May 26, 2026 – The Faculty of Education, Khon Kaen University, has moved forward to elevate educational quality and reduce local inequality by organizing a workshop to develop the competencies of teachers and educational personnel. The workshop, titled “Implementing Innovations and Curricula of the Demonstration School of Khon Kaen University into Classroom Practice,” took place between May 26–27, 2026, at Nam Phong Phuriphat Municipal School, Khon Kaen Province, to transfer advanced knowledge and learning management standards into actual classrooms.
This initiative follows the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for academic cooperation between the Faculty of Education, Khon Kaen University, and Nam Phong Municipality. Its milestone is to deliver the “Satit Standard” and expand it into high-quality education at the local level, helping reduce the financial burden of traveling into the city for parents.
The organization of this activity was led by Assoc. Prof. Dr. Danita Duangwilai, Assistant Dean for Prototype School Development and Proactive Marketing, as the head of the working group, along with a team of expert speakers and faculty members from the Demonstration School of Khon Kaen University acting as mentors, transferring knowledge and providing close consultation. On this occasion, Mr. Thepnakhon Namwong, Director of Nam Phong Phuriphat Municipal School, led the teachers and educational personnel to participate in this intensive skill development.
The training and practical workshop curriculum focused on teacher competency training to prepare for driving classroom instruction in the 2026 academic year across 4 innovations, consisting of:
- Kindergarten Educational Management Innovation Group: Smart Innovator kids (SIK)
- Mathematics Learning Management Innovation: Smart Innovator mathematic (SIM)
- Thai Language Learning Management Innovation: Smart Innovative Thai Learning (ITL)
- English Language Learning Management Innovation: Smart Innovator English Language (SIEL)
The development process utilized an in-depth hands-on workshop format for each major subject, introducing educational tools and innovations, including thinking-process-based instructional models from the Demonstration School of KKU, for the teachers to practice. This allows them to adapt and integrate these tools to maximize benefits for learners. At the conclusion of the activity, a certificate presentation ceremony was held for teachers and personnel who passed the training to certify their competencies and readiness to drive the new curriculum together.
The success of this project serves as a model for driving local educational institutions to become prototype municipal schools that manage high-quality education in accordance with the KKU Satit Standard concretely and sustainably.
