Gyeonggi Office of Education Selects 36 'Suseok Teachers' for the First Time in 8 Years... On-site Deployment in March Next Year

Gyeonggi Provincial Office of Education

[Asia Economy (Suwon) = Reporter Lee Young-gyu] The Gyeonggi Provincial Office of Education has selected 36 master teachers and will assign them to frontline schools starting March 1 next year.

On the 26th, the Gyeonggi Office of Education announced that it had selected a total of 36 master teachers, including 1 in early childhood, 16 in elementary, 17 in secondary, and 2 in special education, to support classroom instruction and enhance teacher professionalism at frontline schools. The appointed master teachers will be prioritized for placement in schools within the region that require educational consideration and schools with 43 or more classes that do not have multiple vice principals assigned.

Previously, the Gyeonggi Office of Education determined the final successful candidates for master teacher positions through a first-round document evaluation, a second-round competency assessment, and an in-depth interview, targeting teachers with over 15 years of educational experience working in Gyeonggi Province as of the appointment date.

The first evaluation included assessments of ▲ expertise in curriculum, instruction, and evaluation ▲ research achievements ▲ guidance and support performance ▲ role execution ability ▲ and online evaluations by peer teachers.

The second evaluation, conducted for those who passed the first round, consisted of assessments of ▲ instructional and evaluation competencies ▲ student guidance competencies ▲ peer teacher guidance competencies, along with an in-depth interview.

Ko Hyo-soon, Director of Teacher Competency Development at the Gyeonggi Office of Education, said, "We made efforts to select master teachers who are recognized by their peers in the school field and have outstanding instructional capabilities," adding, "We expect the selected master teachers to play a significant role in supporting school instruction based on their expertise in curriculum, instruction, and evaluation."

Meanwhile, the Gyeonggi Office of Education has not selected master teachers since 2015. However, with Superintendent Lim Tae-hee's commitment to supporting teacher professionalism through the master teacher system, new selections have been made this time.

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