Introduction of Convergence Festival for Free Semester System
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As the year of full-fledged implementation of the system for finding youths' dreams and talents, Convergence Festival is the event designed to introduce the results of free semester activity management that intends to strengthen convergent thinking and competencies appropriate for free semester activities.
Event Overview
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Convergence Festival for free semester system is composed of the '2016 Convergence Education Festival' centered on the topic selection activities of free semester classes, '2016 Convergence Education Sharing Festival' centered on Art and PE activities, '2016 Korea Convergence Technology Festival' centered on career search activities and club activities and '2016 WISET Career Experience Camp'.
Category/Event | 2016 Convergence Education Festival | 2016 The 1st Class Sharing Festival | 2016 Korea Convergence Technology Festival for Youth | 2016 WISET Career Experience Camp | |
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Features | Topic selection activity | Convergence program sharing activities (spreading elementary school free semester system) | Arts·PE activities (Realization of visiting free semester system) | Career search activity club activity | Career search activity |
Target | Country’s pre-service teacher | Country’s pre-service primary school teachers and newly appointed teachers | KNUE per-service teachers | National middle school students | National middle school students |
Event contents
- Date and time : 2016.7.16.(Sat) ~ 7.17.(Sun.)
- Location : Korea National University of Education, area of Culture Center of Center for In-service Education
- Host : Korea National University of Education
- Organizer : Convergence Education Research Institute of Education Research Institute at KNUE WISETChungbuk / Chungnam / Incheon / Gyeongnam / Ulsan organization, Daekyung Kangwon regional project team, The Korean Federation of Technology Education Societies, Korea Secondary School Master Teacher Association
- Participants : Elementary, middle and high school students, pre-service teachers, in-service teachers, guests (Parliament members, Policy director of Ministry of Education, Chungcheongbuk-do Superintendent, President of Cheongju National University of Education, president of Korea Secondary School Master Teacher Association, etc.), the general public 250
1. Convergence Education Festival
Introduction of 2016 Convergence Education Festival
- It is a festival to discover and spread examples of convergence programs that are appropriate for free semester topic selection activities in order to strengthen professionalism of pre-service teachers who will foster creativity and convergence talents living in a future society. Pre-service teachers who have passed the preliminary round of this festival will be mentored by master teachers for one month and will be asked to introduce this mentoring process and convergence education activities on festival day.
Main Tasks
- Task 1 : Convergence education student activity products and teacher lesson plan for units 3-5
- Task 2 : Convergence education activity portfolio
- Task 3 : Booth operation on the day of the festival
Free Semester Program Features
- 2 unit block time operation program
- A curriculum-based convergence program that teachers can easily use
- Opportunity to understand why students learn the school subject by experiencing the awareness and inquiry method of school curriculum
- Opportunity to experience a paradigm shift in the development of school curriculum
- Opportunity for the experience of various thinking and formation of world view through discussions
- Opportunity to understand the linkage between academic discipline and career and to establish individual beliefs about careers
- To include student peer assessment and teacher’s assessment for student achievement portfolios
- In-service teacher program development, on-going program modification with in-service teacher feedback
Booth introduction * Total 13 subjects, 16 units per subject
Contents name | Contents content |
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Korean Language | Connection between you and me: The world of language |
English | You and I, and WE |
Math | Magical math in different point of views |
Enjoy math on your smartphone! | |
Social Studies | Relationship, choice? Instinct? |
Economics | Secret hidden in choice |
Geography | Where do you live? where are you? |
Physics | Thoughts from the up and down directions |
Chemistry | Find out what I am! |
Biology | Alive? or dead? |
Earth Science | Imagine (invisible) you! |
Technology | Entrepreneurship world through technology |
Home economics | Sour and sweet, parti-colored, lovey-dovey |
Information | A world with computer |
Ethics | Same Bed, Different Dreams |
2. Convergence Class Sharing Festival
Introduction of 2016 Convergence Class Sharing Festival
1. Convergence Class Sharing Festival of Kindergarten to Primary Master Teachers
- To expand free semester system to elementary schools, the festival aims to share class experience and provide consulting opportunities for Kindergarten, primary school teachers and newly appointed in-service teachers with the purpose of strengthening convergence educational professionalism for creative and convergence talents fostering.
