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Agenda

14th – 16th July 2025

DAY 1 - MONDAY 14 JULY 2025 - AMATAK BOUTIQUE HOTEL

Afternoon

16:00-17:30 Welcome Reception and Networking

Hosts: SeeBeyondBorders

We look forward to welcoming all EPIC Summit participants.

Registration

Introductions

Refreshments

Networking

DAY 2 - TUESDAY 15 JULY 2025 - LANDING GOLD HOTEL

Morning

08:00-08:20 Session 1

SUMMIT OPENING & ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Limon Bunn

Senior Project Manager, SeeBeyondBorders.
Maynooth University Alumni 2024

Colm Byrne

CEO International Operations, SeeBeyondBorders

08:20-09:20 Session 2

SUMMIT KEYNOTE ADDRESS: Education in Cambodia

Chair: Pov Pheung

Managing Director, SeeBeyondBorders.
Mary Immaculate College Alumni 2023

08:20

KEYNOTE: Overview of Education in Cambodia: Challenges, Policy and Innovation

Her Excellency Dr Chankoulika Bo

Undersecretary of State, Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport (MoEYS)

Panel response to keynote presentation

Prof Marie Mc Loughlin

Chair SeeBeyondBorders Ireland.
Primary and Early Childhood Education, Froebel College of Education, Maynooth University

His Excellency Dr Set Seng

Director, Phnom Penh Teacher Education College

His Excellency Dr Samsideth Dy

Deputy Director-General for Education, Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports (MoEYS)

09:20-09:45 Coffee Break

09:45-10:15 Session 3

Workshop: Teacher professional learning

Chair: Taing Im Lok

Managing Director, SeeBeyondBorders.
Mary Immaculate College Alumni 2023

09:45

The Continuum of Teacher Learning: From Induction to Lifelong Professional Development

Annette Cregan

Lecturer, Mary Immaculate College, Limerick

10:15-11:15 Session 4

Teacher Professional Learning in Cambodia

Chair: Linda Seang

Research and Policy Analysis Office, Department of Policy, Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport (MoEYS)

10:15

School-based teacher professional development and support.

His Excellency Dr Samsideth Dy

Deputy Director-General for Education, Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports (MoEYS)

10:35

Professional Development among Primary Teachers in Cambodia: Motivators and Preferences

Pov Pheung

Managing Director, SeeBeyondBorders.
Mary Immaculate College Alumni 2023

10:55

Teacher Professional Development: From Theories to Practices

Nat Son

Executive Director, Teacher Development Support Organisation (TDSO)

11:15-12:15 Session 5

Insights on Cambodian Education

Chair: Maeve Corish

Retired Principal.
Vice Chair, SeeBeyondBorders Ireland

11:15

The Impact of Parental Migration on Children’s Access to Quality Education: A Case of Children Living with their Grandparents in Cambodia

Limon Bunn

Senior Project Manager, SeeBeyondBorders.
Maynooth University Alumni 2024

11:35

Access to employment for women with disabilities in Cambodia and Rwanda.

Dr Jennifer Byrne

Education and Fundraising Manager, SeeBeyondBorders Ireland.
PhD, University of Galway

11:55

Determinants of Student Retention in Cambodian General Education

Navy Sin

Officer at Department of Policy, Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport (MoEYS)

12:15-12:30 Session 6

Cambodian Education and Irish Aid: a Partnership for Progress

Speaker: Seán Farrell

Deputy Head of Mission, Embassy of Ireland, Hanoi, covering development programmes in Cambodia.

12:30-13:30 Lunch Break

Afternoon

13:30-14:15 Session 7

KEYNOTE ADDRESSES: Teacher Professional Development

Chair: Sreyphet Phan

Provincial Manager, SeeBeyondBorders

13:30

KEYNOTES: Teacher Pre- and In-Service Professional Development Cambodia & Ireland

Prof Dermot Nestor

President, Mary Immaculate College (MIC)

His Excellency Dr Set Seng

Director, Phnom Penh Teacher Education College

14:15-15:15 Session 8

Further Perspectives on Teacher Professional Learning

Chair: Dr Aisling Costello

Lecturer, Technological University Dublin

14:15

Shared Learnings with Cambodia: A Study on Irish Froebelian Graduate Identities

Prof Marie Mc Loughlin

Chair SeeBeyondBorders Ireland.
Primary and Early Childhood Education, Froebel College of Education, Maynooth University

Patsy Stafford

Senior Lecturer, Maynooth University

14:35

STEM Teacher Capacity Development in Cambodia: CPD opportunities, challenges, and policy implications

