School of Liberal Arts Hosts Education Quality and Local Development Project

(Activity 3, Fiscal Year 2025)

     On September 5–6, 2025, the School of Liberal Arts, University of Phayao, organized Activity 3 of its annual project titled “Education Quality and Local Development with Higher Education Institutions as Mentors” for the 2025 fiscal year. The specific activity, titled “Bilingual Storytelling from Phayao’s Soft Power: Empowering Teachers to Foster Reading, Writing, and Critical Thinking Skills in Students,” focused on enhancing teachers’ instructional and assessment strategies through community-based bilingual narratives.

     This initiative aims to develop teachers' competencies in classroom-based research and instructional design by incorporating creative local stories developed using Phayao’s unique soft power as teaching tools. The project emphasized the advancement of students’ reading and writing skills in both Thai and English, as well as their critical thinking abilities.

     The training was conducted online via Zoom and welcomed teachers from Thai and English language departments across five schools under the Phayao Primary Educational Service Area Office 2. The participating schools included:

1. Ban Khun Kamlang School

2. Ban Phuang Phayom School

3. Ban Sak Thung School

4. Ban Luang School

5. Phu Sang Kindergarten School (Ban Don Tan)

     The opening ceremony was presided over by Asst. Prof. Dr. Khomkrit Tachom, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, School of Liberal Arts, who also provided an overview and key highlights of the project.

     The program featured lectures and workshops led by distinguished experts from both within the School of Liberal Arts and external institutions. The sessions included:

1. "Research for Developing Reading, Writing, and Critical Thinking through Bilingual Stories" by Assoc. Prof. Dr. Prasart Nuangchalerm, Lecturer, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Faculty of Education, Mahasarakham University

2. "Instructional Methods for Enhancing Reading, Writing, and Critical Thinking Using Bilingual Stories" presented by two guest speakers:

Ms. Mukda Wicha, Master Teacher, Ban Waen Khong School (Thai Language)

Mr. Albert Lisec, Lecturer in English, School of Liberal Arts, University of Phayao (English Language)