Preparing for the Introduction of the High School Credit System? Gyeongnam Office of Education Starts Now!

Core Teacher Training for Developing the 2022 Revised Curriculum

Gyeongnam Office of Education held a core teacher training session for elementary and secondary education curricula to develop the 2022 revised curriculum.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Seryeong] The Gyeongnam Office of Education will conduct core teacher training on elementary and secondary curricula for the development of the 2022 revised curriculum from the 19th to the 20th.

The 2022 revised curriculum, announced by the Ministry of Education in November 2021, includes ▲full implementation of the high school credit system from 2025 ▲reduction of Korean, English, and Mathematics class hours in high school ▲reduction of the middle school free semester system ▲strengthening information education for digital literacy.

The curriculum will be applied to 1st and 2nd graders in elementary school starting in 2024, and to 1st graders in middle and high school starting in 2025.

The curriculum will be applied from the 2028 academic year university entrance exams, with the university entrance reform plan scheduled to be announced in February 2024.

This training, hosted by the Ministry of Education, is designed to listen to voices from the field regarding the curriculum revision, establish a curriculum support system, and develop the capabilities of core teachers in metropolitan and provincial offices of education to cultivate curriculum experts.

The training, held at Hotel International in Seongsan-gu, Changwon City, will be attended by 360 teachers of English, Science, Art, Music, and Health subjects from 17 metropolitan and provincial offices of education.

Over two days, the program includes ▲subject-specific lectures on the 2022 revised curriculum draft ▲subject-specific group lectures and discussions ▲presentation of group discussion results and comprehensive discussions. The training on the 19th is for elementary school teachers, and on the 20th for secondary school teachers.

The training program combines 2 hours of online training on the general theory of the 2022 revised curriculum and curriculum development directions with 6 hours of intensive offline training.

An official from the provincial office of education said, “It will be a meaningful opportunity where curriculum development researchers and core subject teachers from metropolitan and provincial offices actively discuss the revised curriculum draft to develop a curriculum with high acceptance in the field.”

The Gyeongnam Office of Education plans to operate a curriculum support group in line with national curriculum revisions to implement a student-centered curriculum.

Choi Byungheon, Director of the School Policy Bureau, said, “It is important to operate a curriculum that prepares for the rapidly changing future society and enhances students’ future core competencies,” adding, “Our office of education will spare no effort in providing customized support for this.”

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