34 Korean and Singaporean Science Teachers to Jointly Develop STEM Teaching Materials

[Financial News] Thirty-four science teachers from Korea and Singapore will jointly develop STEM lesson plans and educational materials to strengthen students’ inquiry and problem-solving skills. The exchange program between the two countries, which focused on science teachers this year, is set to expand to math and informatics teachers next year.
The Ministry of Education and the Korea Foundation for the Advancement of Science and Creativity announced on the 26th that a Korea visit training program for 22 science teachers from Singaporean middle and high schools is underway in Seoul and parts of Gyeonggi from the 25th to the 31st. The training follows a visit to Singapore by Korean teachers last August.
On the 30th, a total of 34 teachers will meet: 22 from Singapore and 12 from Korea who took part in the training visit to Singapore last August. Teachers from both countries plan to share their educational experiences and ideas gained during the training, and jointly develop STEM lesson plans and educational materials to strengthen students’ inquiry and problem-solving skills.
During the training, the Singaporean teachers will visit classes at Korean schools and sites in research and industry. They will observe science and interdisciplinary classes at Daewon International Middle School and Gyeonggi Science High School, and at Gyeonggi Science High School they will also visit classes on artificial intelligence (AI) and the Science Gifted Education Research Center.
They will also visit the quantum research labs at the Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST) and the Educational AI Collaborative Research Center at Seoul National University’s AI Institute. At LG Discovery Lab and Kakao, they will see examples of advanced technologies such as AI and robotics in use and explore ways to incorporate these technologies into school lessons.
Lee Nan-young, the Ministry of Education’s Director General for International Education Planning, said, “In science education in the AI era, it is important not only to understand advanced technologies but also to turn that understanding into learning activities in which students directly explore and solve problems.” She added, “I hope this training, which gave teachers from both countries a chance to share their educational experiences, will lead to more opportunities for Korea and Singapore to work together to prepare for the future of education.”   

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