26 May 2026 — The Faculty of Education, Khon Kaen University, has organised a workshop to elevate educational quality and reduce local inequality by developing 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 on 26–27 May 2026 at Nam Phong Phuriphat Municipal School, Khon Kaen Province, to transfer advanced knowledge and learning management standards into classroom practice.
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 aim is to deliver the “Satit Standard” and extend it into high-quality local education, reducing the financial burden on parents of travelling to the city.
The workshop was led by Assoc. Prof. Dr. Danita Duangwilai, Assistant Dean for Prototype School Development and Proactive Marketing, as head of the working group, supported by a team of expert speakers and faculty members from the Demonstration School of Khon Kaen University, who served as mentors and provided close consultation. Mr Thepnakhon Namwong, Director of Nam Phong Phuriphat Municipal School, led the school’s teachers and educational personnel in this intensive programme of 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 process utilised a 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 practise. This allows them to adapt and integrate these tools to maximise learning outcomes. At the close of the workshop, a certificate presentation ceremony recognised teachers and personnel who had completed the training and were deemed ready to implement the new curriculum.
The success of this project serves as a model for enabling local educational institutions to develop into prototype municipal schools that manage high-quality education in accordance with the KKU Satit Standard concretely and sustainably.
