Gyeonggi Teachers Take Steps Toward Global Education... 2024 International Exchange Video Conference Held

International Exchange with Schools in 27 Countries through Online Classes and Mutual Visits
Online Meeting Platform for Domestic and Overseas Teachers on the 25th
Operation of 'One Connection,' an Online Platform Connecting Teachers for International Exchange

International Exchange Operating Schools Guide.

The Gyeonggi Provincial Office of Education (Superintendent Lim Tae-hee) announced on the 24th that it will hold an international video seminar (webinar) on the 25th to expand the platform for international exchange between domestic and overseas teachers.

Since February, the Office of Education has been operating 'One Connection,' a web-based online platform for teachers involved in international exchange. Over 710 teachers from Korea and countries around the world including China, Thailand, the United Kingdom, Denmark, and Mexico have joined and are actively participating.

Teachers use this platform to find partner schools to collaboratively run international exchange programs and to plan and operate joint projects with teachers from partner schools. When details and target groups for online class exchanges are announced, interested overseas teachers respond and engage in discussions to jointly operate programs.

This video seminar is being held for teachers participating in 'One Connection' to explore directions for the development of international exchange and to prepare expansion plans for 2025.

During the seminar, teachers from Korea, T?rkiye, Italy, and other countries will collaboratively plan programs and discuss support measures. The agenda includes ▲sharing the current status of international exchange operations ▲presenting the contents of international exchange programs by school ▲exploring ways to revitalize international exchange.

Currently, schools within the province actively operate international exchange programs with schools in 27 countries worldwide. Online class exchanges are conducted according to students' language abilities and interests across elementary, middle, and high school levels, with some programs evolving into mutual visits and invitation exchanges.

Additionally, students enhance their intercultural sensitivity and foreign language communication skills by experiencing schools, homes, and cultures abroad.

The Office of Education plans to regularly hold video seminars led by participating teachers starting next year to expand international exchange and activate 'One Connection.'

Hyun Gye-myeong, Director of the Convergence Education Policy Division at the Office of Education, stated, "We will support Gyeonggi students to grow into future talents who can freely communicate in foreign languages with friends around the world and develop empathy and inclusiveness by thinking about and seeking solutions to various challenges such as peace and the global environment."

Meanwhile, since 2018, the Office of Education has been building a global network through student-, school-, and curriculum-centered international exchanges such as ▲international exchange clubs ▲online class exchanges ▲mutual visit international exchanges, nurturing glocal convergence talents who understand international cultures.

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