Jeonbuk Provincial Office of Education: "Future Education Through Strengthening Teacher Competencies"

Training on Using Smart Devices... Targeting Over 7,100 Participants This Year

Jeonbuk Provincial Office of Education (Superintendent Seo Geoseok) is advancing future education by strengthening teachers' edutech capabilities.

Jeonbuk Provincial Office of Education announced on the 14th that it is conducting the '2023 On-site Smart Device Utilization Class Training' to promote the activation of classes using edutech.

Jeonbuk Provincial Office of Education '2023 On-site Smart Device Utilization Class' job training scene.
[Photo by Jeonbuk Provincial Office of Education]

The training will be conducted until November for about 7,000 teachers at 546 elementary, middle, and high schools in the province. From the second half of the year, one smart device per student will be distributed, and smart boards will be installed in each classroom to enhance teachers' edutech utilization capabilities.

The training is operated in a way that the 'Smart Device Utilization Class Leading Teacher Group,' composed of elementary and secondary school teachers, visits the applying schools directly.

The main contents include ▲basic use of platforms such as Whale (elementary), Google/MS (secondary) ▲creation of individual accounts and class management methods ▲introduction of edutech-related apps available on the platforms and practical application methods in classes.

The Office of Education plans to operate various edutech-related training sessions continuously, reflecting field demands, in addition to the on-site training. These include 'Real-time training for subject/grade-specific utilization classes,' 'Real-time training for smart device utilization classes by OS,' and 'On-site edutech training.'

Through this, the goal is to increase understanding of Jeonbuk's future education and improve teaching skills using edutech.

Min Wan-seong, Director of Future Education, said, "Once smart devices for student education are distributed, they must be used efficiently in classroom instruction," adding, "We will strive to take a step closer to future education by strengthening the capabilities of elementary and secondary school teachers."

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