Ulsan Office of Education Holds "Elementary Education Curriculum Review" Meeting

Ulsan Office of Education

[Asia Economy Yeongnam News Bureau, reporter Hwang Dooyeol] On December 1, the Ulsan Office of Education held the "2023 Ulsan Elementary Education Curriculum Review" meeting in the main auditorium, targeting over 300 participants including all elementary school vice principals, heads of research departments, and elementary education professionals.

‘Ttopabogi’ is a Korean word meaning "to thoroughly search and examine."

This event was organized to support the effective reflection of the 2022 revised curriculum and the 2023 school-level key competency development curriculum in the educational plans that schools establish in December.

During the event, key topics such as "Main Points of the Ulsan Elementary Education Curriculum General Guidelines" and the "Elementary Learning Growth Intensive Grade System" were intensively introduced.

In the first session, Professor Lee Hyungbin of Catholic Kwandong University presented on the three core competencies for elementary education: early literacy, relationships and emotional intelligence, and creativity.

Park Dohyun, a dispatched teacher from the Ulsan Basic Academic Ability Support Center, delivered a keynote presentation on methods for consistently reflecting early literacy in the curriculum, instruction, assessment, and record-keeping.

In the second session, participants addressed various questions regarding curriculum operation, such as preventing advanced learning in the second semester and designing and operating the curriculum for the 2023 school education plan, through discussions with consultants.

Prior to the field implementation of the Elementary Learning Growth Intensive Grade System, the Ulsan Office of Education provided foundational data for developing key competency curricula by sharing the results of psychological, emotional, and social skills recovery programs conducted at 62 schools.

The Ulsan Office of Education distributed the "My Learning Growth Calendar," which contains the core content of the 2022 revised curriculum and the Ulsan elementary education curriculum, to the vice principals and heads of research departments who attended the meeting.

The Learning Growth Calendar offers detailed guidance on key curriculum topics such as instruction, assessment, basic academic skills, emergency measures for classes during disasters, Dadut English, and usage instructions. The calendar is scheduled to be distributed to all elementary school teachers by mid-December.

Kim Kyunghee, Director of Elementary Education, requested, "We ask that schools and teachers develop and operate key competency development curricula tailored to the needs of their schools, based on their professionalism and autonomy, and in accordance with students’ stages of growth and development."

The Ulsan Office of Education plans to hold an online "Learning Growth Intensive Grade System Review Meeting" for all elementary school teachers on February 14.

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