Section 1 | Section 2 | Section 3 | Section 4 | Section 5 | Section 6 |
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Elementary convergence | Elementary convergence | Elementary convergence | Elementary convergence | Elementary convergence | Kindergarten Convergence |
Korean language, English | Math, Science | Social Studies, Ethics | Music, Art | Physical Education, Practical course, Creative Experience | Aesthetic Conversion |
[ Contents ]
- Master teacher’s lecture about curriculum restructuring and design for Convergence Education
- Master teacher's convergence class instruction and demonstration
- Consulting and Q & A about pre-service teachers' lesson plan and class demonstration
2. KNUE pre-service teachers’ Arts and PE activities
- centered Convergence Class Sharing Festival
The festival is to share KNUE pre-service teacher campus clubs’ the class performance case that club members visited middle schools in Sejong city and taught activities of free semester system. In addition, KNUE educational donation group shares the experience of Multicultural Harmony (Uhulrim) Camp, visiting educationally marginalized regions, and short-term intensive mentoring projects.
Booth1 | Booth2 | Booth3 | Booth4 | Booth5 | Booth6 | Booth7 | Booth8 |
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PLAY | ARSNOVA | Hanulrim | Hanyul | Sori Weichim | KNUE Educational donation team |
3. WISET Career Experience Camp
Experience Activity Contents
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[Emergency Alarm Sound]
- In case of emergency, press the button to make a siren sound. Make your own model electronics using this system and take a closer look at the principle of two transistors being applied to the amplification of oscillating sound from a speaker.
- Features: Sirens for civil defense training as a warning signal when an emergency emerges.
- Principle: When the PB9 ON/OFF switch is pressed and released while the DC9V power is applied to the circuit, bias voltage is applied to the base of the NPN transistor, the phase of the input signal is changed by 180 degrees and power amplified. The low frequency sound is output to the speaker. Part of the signal continues to oscillate by the positive feedback to the base of the NPN transistor through capacitor, and an electrolytic capacitor is connected to make the sound of siren sound.
Experience Activity Contents
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[My own candle]
- Let's learn about the principle that main component candles combine with oxygen to turn into CO2 (carbon dioxide) and H20 (water).
- A candle is a solid consisted of C (carbon), H (hydrogen), O (oxygen).
When you light the wick of candle, a solid candle is melted.
At the same time, we can see that the liquid is created.
Candles that have turned into liquids rise up through the wick, which binds quickly with oxygen due to heat, and water and carbon dioxide become gaseous.
4. Convergence Technology Festival
About Korea Convergence Technology Festival
This is a festival to spread a positive technical culture by cultivating creativity, problem solving ability, convergent thinking skill, consideration, cooperation, and a challenging spirit Korea's future talents in the 21st century through activities to solve various problems related to the latest engineering technology based on creative and convergent thinking.
Robot Makers Competition
This is a competition where young people compete each other to find innovative solutions creatively through software coding that can design and control robots.This competition is where future science and technology talents can use robots to develop their dreams of science and engineering, and to develop their ability to solve problems on their own initiative. |
Automata Makers Competition
Automata means 'figure or sculpture that is moved by simple mechanism'. Automata, which can express various movements by utilizing various mechanical elements, is an engineering artwork that can easily understand the motion principle of machine and can raise artistic imagination. 'Automata Maker' is a contest where students can express creativity, artistry, problem solving skills, and high thinking ability by expressing a given topic using various mechanical elements.
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3D Printing Maker Competition
3D printer, called a manufacturing revolution, is being used in a variety of fields from manufacturing to bio, new materials, and aerospace, and is a new technological field that has grown beyond its limit. The 3D Printing Maker Competition is a contest to model works based on a given theme using creative ideas and to output them directly using a 3D printer. Students will be able to raise their sense of accomplishment and to develop design ability, and 3D printing skills while realizing various ideas through this competition.
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Convergence Maker Debate Competition
As the era of artificial intelligence approaches, many people seem to be preparing for the Neo-Luddite movement. As history tells us, our future will be bridging conflicts between destructors and producers wisely and drawing well-off future. However, some disagree. Not long ago, the International Labour Organization (ILO) and the World Health Organization (WHO) mentioned that the impact of new technology development and the impact of globalization causes workers' mental illness. Through this competition, young people who prepare for the future era will develop their ability to communicate reasonably, think creatively and critically, and expand flexibility and tolerance to accept and sympathize with others.
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