93 Prospective Elementary Teachers from Jeju National University Head to Schools for First Practicum

[Financial News Jeju = Reporter Jung Yong-bok] Ninety-three second-year students from Jeju National University’s College of Education are beginning their first school-based teaching practicum as prospective elementary school teachers.
Jeju National University said on the 7th that its College of Education held the “Twieum Ceremony” on the 4th at Mirae Changjo Hall on Sara Campus for students preparing for their school-based teaching practicums.
The “Twieum Ceremony” symbolizes the process through which prospective teachers begin their first experience as teachers in schools, likening it to a seed sprouting. Ninety-three students from 12 majors in the College of Education took part in this year’s event.
Attendees included Shin Ae-kyung, vice president of JNU’s Sara Campus and dean of the College of Education; Park Gwang-cheol, principal of Donam Elementary School; 20 professors, including the coordinators of the 12 majors; Han Geon-hee, chair of the College of Education’s emergency committee; and student representatives.
The event focused on providing students with information needed during the actual practicum. Following an introduction to the observational teaching practicum, senior students who had already experienced school placements shared details about the process and preparations. The students reviewed the “Teaching Practicum Promise” together, received their practicum name tags and completed preparations for their respective schools.
A school-based teaching practicum allows prospective teachers to apply the educational theories they learned in university lectures to actual schools and classrooms. By observing teachers’ instruction and student guidance and directly experiencing school operations and student life, the students learn the roles and responsibilities required in the teaching profession.
The second-year practicum is particularly significant because it is the students’ first opportunity to understand the school environment and assess their aptitude for teaching before beginning full-scale teaching practice.
Vice President Shin Ae-kyung said, "A teaching practicum is a process through which prospective teachers develop their professional identity and consider their career paths in concrete terms." She added, "We will enhance practicum programs linked to schools to support our students’ teaching competencies and growth."


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