Intel Confidential — Do Not Forward Mobilizing social resources to promote science research in secondary schools NGUYEN Xuan Thanh Deputy Director of Secondary Education Department Ministry of Education and Training, Vietnam

2014 Intel ISEF Educator Academy Los Angeles, CA Nguyen Xuan Thanh Assoc.Prof.Dr / Deputy Director of Secondary Education Department, Ministry of Education and Training, Vietnam May, 10 nd 2014

THE VIETNAM EDUCATION SYSTEM 3 -Location: South-East ASIA -Area: ~ km 2 (65 th ) -Population: About 90 Million (13 th ) -Capital: Hanoi -Official language: Vietnamese -63 DOET in 63 provinces/cities -About lower secondary schools; upper secondary schools

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5 OUR GOALS Complete & comprehensive Education Transformation: - Competence-based Education; - New curriculum, text books; -New teaching methodology: Inquiry-based Science Education; Project-based Education; Active learning techniques… -Encourage science research of students in secondary schools.

6 THE PROCESS OF INTEL ISEF DEVELOPMENT IN VIETNAM

INTEL ISEF DEVELOPMENT IN VIETNAM 7 -VISEF 2012, science and engineering fair becomes normal norm for students in the whole country – The Vietnam Science and Engineering Fair – VISEF. -06 provinces/cities: TT-Hue, Quang Tri, Lam Dong, Da Nang, HCMc, Hanoi -45 projects; 105 students; 05 categories. -Won 1 st Prize Intel ISEF 2012 (Pittsburgh).

INTEL ISEF DEVELOPMENT IN VIETNAM 8 VISEF 2013: -44 provinces/cities -150 projects; 308 students - 15 categories -Intel ISEF 2013: 2 of 5 participated projects won 4 th Prize VISEF 2014: -55 provinces/cities -300 projects; 644 students -15 categories

Some pictures of VISEF in Hue

Some pictures of VISEF in Hanoi

Vietnam students in Intel ISEF 2012

OUR STRATEGIES 12 -Introduction of Intel ISEF rules: National and Provincial Conferences, workshop -Develop competencies of principles, teachers, students: training courses, guide books, website… -Improve scientific review and judging at national and provincial levels -Establish a bank of mentors to assist students research & evaluation -Issued policies to motivate teachers and students -Nationwide collaboration to organize Intel VISEF: National Fairs, Provincial Fairs

CONFERENCES AND WORKSHOPS 13 -Intel ISEF Rules -Action Plan of Vietnam -Scientific research methodology -Supervise/mentor a secondary school students research -Judge science and engineering projects -Organize a provincial fair

DOCUMENTS AND WEBSITE 14 Website -Provide research documents and guidelines -Register for participating national fair -Review finalists paperwork -Pre-judge projects -Publish news of scientific research activities in secondary schools and fairs -Online training and mentoring Documents -Translated Intel ISEF Rules and paperwork -Students handbook -Guideline of Organizing a Fair -Guideline of Reviewing a Project (Science Projects and Engineering Projects) -Design a Poster -Write an abstract, report

15 POLICIES -MOET is owner of National Fairs -DOET is owner of Provincial Fairs -Issue a formal policy to mobilize the resources from several economic and social institutions to support the scientific research of secondary school students -Issue a formal policy to engage teachers and students in scientific research

THE POLICY CHANGES PROCESS 16 Dr. Nguyen Vinh Hien, Deputy Minister of MOET, Vietnam

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