10 Elementary Schools in Gyeongbuk Conduct Joint Online Classes with Elementary Schools 300km Away in Jeonnam

'Communication and Cooperation Through Class Exchange'

The Gyeongbuk Office of Education has selected 10 classes and is providing 37 million KRW to support the ‘Gyeongbuk-Jeonnam Interclass Remote Video Classes,’ which realize student-led lessons through online class exchanges and cooperation between classes in Yeongnam and Honam regions.

The Gyeongbuk Office of Education operates the ‘Gyeongbuk-type Joint Curriculum’ to address the decrease in student numbers and the downsizing of rural schools, ensuring normal curriculum operation and reducing educational disparities through quality learning experiences.

Gyeongbuk Office of Education.

The Gyeongbuk-type Joint Curriculum is operated in four types reflecting changes in the educational environment and school field demands: joint teaching schools, urban-rural win-win schools (classes), elementary-middle linked schools, and remote video class groups.

The ‘Gyeongbuk-Jeonnam Remote Video Class’ connects classrooms in the two regions via webcams, allowing students to collaborate and solve learning tasks together on the same topic.

This time, the Gyeongbuk-Jeonnam remote video classes are operated by matching 10 classes from each region 1:1, including Gyeongbuk Pohang Janggi Elementary - Jeonnam Jangseong Seosam Elementary (321 km), Gyeongbuk Gyeongju Yurim Elementary - Jeonnam Suncheon Suncheonbuk Elementary (241 km), Gyeongbuk Gyeongju Uigok Elementary - Jeonnam Jindo Goseong Elementary (388 km), Gyeongbuk Gimcheon Ungok Elementary - Jeonnam Mokpo Sinhung Elementary (276 km), Gyeongbuk Andong Andong Songhyeon Elementary - Jeonnam Muan Oryong Elementary (363 km), Gyeongbuk Gumi Wondang Elementary - Jeonnam Suncheon Suncheon Yulsan Elementary (206 km), Gyeongbuk Mungyeong Sanyang Elementary - Jeonnam Goheung Nokdong Elementary (349 km), Gyeongbuk Gyeongsan Jinryang Elementary - Jeonnam Hwasun Hwasun Elementary (239 km), Gyeongbuk Gyeongsan Sadong Elementary - Jeonnam Suncheon Suncheon Yongdang Elementary (212 km), and Gyeongbuk Chilgok Daegyo Elementary - Jeonnam Hampyeong Hampyeong Elementary (271 km).

The 1:1 matched Gyeongbuk-Jeonnam remote video class groups conduct all activities online, including lesson plan consultations between matched teachers, operation of remote video classes (real-time interactive classes), and sharing of class operation results. Through class-level joint curriculum operation tailored to the characteristics of the regions and schools, students broaden their understanding of the cultures of Yeongnam and Honam regions through lessons.

Lim Jong-sik, Superintendent of Gyeongbuk Education, said, “I hope that the online cooperative learning between teachers and students of Yeongnam and Honam will realize student-led lessons and serve as an opportunity for schools in both regions to strengthen communication and cooperation through class exchanges.”

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