"Designing Change in Lessons Together"... Gyeonggi Provincial Office of Education Launches 'Elementary School Lesson Inquiry Community'

Gyeonggi Office of Education Launches 100 Teacher Communities
Accelerating the Spread of "In-Depth Lessons"
Classrooms Brought to Life with Questions, Inquiry, and Discussion
Fostering a Culture of Autonomous Lesson Innovation

The Gyeonggi Provincial Office of Education (Superintendent Lim Taehee) held the "2026 Elementary School Lesson Inquiry Community Inauguration Ceremony" at the Southern Office on the 15th. The office plans to actively promote the spread of "in-depth lessons" that foster students' life competencies.

Gyeonggi Provincial Office of Education (Superintendent Lim Taehee) held the '2026 Elementary Class Inquiry Community Launch Ceremony' on the 15th at the Southern Office. Provided by Gyeonggi Provincial Office of Education

This event was organized to share directions for lesson innovation based on teacher communities and to drive substantial changes in classroom instruction. Over 200 teachers belonging to the Lesson Inquiry Community and more than 10 members of the Lesson Support Group participated in the inauguration ceremony.

The Elementary School Lesson Inquiry Community is a teacher community that jointly researches and practices lessons centered on questions, inquiry, and discussion, focusing on each grade (or grade group). This year, a total of 100 communities will be formed and operated, consisting of 38 teams for questions, 37 teams for inquiry, 7 teams for discussion, and 18 teams for self-selected topics.

The ceremony proceeded with the following order: sharing motivations and expectations for participating in the Lesson Inquiry Community; introduction of the philosophy and practical direction of the Gyeonggi Elementary School Lesson Inquiry Community; sharing of exemplary community cases for 2025; and the declaration of the vision and practices of the Lesson Inquiry Community.

In particular, during the final part, the "2026 Lesson Inquiry Community Practice Declaration," all participants reaffirmed their commitment to creating classroom changes where "questions and inquiry" are alive through in-depth lessons.

The Provincial Office of Education plans to strengthen lessons that start from students' questions and promote the spread of "in-depth lessons" based on integrated design of curriculum, instruction, and assessment through the operation of the Lesson Inquiry Community. Additionally, by linking with the Gyeonggi Lesson Sharing System, it will share exemplary Lesson Inquiry Community cases and strive to foster a culture of collaborative growth among teachers.

Lee Moonkoo, Director of Elementary Education, said, "The Lesson Inquiry Community will become a practical movement to explore the essence of instruction based on teachers' voluntary participation and collaboration. We will actively support Lesson Inquiry Community activities so that changes initiated in the classroom can expand to schools and the local community."

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