U.S. Mission to Vietnam in partnership with STEAM for Vietnam, Hanoi University of Science and Technology, along with the Vietnam Innovation of General Education Foundation (VIGEF) and Scratch Foundation, successfully organized the closing event "Train the Trainers 2024 - Demo Day: Activate AI Mode - Welcoming the New School Year" at various schools nationwide such as Hanoi University of Science and Technology, Edison Inter-Level School (Hung Yen), Hoang Van Thu Secondary School (Lang Son), STEAM Park Education Experience Center (Nghe An), FPT Elementary, Middle, and High School (Da Nang), An Thoi 2 Primary & Secondary School (Kien Giang) and others.
This event marked an important milestone in applying Generative AI (Gen AI) in education in Vietnam, providing teachers across the country with the opportunity to showcase creative and unique teaching products to develop thousands of secondary and high school students’ knowledge of computational thinking and inspire them to become engineers in the future.
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Event Summary
Total participants: Nearly 15,000 online views, along with over 600 teachers registered and attending in person at 10 locations.
Total final projects: 827
Total online & offline locations: 10 online & offline schools.
Impressive Numbers
With over 8,000 applications for the program, along with 15 instructors and advisors and 10 outstanding final projects, the event garnered widespread attention from the Vietnamese education community.
Teachers submitted 827 projects, showcasing their creativity and dedication in applying Generative AI in their lesson plans. The event took place at Hanoi University of Science and Technology, along with 10 online and offline locations, with teachers joining from numerous schools throughout Vietnam.
Special Guests
The event was honored to welcome special guests such as Ms. Mary Beth Polley – Counselor for Public Affairs at the United States Embassy in Hanoi, Dr. Nguyễn Minh Đức - Director General of the Department of Teachers and Educational Administrators (Ministry of Education and Training), and Dr. Trương Công Tuấn - Director of the Center for Innovation and Student Entrepreneurship, Hanoi University of Science and Technology. They shared valuable insights and inspired the participating teachers.
Dr. Nguyễn Minh Đức shared:
"The Ministry of Education and Training will always be ready to collaborate with STEAM for Vietnam and other organizations in applying technological advancements to education, including the use of artificial intelligence for this purpose.
The Ministry looks forward to working directly with STEAM for Vietnam in the near future to discuss plans to expand training activities for teachers on using Generative AI in teaching, as well as to promote the 10 sample lessons and specific products ed today, by adding them to the Ministry's digital repository to help teachers nationwide access and reference them in their activities."
Shares from Pioneering Teachers in AI Application in Education
Mr. Khuất Đăng Khoa, Principal of Hai Bà Trưng High School (Thạch Thất), one of the two outstanding teachers who won the special award and will have the opportunity to visit the U.S. for further learning and development, expressed that he finds using Generative AI to be extremely convenient and effective in tasks such as reporting and teaching.
He hopes that in the near future, all teachers will be able to utilize AI effectively in their curriculum development.
Organizing Committee Speech
Mr. Trần Việt Hùng, Founder of STEAM for Vietnam and representative of the Organizing Committee, stated: "First of all, on behalf of STEAM for Vietnam, I would like to congratulate over 8,000 teachers who completed the Train the Trainers course, and especially congratulate the 10 outstanding projects ed to be presented today.
On behalf of STEAM for Vietnam and all our partners, we are delighted and proud of the remarkable results of this course. The pioneering teachers have successfully taken the bold step of boarding the Generative AI train, proving that our Vietnamese teaching community can keep pace with the world in this technological wave. Today marks an extremely important milestone."
Mr. Hùng also expressed his heartfelt thanks to the U.S. Mission in Vietnam, Hanoi University of Science and Technology, the Scratch Foundation, the Vietnam Education Innovation Support Foundation, as well as the encouragement and support of the Ministry of Education and Training. He emphasized that Train the Trainers 2024 is the world's first program to implement large-scale Generative AI training for teachers at a national level.
Remarks from the U.S. Mission in Vietnam
Ms. Mary Beth Polley, Counselor for Public Affairs at the U.S. Embassy in Vietnam, expressed her deepest gratitude to all the teachers in the Train the Trainers 2024 program.
