University Lecturers and Professors of Early Childhood Education Attend STEM Teacher Training Course in Vietnam

I’m always grateful to travel to foreign countries to share my knowledge and passion for inquiry-based teaching and STEM education. In July of 2019, I had the privilege once again of traveling to Vietnam to provide two weeks of STEM teacher training courses for early childhood educators and university professors who specialize in early childhood education. One of the participants Nguyen Thi Thanh Ph.D., Rector of Hoa Sen MNTH wrote the following summary article of the STEM teacher training course. I thoroughly enjoyed meeting and working with Nguyen and her peers. During the training participants were introduced to inquiry-based teaching and learning, designing and implementing authentic and quality STEM lessons that are investigative based vs. activity-based. At the close of the session, participants were given the assignment of designing one STEM-based lesson which was reviewed by myself, as well as their peers. The university staff will share their acquired knowledge with their college students. I am anxiously awaiting to see how receptive their students will be in embracing STEM practices and content. Imagine, the impact of quality and authentic STEM learning experiences for the students of Vietnam. Thanks for writing the article Nguyen. Check out the summary article here.