During 16 July to 15 August 2021, TCF participated in education webinars and consultation meetings on education policies and implementations with TCF's parter organizations.

1. Dr. Thein Lwin provided a keynote presentation to empower teachers to provide education for all children in the difficult time of Myanmar under the Covid pandemic and military coup at the webinar, Education Everywhere organized by Teacher Focus on 6 August 2021.
2. Dr. Thein Lwin participated in the panel discussion on Guiding Education Reform in Myanmar: Policy and Philosophy organized by the Movement Institute on 9 August 2021.
3. Dr. Thein Lwin provided a public lecture, Review on Education in Myanmar and Future Prospects on 14 August 2021. The lecture was viewed by 24,700 persons within three days.

The TCF personnels, Dr. Thein Lwin and Ms. Hawng Tsai participated in the consultation meetings on education policies and implementations and provide their advice with their knowledge and experiences.

1. Meetings on establishing a (physical) federal university every Thursday with ethnic-based education groups, faith-based education groups, community-based education groups and university teacher unions. It is aiming that the university will be opened in October 2022 to provide social science courses.
2. Consultation meetings on federal democracy education policy for future Burma with the groups of ethnic-based education, faith-based education, community-based education, student unions and teacher unions every Friday.
3. Meetings with two basic education student unions for their future education
4. Meeting with teachers from Kayan Region of Burma for their community-based education.

1. June 15, 2021 Online Discussion on curriculum and teaching with one of the community-based education groups led by Ms. Tin Tin Ma Htet 

2. June 29, 2021 Online Meeting with the initiators of the Spring University Myanmar (SUM), an online university for collaboration in higher education (Ko Phyo Thura Htay and Ko David) 

3. June 30, 2021 Online Meeting with US Institute of Peace (USIP) for collaboration in peace education in curriculum and teaching (Mr. Jason Tower, Ma Zarchi Oo, Ko Myo Hein, Mr. Sam Tawng, Billy Ford) 

4. July 1, 2021 Online Lecturer on Federal Democracy Education with teachers and students from Tanintharyi Division (Tavoy, Myeik, Kawthaung) 

5. July 3, 2021 Online Seminar on How to Create a Critical Thinking Classroom with teachers, students and parents from Magwe Division organized by Alternative Education Group, Magwe 

6. July 5, 2021 Webinar on Community-based education with teachers and parents organized by Daw Thazin Min of Young to Youth, Youth to Truth 

7. July 7, 2021 Online Interview with a PhD student, Ms. Lilly Kip Lee studying on Higher Education focusing on multi cultural education in higher education policy in Myanmar 

8. July 8, 2021 Online Meeting on Establishing a Federal University in an ethnic region of Myanmar. It is a 4th meeting participating Thinking Classroom Foundation, University Teacher Unions, five EAO Education Departments (Kachin, Karen, Karenni, Mon, Shan), Faith-based Education and Migrant Education. The meetings have been organized every Thursday. 

9. July 9, 2021 Online Meeting with Danish Institute for Parties and Democracy based in Yangon discussed that Dr. Thein Lwin provides lecture on Decentralized Education at the webinar (contact person: Sandi) 

10. July 10, 2021 Online Discussion on Federal Democracy Education with Basic Education Student Unions from Tanintharyi, Yangon, Mandalay, Sagaing, Shan state, ...) 

11. July 12, 2021 Interview with Federal FM Radio about Home-based Education 

12. July 13, 2021 Meeting with B-Lone Education Team discussed on Video-based Education in Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camps (Daw Aye Mya Mya, Ms. Shun, Ms. Lynn and Ko Peter) 
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13. July 15, 2021 Online Meeting on Establishing a Federal University (5th Meeting)

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Thinking Classroom Foundation organized virtual discussion on community-based education with teachers and parents all over Myanmar on 7 and 10 June 2021.

