Innovation, quality improvement,

Improving the quality of dialogue

For many years, dialogue in Ba Dinh district has been highly valued and put into practice. It has had a particularly significant and widespread impact, becoming an annual activity in schools throughout the district.

In the 2023-2024 school year, schools in the district will continue to further improve the quality and quantity of regular and ad hoc dialogues, proactively developing dialogue content, anticipating situations to ensure democracy, openness, transparency, and focus on key issues.

1(1).jpg — Meeting and dialogue between the Party Secretary and Principal of Hoang Hoa Tham Secondary School with teachers, staff, parents, and students for the 2023-2024 school year.

In accordance with Plan No. 244/KH-UBND dated August 30, 2023, of the Ba Dinh District People's Committee on "Organizing direct contact and dialogue conferences between the Head of the District Education and Training Department and the management staff, teachers, employees, parents, and students in the entire education sector; and between the heads of Party committees, principals, and directors of vocational education and continuing education centers in the district and the teachers, staff, parents, and students at preschools, primary schools, secondary schools, and vocational education and continuing education centers in the district during the 2023-2024 school year," preschools, primary schools, and secondary schools have quickly implemented the plan. Simultaneously, they have scheduled and planned the topics, closely following the actual situation of the education sector to organize the most effective dialogue conferences between the Party branch secretary - school principal and the staff, teachers, employees, parents, and students.

As of September 20, 2023, 11 out of 49 public schools in Ba Dinh district had held dialogue conferences. According to the plan of the District People's Committee, by October 6, 2023, 100% of schools will have completed the dialogue conferences.

Direct interaction and dialogue ensure the guidance of the District People's Committee, the leadership of the Party Committee, and the close coordination of the School Board and school organizations. It promotes democracy, equality, safety, and efficiency. It creates conditions for teachers, staff, parents, and students to directly meet, propose good initiatives; suggest existing difficulties and obstacles; and provide feedback on the exercise of the legitimate rights and interests of teachers, staff, parents, and students in the school...

Students and teachers discuss the factors that contribute to building a happy school.

In the 2023-2024 school year, the Ba Dinh District Department of Education and Training instructed schools to pay more attention to pressing and prominent issues that teachers, staff, parents, and students are concerned about, such as: school safety and security, prevention of abuse and school violence; building smart and happy schools; information technology and digital transformation in education; building national standard schools and strengthening infrastructure; solutions to improve the ethical quality of teachers and the quality of life of staff, teachers, and employees; training and professional development of teachers and students; implementation of democratic regulations and transparency of internal spending regulations; and some orientations on emulation and reward work... Through implementation, the conferences were highly appreciated by teachers, parents, and students; the contributions of participants were addressed specifically and convincingly.

Student-centered approach

In the 2023-2024 school year, grade 4 students in primary schools throughout the district will officially use the content of the 2018 General Education Program in their teaching and learning. To provide timely support to teachers, even before the start of the school year, the Ba Dinh District Department of Education and Training planned and organized many professional development activities with rich content and diverse forms, such as "Improving the application of information technology in teaching," "Effectively applying STEM in integration across subjects," and "Innovating teaching methods and forms suitable for the 2018 General Education Program"...

After each training session, schools proactively and seriously organize the dissemination of the training content to all teachers in the school. As soon as the students have settled in and become familiar with the routines, the Department of Education and Training organizes the implementation of several district-level thematic workshops to provide timely support to 4th grade teachers.

Associate Professor - Dr. Tran Thi Hien Luong - Editor-in-chief and author of the Vietnamese language textbook in the "Connecting Knowledge with Life" series, guides teachers on the content, teaching methods, and innovative differences between the new Vietnamese language curriculum and the old textbooks, while also answering teachers' questions.

The lessons utilize effective teaching aids and materials, harmoniously combining modern and traditional teaching aids to deliver content that is both relatable and engaging, with lively and captivating teaching methods.

Throughout the lessons, students are truly at the center of the learning process, experiencing and participating in group activities, being encouraged to independently acquire knowledge, build self-reliance and confidence, as well as communication and collaboration skills, giving them a real opportunity to shine.

A lesson at Phan Chu Trinh Primary School (Ba Dinh District)

Ms. Trinh Ngoc Linh, Principal of Thu Le Primary School, shared the difficulties faced by the school's management board and teachers in implementing the 2018 General Education Program. She also expressed her joy and confidence in receiving close attention, guidance, and timely support from the Ba Dinh District Department of Education and Training in resolving difficulties.

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