She highlighted their significant contributions in building a vibrant STEAM community that is leading the way in integrating AI into education.
The teachers have played a remarkable role in positioning Vietnam as a high-tech economy and preparing Vietnamese students to become future global leaders.
Finally, Ms. Mary Beth Polley also extended her thanks to the program's partners for their collaboration in bringing technological applications to education in Vietnam. The U.S. Embassy in Vietnam is honored to have co-organized this program alongside its partners.
Train the Trainers - AI Summer Camp, initiated by STEAM for Vietnam, is one of the first nationwide AI courses for teachers. The course aims to pioneer the integration of AI into education, enabling teachers to apply practical AI applications in the classroom, such as lesson planning, grading, and lecture creation.
The program consists of 8 lectures and is held online every Sunday from June to August 2024. Additional support activities for teachers, educational organizations, and educators will continue throughout the year with the STEAMese Festival 2024 scheduled for October 2024;
the Southeast Asia Scratch Educator Meetup 2024 in October 2024; and a series of workshops on AI applications in the teaching community from 2024 to 2025.
About STEAM for Vietnam Foundation — STEAM for Vietnam Foundation is a U.S. 501(c)(3) non-profit organization with a mission to promote STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, Mathematics) education activities in Vietnam.
The STEAM for Vietnam team is operated by a network of over 200 volunteers, including experts, students, and Vietnamese international students worldwide. STEAM for Vietnam aims to provide world-class and completely free STEAM education to millions of Vietnamese children through the Live MOOC model with Online-merge-Offline format.
STEAM for Vietnam also collaborates with leading global organizations like UNICEF and Scratch Foundation to bring world-class STEAM education programs to Vietnamese students for free. In just three years since its establishment, STEAM for Vietnam has reached over 50,000 students and more than 4,000 teachers, equipping them with knowledge in computer science, programming, and robotics.
Notably, in 2023, for the first time in history, STEAM for Vietnam sent over 100 students from Vietnam to the USA to participate in the world's largest robotics competition.
About the U.S. Embassy Hanoi — The U.S. Embassy Hanoi is the official diplomatic representative of the U.S. Government in Vietnam.
The Embassy plays an important role in promoting diplomatic, economic, cultural, and bilateral cooperation between the United States and Vietnam.
The main functions of the U.S. Embassy includes: diplomacy and politics, consular services, economic and trade cooperation, educational and cultural cooperation, and development assistance.
About Scratch Foundation — Scratch Foundation is a non-profit organization established to support and develop the Scratch programming platform. Scratch has now become the world's largest programming community for children, with over 100 million registered users across 196 countries.
About Hanoi University of Science and Technology — Since its establishment in 1956, Hanoi University of Science and Technology has maintained its position as Vietnam's leading technical university.
In the trend of international integration, Hanoi University of Science and Technology has increasingly enhanced its reputation for training quality and scientific research capacity, aiming for comprehensive autonomy, becoming a multidisciplinary research and innovation university with a core in engineering and technology, and having a high position in the region and the world.
Hanoi University of Science and Technology has always upheld the tradition of ing the most outstanding students with a passion for science and technology, cooperating with more than 200 universities, research centers, and educational organizations in 32 countries.
About the Vietnam Innovation of General Education Foundation (VIGEF) — The Vietnam Innovation of General Education Foundation (VIGEF) is a social fund established on August 23, 2017, under Decision No. 2455/QD-BNV of the Minister of Home Affairs.
In more than six years of establishment and development, VIGEF has always been steadfast with its mission to create happy, safe, smart, equal quality schools for every school, every student across Vietnam.
We also adhere to the principle of leaving no one behind, ensuring access to education and happiness for students and teachers in disadvantaged areas across the country.
Some of VIGEF's proud achievements include: More than 100 disadvantaged students and university students supported with scholarships to pursue equal educational opportunities; 13,000 principals and teachers trained and coached on building Happy Schools, 80% of whom received certification;
More than 50,000 students at disadvantaged schools benefiting from digital transformation education programs, digital citizenship, and STEAM for students; More than 50 schools in disadvantaged areas supported with school renovation/teaching and learning equipment following the orientation of digital transformation happy schools.