Keynote Speaker
Dr. Eisuke Saito, Lecturer, Faculty of Education, Monash University, Australia

Keynote Topic
The Inclusive Teaching & Learning: The World & Thailand’s Increasing Challenges.

Keynote Highlights

• How can we close or narrow the achievement gap?
• Practical strategies for implementing inclusive teaching in diverse classrooms.

Keynote’s Biodata
Eisuke Saito is a lecturer in the Faculty of Education, Monash University. Before starting to work for Monash University in Jan 2016, Eisuke, originally from Japan, used to serve as a consultant on educational development in various Asian countries, such as Bangladesh, Indonesia and Vietnam from 2001 to 2008 and as a faculty member for National Institute of Education, Singapore from 2008 to 2015. Thus, Eisuke has a range of experiences in both practice and research. Eisuke has experiences in both research and consultancy on primary and secondary schools, teacher education at the university level, adult basic literacy education, and special needs schools in those countries.
Eisuke sees schools as policy-making units, particularly about their reform processes. Eisuke worked for promoting lesson study for learning community (LSLC) in Indonesia and Vietnam since 2004 and 2006, respectively, and still has been working with teachers in Vietnam to further promote school reform based on LSLC. Eisuke is also engaged in research into collaborative learning, professional development and learning of teachers, identity of teachers and social justice issues in education.