Ho Chi Minh City: Piloting digital citizenship skills education for primary school students

Students of Nguyen Thai Hoc Primary School, District 1, participate in group activities in the school yard. This is one of 44 schools selected to implement digital citizenship skills education from the 2023-2024 school year - Photo: provided by the school

According to the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Education and Training, the department will pilot digital citizenship skills education for primary school students from the second semester of the 2023-2024 school year.

Specifically, each district will have two primary schools implementing the digital citizenship skills education program. By the 2024-2025 school year, this program will be deployed in 100% of primary schools in the city.

The Ho Chi Minh City Department of Education and Training said that digital citizenship skills education helps form and develop 5 components of IT competency for students. These are:

Using and managing information and communication technology; Behaving appropriately in the digital environment; Solving problems with the support of information and communication technology; Applying information and communication technology in learning and self-learning; Collaborating in the digital environment through content topics.

The Department also requires teachers to combine and directly develop three common competencies for students when teaching: autonomy and self-study, communication and cooperation, problem solving and creativity.

In addition, the department also guides schools to apply active teaching methods in the process of educating digital citizenship skills.

In particular, teachers are encouraged to use project-based learning methods to promote students' teamwork, self-study ability and initiative; Students are required not only to propose solutions to problems but also to verify the effectiveness of the solutions through digital products.

For some topics directly related to reasoning, logical reasoning, algorithmic thinking and problem solving, it is not necessary to use a computer...

The Importance of Digital Citizenship Skills for Primary School Age

It is known that this March, the Department of Education and Training of Ho Chi Minh City will train teachers on digital citizenship skills education. After that, schools will pilot the program.

According to Mr. Nguyen Bao Quoc - Deputy Director of the Department of Education and Training of Ho Chi Minh City, educating digital citizenship skills for primary school students is of particular importance. Because this is the age when children are starting to explore and use information and communication technology.

"Helping students acquire basic skills in using information and communication technology safely and properly will help them avoid online risks and dangers.

Besides, the program will also help students develop multidimensional thinking and develop creative skills needed in the digital age," said Mr. Quoc.-

Source: https://tuoitre.vn/tp-hcm-thi-diem-giao-duc-ky-nang-cong-dan-so-cho-hoc-sinh-tieu-hoc-20240312152138317.htm