Dr Davut Nhem

Research Associate, Cambodia Development Research Institute

Dr Sathya Chea

Researcher, Cambodia Development Research Institute

Sok Mean Heng

Research Assistant, Cambodia Development Research Institute

14:55

Implementation of Student Teachers’ Self-Assessment to Improve Student Learning Outcomes and Their Attitude Towards Self-Assessment: A Case Study of Student Teachers at Phnom Penh Teacher Education College

Saint Meassnguon

Associate Dean & Curriculum Expert Consultant,
Phnom Penh Teacher Education College

Hou Saomoline

Chief of Academic Office, Phnom Penh Regional Teacher Training Center

15:15-15:30 Afternoon Tea

15:30-16:00 Session 9

Workshop on the EPIC Alliance

Chair: Prof Leo Casey

Principal Investigator, Professional Identity of Khmer Teachers Research Project

18:30-21:00 Conference Dinner

Lotus Blanc Hotel and Resort

DAY 3 - WEDNESDAY 16 JULY 2025 - LANDING GOLD HOTEL

Morning

08:00-09:00 Session 10

KEYNOTE AND INSIGHTS: PIKT Project

Chair: Prof Leo Casey

Principal Investigator, Professional Identity of Khmer Teachers Research Project

08:00

KEYNOTE: Insights from the Professional Identity for Khmer Teachers (PIKT) Research Project

Dr Chanpirun Sam

Deputy Director, Phnom Penh Teacher Education College

08:30

PIKT Project: Insights from Data Gathering on Classroom Practice and Teacher Perspectives

Sreyphet Phan

Provincial Manager, SeeBeyondBorders

08:45

PIKT Project: Insights for Policy and Professional Development of Teachers

Linda Seang

Research and Policy Analysis Office, Department of Policy, Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport (MoEYS)

09:00-09:30 Session 11

Workshop: Lesson Study

Chair: Blung Phath

General Manager Programs, SeeBeyondBorders

09:00

Lesson Study – Learning Through Practice

Jennifer Lee McCredie

Retired Principal,
SeeBeyondBorders Connect participant

09:30-09:45 Coffee Break

09:45-10:45 Session 12

Technology and Education

Picture of Chair: <u>Katrina Hergstrom</u>

Chair: Katrina Hergstrom

Organisational Development Consultant, SeeBeyondBorders

09:45

Progressive Application of Technology in Schools with Limited Access to Devices

Thomas Gough

Teacher, Glenwood Public School New South Wales, Department of Education, Australia

10:05

Integrated Digital Technology into Classroom through Photovoice Dialogue: From Camera to Classroom

Dr Chanpirun Sam

Deputy Director, Phnom Penh Teacher Education College

Kimsron Srieng

Lecturer, Phnom Penh Teacher Education College

10:25

Examining Relationships between Demographic Factors and STEM Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge of Upper Secondary School Teachers in Cambodia

Dr Nguon Siek

Head Office of Department of Policy, Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport (MoEYS)

10:45-11:15 Session 13

Workshop: Applying Cognitive Science in the Classroom

Chair: Blung Phath

General Manager Programs, SeeBeyondBorders

10:45

Applying Cognitive Science in the Classroom: Key Strategies for Enhanced Learning

Shelly Nerney

Digital Technologies Senior Leader, Oide, Irish Department of Education

11:15-11:55 Session 14

Learning and Inquiry

Chair: Limon Bunn

Senior Project Manager, SeeBeyondBorders.
Maynooth University Alumni 2024

11:15

Educators as Researchers and Documenting Young Children’s Meanings using the Mosaic Approach

Dr Aisling Costello

Lecturer, Technological University Dublin

11:35

Improving Grade 8 Students’ Learning Ability of Periodic Chemistry Symbols through project-based learning

Saint Meassnguon

Associate Dean & Curriculum Expert Consultant, Phnom Penh Teacher Education College

Chanvy Kun

Secondary school teacher at Orbek Kaorm

12:00-12:30 Short Lunch Break

Afternoon

12:30-13:10 Session 15

Language and Leadership

Patsy Stafford

Senior Lecturer, Maynooth University

12:30

TEFL Certification for Non-Native Speakers

Raymond Zepp

Co-founder and President Emeritus, Dewey International University

12:50

Effective Turnaround Leadership Practices in Cambodia: Perspectives from School Principals

Rany Sam

Vice Rector, University of Battambang

13:10-13:40 Session 16

Workshop: Creative Wellbeing Education

Chair: Pov Pheung

Managing Director, SeeBeyondBorders.
Mary Immaculate College Alumni 2023

13:10

Empowering Cambodian Students through Creative Wellbeing Education

Jean Noonan

Lecturer, Technological University Dublin

13:40-14:00 Session 17

SUMMIT CLOSING

Limon Bunn

Senior Project Manager, SeeBeyondBorders.
Maynooth University Alumni 2024

Colm Byrne

CEO International Operations, SeeBeyondBorders