NRCSME Banner “Community Engagement and Partnerships in STEM Education: Strengthening Impact and Relevance”

Conference Programme

DAY 0

Arrival of scholars, mentors, and guests

Lunch

Pre-conference activities (sign-up required)

  • Biodiversity Tour
  • STEM Laboratory Tour
  • Education Research Conversation 1: Mathematics Education
  • Education Research Conversation 2: Science Education
  • Roundtable Discussion: Synergy between STEM disciplines and STEM education – for mentors, administrators, and leaders of STEM education institutions

Welcome dinner

Conference Programme

DAY 1

Registration

Day 1 Conference Preliminaries

Conference Proper

| Opening Program
Philippine National Anthem
Welcome Remarks
Prof. Joane Serrano, UPOU Chancellor
Fr. Roberto Yap, SJ, President, Ateneo De Manila University
Welcome Message
Ms. Emelita Bagsit, Director, DOST Region 4A
Honorable Neil Nocon, Mayor, Los Baños, Laguna
Opening Remarks
Dr. Jayeel Cornelio, Director IV, DOST Science Education Institute
Ms. Maridon Sahagun, Undersecretary for Scientific and Technical Services, Department of Science and Technology
Inspirational Message
Dr. Renato Solidum, Jr., Secretary, Department of Science and Technology
| Keynote Address
Promoting STEAM education through communication, engagement, and policy
Mr. Menelaos Sotiriou
President, Science View
| Plenary Talk
Forwarding STEM education through AI technologies and new platforms
Dr. Tommy Tanu Wijaya
Assistant Professor, Beijing Normal University
| Lunch
| Health Break
| Plenary Talk
Advancing STEM developments through education and policy
Academician Fabian M. Dayrit
National Academy of Science and Technology
Poster Session and Metaverse Exhibit

Networking Dinner

Conference Programme

DAY 2

Registration

Day 2 Conference Preliminaries

Conference Proper

| Plenary Talk
Empowering the BARMM Region through STEM education
Mr. Nasrodin U. Buisan
Campus Director, BARMM Science High School
| Panel Discussion
Voices of leadership: A panel on advancing STEM curriculum, lifelong learning, and teacher professional development
Dr. Ethel Agnes P. Valenzuela
Former Commissioner, Commission on Higher Education
Dr. Ronnalee N. Orteza
Executive Director, Philippine Science High School
| Health Break
| Plenary Talk
Underscoring relevance in a (re)imagined STEM education research
Dr. Jayson L. De Vera
Associate Professor, Philippine Normal University
| Lunch Break
| Health Break
Shaping tomorrow’s STEM education: A panel on young academics’ perspectives on the direction of STEM education in the Philippines

Closing Ceremonies

Launching of the CBPSME Journal

Awarding of winners

Invitation to the 12th NRCSME

Closing Remarks

Conference Dinner and Fellowship