Two Special Education Teacher Teams in Daegu Win 'Minister of Education Award' in Career Education Contest for Students with Disabilities

The award ceremony for the 'National Career and Vocational Education Practice Cases for Students with Disabilities' held at Daegu Metropolitan Office of Education on the 17th.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Choi Jae-ho] On the 21st, Daegu Metropolitan Office of Education announced that both teams of special education teachers from Daegu won the grand prize (Minister of Education Award) at the National Contest for Practical Cases in Career and Vocational Education for Students with Disabilities.

The "National Contest for Practical Cases in Career and Vocational Education for Students with Disabilities" is a competition sponsored by the Ministry of Education and hosted by the National Institute of Special Education.

This year, among 24 participating teams from 13 metropolitan and provincial offices of education nationwide, 14 teams advanced to the finals after the first screening. As a result of the competition, a total of seven teams were awarded: two grand prizes, three excellence awards, and two encouragement awards.

Among the final awardees, one team of special education teachers affiliated with Daegu Metropolitan Office of Education (Park Ki-jun and Choi Ji-hye from Nambu Education Support Office, Lee Hyung-rok from Seongbo School, and Ji Jeong-hoon from Cheonnae Elementary School) and a second team (Kim Ji-eun from Hwanggeum Elementary School, Lee Seo-hyun from Seongbo School, Jang Min-ji from Hamji High School, and Woo Seung-hyun from Sangin High School) both received the Minister of Education Award.

The project name of the first team’s winning practical case is "Exploring the Application and Utilization Plan of Career and Vocational Education Materials Developed by the National Institute of Special Education: DREAM UP! Creating My Own Job Dictionary." It reorganizes the 2015 revised special education curriculum subject "Career and Vocational Education" to help students with developmental disabilities successfully transition and strengthen their career and vocational competencies.

The second team’s winning case is "Purple Dream! (Puzzle Plus Dream) - Adding Dreams with Puzzles - Job-Centered Vocational Puzzle." It was developed for career and vocational education for elementary special education students and "slow learners."

Meanwhile, the awarded teaching and learning materials, including the final report and photos of the materials, have been compiled into a booklet and uploaded on the National Institute of Special Education’s JOBable site for use in educational settings.

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