and remove unnecessary burdens or structures to allow teachers to focus on developing students.
•Assoc. Prof. Dr. Anuchat Puangsamlee suggested that education reform should focus on student learning outcomes over strict adherence to the curriculum.

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Key Quotes

Sanon Wangsangboon

"Bangkok has over 15,000 teachers and over 250,000 students; we cannot drive this with only a few teachers in this project."

กรุงเทพมหานครมีครูกว่า 15,000 คน และนักเรียนกว่า 250,000 คน เราไม่สามารถขับเคลื่อนด้วยครูเพียงไม่กี่คนในโครงการนี้ได้

Weerapol Kaewphan-am

"Those who design teacher development must understand real classrooms, because if they have never peeked through the classroom door, they will never understand what teachers need."

ผู้ที่ออกแบบการพัฒนาครู จำเป็นต้องเข้าใจห้องเรียนจริง เพราะหากไม่เคยแง้มประตูห้องเรียนดู ก็จะไม่มีวันเข้าใจว่าครูต้องการอะไร

Key Entities

Person

Sanon Wangsangboon(ศานนท์ หวังสร้างบุญ)

Deputy Governor of the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration.

Supawit Sanguankhamthorn(ศุภวิชช์ สงวนคัมธรณ์)

The moderator of the forum.

Phanit Rungsirintee(ผาณิต รุ่งศิรินที)

Director of Lam Chedi School and representative of the project's core teachers.

Saransara Suwannawat(ศรัญม์ศรา สุวรรณวัฒน์)

Representative of Jai Krathing Foundation.

Weerapol Kaewphan-am(วีรพล แก้วพันธ์อ่ำ)

A representative from Thammasat University Demonstration School.

Anuchat Puangsamlee(อนุชาติ พวงสำลี)

Co-founder of the Kokarn Kru project and advisor to the Release Light School project under the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration.

Organization

Bangkok Metropolitan Administration(กรุงเทพมหานคร)ℹ️

The local government body managing the teachers and schools mentioned in the forum.

Jai Krathing Foundation(มูลนิธิใจกระทิง)

An organization working in education, public health, and environment that coordinates experts and teachers.

Thammasat University Demonstration School(โรงเรียนสาธิตแห่งมหาวิทยาลัยธรรมศาสตร์)

An educational institution represented at the forum.

Lam Chedi School(โรงเรียนลำเจดีย์)

A school whose director participated as a representative of the core teachers.

Place

Bangkok Metropolitan Administration City Hall (Sao Chingcha)(ศาลาว่าการกรุงเทพมหานคร (เสาชิงช้า))

The venue where the forum was held.

Policy

Release Light School Project(โครงการโรงเรียนปล่อยแสง)

An initiative focused on transforming the role of teachers and building a new learning culture.