Teacher Professional Development

Our training combines both high-impact teaching practices and science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) content knowledge. Kenan’s education team and network of certified master trainers deliver international school caliber training to Thai general and vocational school teachers.

Certified mentors, who are experienced, highly-effective teachers themselves, provide group-based mentoring through Kenan’s structured professional learning community (PLC) model to ensure teachers receive the assistance and professional support needed to sustain the transition to high-impact teaching practices.

Our approach works because it allows teachers to analyze individual and collective performance in a supportive environment based on shared norms, beliefs, and values. Kenan’s PLCs have three key ingredients that enable teachers to continuously build on what they learned in training to improve instruction for students:

1. Data Driven: Teachers and mentors assess national test scores (O-NET) in science and math to identify trends in the data to determine the types of instruction that students need most.
2. Classroom Observations: Our PLCs facilitate classroom observations in which teachers share, observe, and discuss each other’s practices and approaches.
3. Continuous Feedback: Teachers and mentors regularly share ideas, ask questions, and provide relevant feedback that help teachers overcome the challenges of delivering a high-quality 21st century education.

Teachers receive everything they need to deliver the lessons and modules they are trained on to reach hundreds of students. Having the necessary materials and equipment is essential for teachers to replace rote learning with hands-on, inquiry-based practices.

Fully accepted by Thailand’s Ministry of Education, Kenan’s professional development program provides qualified training and mentoring that contributes towards teachers’ career progression. Our program helps teachers earn promotion, increase job satisfaction, and deliver a greater impact on students.

Teachers are provided with hotel accommodation, ground transportation to and from the training facility, and snacks and meals for the three days of their training to ensure they remain on site and complete their training.