Vision and Goal

Pre-service teacher training support system demonstration at Korea National University of Education in accordance with the Ministry of Education’s pre-service teacher training policy
Spread of pre-service teacher training support system to Colleges of Education and Teacher's colleges nationwide
Locally tailored pre-service teacher training support system operation
Collection of pre-service teacher training support system operation results and database construction
Agenda proposal regarding training pre-service teachers for the Ministry of Education

Purpose of Establishment

To present a new paradigm of convergence education for future talents fostering
To train teachers with the ability of convergent talent cultivation
To provide a vision for teacher education of teacher’s colleges and colleges of education

Project Introduction

2nd year (2017)
1st year (2016)

The 2nd year plan of Convergence Education Research Institute

A. Development and Improvement of Convergence Education Program
- Additional development of the topic selection activity program
  Plan to develop two subjects to further improve the topic selection activity program for various subjects that were not developed in the first year
- Improvement after applying topic selection activity program to national middle schools
  The effect of the new convergence education program is analyzed by applying the topic selection activity program to the national middle schools. The results are used for research materials, introduced into the teacher training system to establish a system to improve education for teacher’s colleges and colleges of education
- Improved evaluation of convergence education programs
  Attempts to measure reliable student achievement through improved evaluation and related research on convergence education programs through two or more commissioned research
B. Elaborate pre-service teacher training support system
- Establishment of pre-service teacher and master teacher mentoring system
  In order to foster the pre-service teachers required in the future society, we provide practical supports in connection with the national Secondary School Master Teacher Association, which has expertise in school class. We also provide an opportunity to strengthen the capabilities of pre-service teachers through pre-service teacher and senior teacher mentoring system. For the last, we provide trainings to strengthen their teaching capacity by taking senior classroom instructions at the actual school site.
- Analysis of advanced educational institution data and presentation of academic research
  Visit of the institutions related to convergence education in developed countries such as Sweden, Norway and Finland, present at world-class conferences in the United States, and collect related data to enhance the research capacity of the Convergence Education Research Institute. Attempts to promote international exchange by organizing international events Invitation of scholars, teachers, and students from overseas related organizations to establish international exchange
C. Establishment of nationwide teacher’s college class that runs the convergence education program
Selected 10 teacher’s colleges across the country run the convergence education program developed by CERI and participate to Convergence Education Festival (competitive exhibition) in order for strengthening the educational capacity of pre-service teachers
D. Master teacher workshop for the improvement of education in teacher’s colleges and colleges of education
fostering pre-service teachers who has educational capacity to make future students to grow into academic talents and talents necessary for the 4th Industrial Revolution Era through an analysis of the problems of teacher training system and proposal for the new directions of systematic improvement
E. Host Convergence Education Festival
- International convergence education conference
  Various conferences will be held to exchange the ideas and information of countries such as Sweden, Hong Kong, Philippines, Mongolia, USA, China, UK, and so on and to do other diverse activities and presentations to improve education together
- Performance presentation of master teacher―pre-service teacher mentoring
  The results of the mentoring of senior teachers and pre-service teachers will be presented as a base of activation of the field-based convergence education program. Data will be collected on student's capacity building and positive outcomes by applying it to actual teaching sites and the results will be presented. Mentoring will be carried out uniformly across the country in 17 cities and provinces to share nationwide achievements
- Performance presentation of free-semester system education program
  Share of the achievements of the free semester education program implemented by 100 middle schools nationwide. In particular, the festival provides a venue for collecting and exchanging feedback, evaluation results, and student responses. To provide a venue for pre-service teachers to share educational achievements in the field and communication between in-service teachers and pre-service teachers
- Presentation of achievement results of the colleges with the LINC projects
- Presentation of the results of the teacher’s college class for pre-service teachers
  Sharing the results of the lectures opened at the national scale and the results of classroom demo teaching by pre-service teachers and colleagues' reactions regarding convergence education programs. To enhance pre-service teacher education to develop various related contents, to have the ability to develop various contents by oneself, and to seek out improvement for teacher’s colleges and schools of education.
F. Homepage and journal publishing
Dissemination of best practices found through theories and models of convergence education, convergence education programs, convergence education courses, convergence education festivals and convergence education contests and program-run materials related to convergence education through an online homepage

Convergence Education Research Institute 1st year project plan

Development of theory and model of convergence education
Established the concept of "convergence" and "convergence education" through the history of convergence education and the relationship building between divisional education and convergence education. Found the convergent talents through the drawing out of talent factors and categorization. Developed convergence curriculum principles for the development of convergent talents covering the principles of teaching-learning and the principles of assessment.
Development of convergence education program for middle school classrooms
Based on the theory and model of convergence education, convergence education program for middle school students is composed of core idea setting and finding out convergence factors in each subject. The program is composed of learner's textbook and an instructor’s guide based on compatibility with the government main educational policy and benchmarking overseas best practices. It also includes peer evaluation of student and an evaluation plan for student's portfolio providing opportunities for job searching and career related courses as well as experts reviews regarding the developed program and reviews from in-service teachers reviews regarding on-site suitability.
Convergence education laboratory and cooperation system
Provided pre-service teacher practice opportunities for convergence education by establishing an infrastructure for practical training of convergence education through a laboratory composed of high-tech equipment. In order to establish a pre-service teacher field practice support system through cooperation with in-service teachers, we made the Memorandum of Understanding with Korea Secondary School Master Teacher Association and Korea Primary School Master Teacher Association to conduct joint educational activities such as the development and operation of convergence education programs, mentoring activities, planning and holding convergence education contests, and so on.
Pre-service teacher convergence education program
Developed pre-service teacher curriculum based on convergence education theory and model to improve pre-service teacher's professionalism regarding convergence education. Opened courses on theory and practice of convergence education and provided mentoring opportunities for in-service teachers, contributing to the theoretical and practical capacity enhancement of pre-service teacher convergence education to strengthen pre-service teacher's long-term and continuous convergence instructional capacity.
In-service teacher education program
Provided two types of convergence education programs (topic selection activity program, career exploration activity program) for in-service teachers nationwide and direct operation at middle school in 2016. Analyzed opinions of in-service teachers on student achievement in the convergence education program to verify educational effects of the convergence education program in order to draw ideas for program improvement and to elaborate on the program.
Convergence education competitive exhibition
Held a nationwide-scale convergence education competitive exhibition for pre-service teachers, in-service teachers, and middle schoolers to share ideas about convergence and improve the professionalism of convergence classes. Contributed to improving the practical capacity of pre-service teachers through on-line and off-line mentoring of in-service teachers in the process of participating in the competition and provide opportunities for cooperation and exchange of pre-service and in-service teachers in cooperation with national education colleges, teacher’s colleges and middle schools.
Homepage and Journal Publishing

Functions

Conducting field research along with the research of convergence education theory
Playing a main role of on-site support for educational policy of the Ministry of Education
Being responsible for the role of comprehensive support for country’s pre-service teacher education