International Conference on Curriculum and Educational Instruction 2025
(APROCEI ICCEI 2025)
With a Special Strand On Early Childhood Care & Education
Engagement in Learning through Character building and Competence-based Curriculum
30 – 31 May 2025
SEGi College, Subang Jaya,
Malaysia
Conference Sub-themes
- Brain-based curriculum
- Early Childhood Care and Education
- AI and curriculum
- Authentic assessment
- Digital education
- Character building
- Research in Curriculum
Highlights
- 4 Keynotes and Invited Speakers
- 3 Workshops
- In-person and Virtual paper presentation
- Symposia
- Individual/small group research consultation
Potential Participants
- Curriculum Developers
- Officers from Ministry of Education
- Teacher Trainers
- Lecturers
- School Leaders
- School Teachers
- Policy Makers
- Students
CALL FOR PAPER
Interested individuals are invited to submit papers aligned with the conference theme and subthemes. The paper can be either research based or conceptual. Research paper must have clearly stated research goal(s), research questions, methodology and findings. Conceptual paper must have clear objectives, theoretical or conceptual framework and critical analysis. Abstract must not be more than 250 words. Please state the subthemes of the paper and keywords at the bottom of the abstract and submit to the conference secretariat. Conference proceedings with abstract will be published online.
Important dates:
- Deadline for abstract: 15 April 2025
- Notification of acceptance of abstract: 1 May 2025
- Submit abstract to the following email: aproceimsia@gmail.com
- The file name should consist of name, mode of online or on-site
SUBMISSION OF PAPER FOR PUBLICATION
Successful papers presenters may submit their full paper to the following journals for possible publications, subjected to the terms and conditions by the respective journals.
These journals are:
- PROSPECTS, Comparative Journal of Curriculum, Learning, and Assessment, Scopus
- Malaysia Journal of Qualitative Research (MJQR), MyCite indexed journal
- Asia Pacific Journal of Business, Humanities and Education (APJBHE), indexed peer reviewed
- Malaysian Online Journal of Educational Science (MOJES), ERIC, MyCite, Google Scholar
- Asia Pacific Journal of Curriculum Review (APJCR), peer reviewed
Speakers and Facilitators
Haley Milner LaMonica
BSc, MA, PhD, ABPP-CN Associate Professor Board Certified Clinical Neuropsychologist
CAREER OVERVIEW
Dr Haley M LaMonica is a mid-career researcher and Board Certified Clinical Neuropsychologist with 15 years’ clinical experience across the lifespan. Dr LaMonica holds a position as an Associate Professor with the Youth Mental Health and Technology Team at the University of Sydney’s Brain and Mind Centre, where she leads the Digital Mental Health research stream. Her research focuses on the development of effective, clinically relevant, and culturally adapted digital solutions to improve mental health and wellbeing, with experience working with culturally, ethnically, and linguistically diverse groups from low- and middle-income countries. Despite receiving her doctoral qualification in 2010, Dr LaMonica only began working in research/academia in 2015. Additionally, she had a one-year career disruption associated with relocation from the United States to Australia.
QUALIFICATIONS
- 2010: Doctorate of Clinical Psychology (Concentration in Neuropsychology), Suffolk University, Boston, United States
- 2006: Master of Arts in Psychology, Suffolk University, Boston, United States
- 2001: Bachelor of Science in Psychology, Trinity College, Hartford, United States
APPOINTMENTS
- 2025-present: Associate Professor – Youth Mental Health and Technology Team, Brain and Mind Centre, The University of Sydney, Academic Lead: Digital Mental Health research stream
- 2019-2024: Senior Research Fellow - Youth Mental Health and Technology Team, Brain and Mind Centre, The University of Sydney
- 2024-present: Academic Lead, Co-design and Cultural Adaption
- 2021-2024: Academic Lead for Minderoo Foundation’s Thrive by Five International Project
- 2019-2021: Project Synergy Research and Development Group
- 2017-2019: Research Fellow - Youth Mental Health and Technology Team, Project Synergy Research and Development Group, Brain and Mind Centre, The University of Sydney
- 2016-2021: Senior Clinical Neuropsychologist and Head of eHealth – Healthy Brain Ageing Team, Brain and Mind Centre, The University of Sydney
- 2015-2016: Clinical Neuropsychologist – Healthy Brain Ageing Team, Brain and Mind Centre, The University of Sydney
Tentative title: Digital and non-digital strategies to support young people’s mental health and wellbeing
Mei-Chih Hu
Asst Professor, Department of Child Development and Family Studies, Tzu Chi University, Taiwan
Profile
In recent years, Mei-Chih Hu has focused on the mathematics and literacy performance of young children from the Truku Indigenous group in Taiwan. Mei-chih was also concerned with the curriculum design direction that integrates Tzu Chi’s humanistic values with picture books in six Tzu Chi Daai Preschools in Taiwan.
EXPERIENCE
Teaching Experience
- 1996-PRESENT
Mei-Chih Hu previously held positions as a kindergarten principal and a daycare director. After transitioning to higher education, Mei-chih has maintained close connections with teaching environments for children in preschools through professional guidance and evaluation activities organized by Taiwan's Ministry of Education.
Professional Performance
- 2005-PREENT
Guidance Professor of Taiwan's Ministry of Education to assist preschools in conducting curriculum professional development guidance.
Honor
2021-2024
In 2024, Luodong Township Preshcool, which Mei-chih Hu had mentored for three years, was awarded the Ministry of Education’s Silver Award for Excellence in Teaching.
Skill
- Early childhood curriculum design
- Early Math for Truku young children
- Parent education
- Tzu-Chi's Aphorisms teaching
- Childcare Practices
Education
National Dong Hwa University
2005
Ph.D. of Multicultural Education
Texas Tech University
1991P1993
Master of Education
Ms Teh Kim Hong
Mathematics Educator
Ms Teh had served in the Teacher Education Institute (TEI) for 20 years in mathematics education and then another 6 years in SEAMEO RECSAM in the same field. She has been affiliated with the Association for Science and Mathematics Education Penang (ASMEP) since 1996. Through the long years of service, she experienced various changes and developments in mathematics curriculum and education, particularly in teaching primary mathematics. She was also very much involved in pre-service diploma and degree programs, and professional development of in-service teachers for the local, ASEAN and African teachers in primary mathematics. Her previous involvement in school practicum and participation in a lesson study immersion program at the Tokyo Gakugei University led her to promote further lesson study with the local teachers/educators to improve professional practices, particularly in teaching primary mathematics. In recent years, she has focused on developing early and key stage one mathematics, essential as a foundation for a good grasp of mathematics learning for young learners in their subsequent learning years.
Workshop: Early Mathematics