7 June 2021 - Sub-topics: Idea behind community-based education; management; curriculum
10 June 2021 - Sub-topics: Teaching strategies; assessment; school transfer system 

TCF used Zoom Application for the discussion and it can take only 100 people. The discussion were posted LIVE on the Thinking Classroom Foundation Facebook. There are over ten thousands views on it. These can still be viewed on TCF Facebook.
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Dr. Thein Lwin has participated in the following webinar and media interviews in May-June 2021.

1. Webinar: Sustainable Learning for Youths During Crisis organized by UNITE2030 Myanmar on 8 May 2021
2. Irrawaddy Interview: Educational situation after the military coup published on 15 May 2021
3. BBC Interview: Educational opportunities for students under the political crisis in Myanmar broadcasted on 22 May 2021
4. VOA Interview: Education for constructive learning broadcasted on 30 May 2021 
5. Interview by Myanmar Folks in Europe: Educational situation in Myanmar broadcasted on 3 June 2021 
6. Irrawaddy Interview: How students can learn outside schools broadcasted on 5 June 2021
7. BBC Interview: Community-based Education broadcasted on 11 June 2021

​These publications and broadcasting can be view on Thinking Classroom Foundation Facebook.

Thinking Classroom Foundation provided training with teachers working at Mon and Kachin State during May and June 2021.

1. RWCT Workshop (36 hours) with Mon teachers at Nyi Sa on 3-8 May 2021 (Trainers: U Than Htite Aung, Dr. Kyaw Than Moe and Online from TCF)
2. RWCT-TOT Workshop (66 hours) with Mon Teacher Trainers on 24 May - 8 June 2021 (Online from TCF)
3. RWCT Workshop (60 hours) with Church-based Schools teachers in Namti, Kachin on 28 May - 6 June 2021 (Trainers: Mung Aung and Dai Lum and online from TCF)
4. Critical Thinking in Higher Education Workshop (30 hours) with Lecturers from Maijayan Institute of Teacher Education on 1-5 June 2021 (Online from TCF)

DVB Interview with Dr. Thein Lwin regarding current educational situation in light of the military coup.

The interview can be watched via the following link.

https://fb.watch/4-z10GMfi4/

​https://www.facebook.com/thinkingclassroom.org/videos/258951385955936
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Dr Thein Lwin has suggested federal education policy using examples of the schools run by community based education organizations.

The interview can be watched on DVB via the following link broadcasted on 19 April 2021.

​https://fb.watch/4_2CAn7QcR/

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Dr. Thein Lwin was invited by the Shan National League for Democracy (SNLD) to provide a lecture on Education Policies. The participants (total 39) were SNLD's elected members of parliament and some Executive Committee members including the Vice-Chair Sai Nyunt Lwin. Dr. Thein Lwin presented his review on National Education Law (2014), National Education Law Amendment (2015), National Education Strategic Plan (2016-2020 and 2021-2030), Education Policy of National League for Democracy, Education Policy of Ethnic Armed Organizations and Global Education Trend such as SDG4 and Abidjan Principles. The participants actively participated by raising questions and providing comments. Finally, Sai Nyunt Lwin, Vice-Chair of SNLD requested Dr. Thein Lwin to provide suggestions to SNLD's MPs to discuss education reform in the parliaments both national level and Shan State.

On Saturday, 16 January 2021, Thinking Classroom Foundation and University Teachers' Associations jointly organized 6th virtual education seminar on Discussion Strategies for Critical Thinking. Dr. Thein Lwin discussed about value line, discussion web, corners and academic controversy strategies. He used a video record demonstrating value line with university professors and lecturers at the Critical Thinking in Higher Education batch 1 in 2019. Seventy nine teachers participated in the online discussion and about 3000 people watched LIVE SHOW on the Thinking Classroom Foundation Page on the same day.

The record of the LIVE SHOW can be viewed via the following link:

https://www.facebook.com/thinkingclassroom.org/videos/234516064837050/​