Busan Office of Education, Spreading a Culture of 'Communication and Sharing' in Classes

The Busan Metropolitan Office of Education will operate the ‘2023 Elementary Class Sharing Relay Phase 2’ for elementary school teachers in the Busan area from the 24th of this month to November 17th.

The ‘Elementary Class Sharing Relay’ aims to share various teaching cases and open classes to discover better lessons and diverse teaching models.

In this relay, 50 teachers voluntarily participate to share teaching cases and open classes such as utilizing edutech, project-based lessons, and book play, with about 350 teachers taking part.

The Busan Office of Education divides this relay into ‘Open Class Sharing’ and ‘Teaching Case Sharing.’

In ‘Open Class Sharing,’ classes and class talks are held under the theme of sharing my class story. ‘Teaching Case Sharing’ consists of face-to-face sharing of excellent cases and online lectures of excellent cases from other cities and provinces.

In the online excellent cases, lectures are given by Kim Yeo-jin, a teacher at Seoul Sangshin Elementary School with expertise in teaching and evaluation, on ‘Classroom Management Using Picture Books,’ and Lee Young-bae from Gwangju Affiliated Elementary School on ‘Creating Math Classes with Added Fun and Depth,’ among others.

Busan Office of Education.

The Busan Office of Education stated that this relay, operated through teachers’ voluntary sharing of classes, exchanging opinions, and collaborative thinking, is expected to greatly contribute to class reflection and the creation of a cooperative learning culture.

Ha Yun-su, Superintendent of Busan Metropolitan Office of Education, said, “Our education office is enhancing teachers’ professionalism through class sharing,” and added, “We will continue to do our best so that excellent teaching and evaluation methods can be utilized in the field through various teaching cases and open classes.”

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