Impressions of the Primary School Excellent Teacher Competition

Participating in the contest, nearly 300 teachers representing more than 10,000 primary school teachers from 15 districts, towns and cities brought rich initiatives on good teaching and learning from the grassroots and interesting and lively lectures for students.

Contestant H'Do Mlo, a teacher at Nguyen Thi Minh Khai Primary and Secondary School (Krong Nang District) brought an initiative on organizing STEM activities for second graders in ethnic minority areas. The initiative was built on the reality of the school: students in remote areas, learning conditions have certain limitations; the homeroom class has 15/22 ethnic minority students; organizing STEM clubs faces many difficulties due to lack of equipment and supplies... To teach STEM effectively, Ms. H'Do Mlo uses practical tools (vegetables, tubers, fruits...); teaching integrated content between STEM lessons and enhancing Vietnamese for students (naming, stating the uses of teaching tools, helping students practice Vietnamese language skills)...

A practical teaching session of a candidate at the Dak Lak Provincial Primary School Excellent Teacher Competition, school year 2024 - 2025.

For the practical teaching session, contestant Nguyen Thi Van, teacher of Victory Primary, Secondary and High School (Buon Ma Thuot City) shared that teachers must go through the school and district level competition rounds beforehand. Each round is for a different group of students, so the organization of the lesson is also different to ensure creativity, liveliness and suitability for the group of students; thereby, teachers are able to improve their knowledge and practical teaching skills (through the comments of the judges and their own experience)...

"Through the contest, the education sector hopes to spread the spirit of love for the profession and inspire all teachers; at the same time affirm the important role of teachers in the education career" - Ms. , Deputy Director of the Department of Education and Training .

With careful preparation from the contestants and the organizers, the contest brought lively lessons to the students. Ms. Nguyen Thi Quy, Principal of Le Thi Hong Gam Primary School (Buon Ma Thuot City) commented that the lessons of the contestants participating in the contest brought open, creative, and professional lessons to the school's students. Through that, the students were able to demonstrate their central role in the lesson and practice soft skills (group activities, learning with new teachers)...

The competition for excellent teachers is an opportunity for teachers to improve their professional skills and develop their careers, so the attraction of the competition is very large. Not only young teachers, the competition also recognizes the efforts of older teachers to overcome difficulties in the process of reforming education and training.

Although she is about to retire, Ms. Nguyen Thi Hong Thanh (born in 1969, teacher at Nguyen Viet Xuan Primary School, Ea H'leo District) is still enthusiastically participating in the contest for excellent teachers of Physical Education. According to Ms. Thanh, registering for the contest at the age of retirement is an interesting challenge for herself; through which she also wants to inspire her younger colleagues. Because, during her 36 years of working as a teacher, she has experienced many stages of development of the education sector; the most difficult of which was the time when she first started implementing the 2018 General Education Program with many innovations that required teachers to both teach and study: learning to use computers and electronic devices to access information faster, contributing to the digital transformation from schools...

STEM lesson of students at Le Thi Hong Gam Primary School (Buon Ma Thuot City).

According to the Organizing Committee, the highlight of the contest is the application of a variety of active teaching methods in the lessons; thereby creating a vibrant atmosphere, bringing attractive lessons to students. This is the first year that STEM Education has been included in the contest but has attracted 11 contestants. The STEM lectures are very attractive with the strong application of information technology in the lessons; along with that is the practicalization of lesson knowledge with real life objects such as real vegetables, fruits, real dishes, etc.

According to Ms. Le Thi Kim Oanh, Deputy Director of the Department of Education and Training, the contest has left a deep mark on the education sector in the development process, in which the highlight is the enthusiastic participation of both young teachers and teachers about to retire. Contestants have shown careful investment in the quality of lectures, initiatives and teaching sessions that closely follow the goals of education and training innovation.

Source: https://baodaklak.vn/giao-duc/202503/dau-an-hoi-thi-giao-vien-day-gioi-cap-tieu-hoc-de10295/