INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE IN TEACHERS’ PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT IN THE DIGITAL ERA

INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE IN TEACHERS’ PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT IN THE DIGITAL ERA

Cao Thi Phuong Chi* chictp@vnies.edu.vn The Vietnam National Institute of Educational Sciences, 52 Lieu Giai, Ba Dinh, Hanoi, Vietnam
Vo Thanh Ha chictp@vnies.edu.vn The Vietnam National Institute of Educational Sciences, 52 Lieu Giai, Ba Dinh, Hanoi, Vietnam
Bui Thi Thao thaobt@vnies.edu.vn The Vietnam National Institute of Educational Sciences, 52 Lieu Giai, Ba Dinh, Hanoi, Vietnam
Nguyen Thi Thu Thao thaobt@vnies.edu.vn The Vietnam National Institute of Educational Sciences, 52 Lieu Giai, Ba Dinh, Hanoi, Vietnam
Summary: 
The changes in education and schools in the digital age places new demands on teachers. The continuous professional development will help to improve teachers’ knowledge and skills to meet the new requyrements. Today many advanced technologies are applied to support teachers’ professional development. The training activities including both continuous development and online selfdevelopment are still facing difficulties due to many factors such as unmet teachers’ needs, inappropriate to the technological skills or available technologies by teachers in Vietnam. This article presents five models of professional development using digital technology around the world, and based upon such analysis, proposes improvements for the professional development for school teachers in Vietnam
Keywords: 
professional development
digital technology
Educational innovation
comparative education
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