Busan Office of Education Strengthens Competencies of School Library Staff

From the 22nd to December 1st, the Busan Metropolitan Office of Education will operate four courses of the '2023 School Library Staff Job Training' for 120 participants, including librarian teachers and librarians from elementary, middle, and high schools.

This training aims to enhance the professionalism of school library staff and will be conducted four times at the Busan Education Research and Information Center. The courses are designed around themes reflecting their needs, such as 'Media Literacy,' 'Literacy,' and 'Book Play.'

The Busan Metropolitan Office of Education will run the training divided into two courses for librarian teachers and two courses for librarians to provide practical assistance in the field.

For librarian teachers, lectures include a keynote speech by Professor Choi Eun-jeong from the Korean Language Education Department at Busan National University of Education on 'Exploring the Connection between the 2022 Revised Curriculum and Media Literacy Classes,' and a lecture by Kwon Hee-rin, librarian teacher at Seoul Jangchung High School, titled 'Literacy Class Guide for Librarian Teachers.'

Through these sessions, participants will have the opportunity to explore class cases applicable in the field and study media literacy and literacy education.

Busan Office of Education.

For librarians, the training features a lecture by Choi Ji-a, Secretary General of Busan Library Friends, on 'Book Play to Revitalize School Libraries,' and a lecture by Yoon Joo-eun, CEO of Yoon Joo-eun Education Healing Institute, titled 'Communicating through Picture Books & Cultivating Character.'

These instructors will inform participants about methods of communication through picture books and the role of school libraries as venues for character education.

Seong So-yeon, Director of Planning and Coordination at the Busan Metropolitan Office of Education, said, "This training will enhance the professionalism of school library staff and provide an opportunity for them to share information and communicate with each other."

She added, "Going forward, our education office will take the lead in revitalizing school libraries so that students can cultivate rich emotions and warm character in school libraries."

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