Innovations in Teacher Education: The Development of Korean Education through a New System for Colleges of Education College of Education SNUCho, YoungdalDean, College of Education, Seoul National University

I. Tasks and Need for Innovation in Korean Teacher Education

II. 6Year Teacher Education Model and Curriculum

III. Characteristics of 6 Year Model

IV. Expected Effects

Tasks in Korean Education reform

1.Too much private investment 2.Collapsed classroom3.Rushing for studying abroad4.Education for higher order thinkingEtc.One of most important solutions; Reforming Teacher Education

Traditional Conception of Teacher and Knowing

(A Teacher with profound Knowledge & Morality)

Traditional Conception of Teacher and Knowing(Back to the first stage) (, Zen Buddhism),Falsification(Popper) [ ( ) ; , ]

Traditional Conception of Teacher and Knowing One day, Making one,After 7days, The King(Chaos) died

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Traditional Conception of Teacher and Knowing

Through the things and examples of past, we can catch some good and creative ideas that would make the world to be happier.

Teacher having Profound Knowledge with Virtuous character

Need for Innovation in the Current College of Education System1. The Rise of the knowledge and Information-oriented Society and Newly Required Roles for Teachers

Teachers as Researcher with InformationForeign LanguageMulti-cultural Capabilities

2. Training New Teachers as Comprehensive Leaders equipped with Intellectual and Moral Excellence

educational justice and ethics based on communal solidarity

an educational institution system that can provide teachers with these capabilities through a kind of long term curriculum (e.g., The New Jersey Project, The Theory of Major Transition, Prognostic Socialization, etc.)

3. Strengthening on-the-job training and teaching specialty

The need of continuous & in-depth practical research on both the context of teaching materialsand methods of teaching

Students in Colleges of Education should be provided with at least a 6-month practicum

-in order to have the capability to manage a class, -to provide sufficient guidance to students, and -to carry out the other myriad affairs required from a teacher.

4. Guaranteeing Social Status and Pride in Teaching

To consider such aspects as -responsibility, -knowledgeable professionalism, -a sense of pride, -the level of commitment in education, -social respect, and -and other motivations behind the activities of teachers

Teachers of secondary education in today's society should be guaranteed an academic degree higher than that of a bachelor's degree in order to gain the social trust, respect and professionalism they need

6 Year Curriculum Model Teachers as Researchers Realizing Comprehensive Moral Integrity

Teachers as Producers ofKnowledge

Teachers With Moral integrityTeachers Implementing Special CreativeEducationalCurriculum

Teachers as Leaders in the OpenSociety

Teacher With PrideInnovativeTeacher-Training System

InnovativeTeacher-Training Curriculum

- Newly established liberal arts courses-Boosting major subjects of study-Strengthening on-the-job-Training and teaching capability-Strengthening educational research resources-Strengthening the graduation requirements6 Year CurriculumA Breakthrough in the Current Public Education Crisis

Qualitative Developmentof Education in Korea

Preconditions for designing a 6-year education system1) Teacher as a practical researcher 2) Requirements for Professionalism in Teacher 3) Openness and Comprehensiveness of the Teacher Education System

1) Teacher as a practical researcherteacher as a practical researcher

- To have intelligence and ethics, rather than a simple messenger of knowledge, and - To strengthen their field experience in order to adapt to the changes in society, add overseas training, and - To strengthen their professional ability by having them complete curriculum-pedagogies courses, - To display openness, comprehensiveness, plurality and specialization, according to the development stages of each society Korean colleges of educations, within the boundary of universities, have achieved, to a certain degree, openness and comprehensiveness. However

-Teacher training programs have been easily influenced by outside pressure, resulting in failing to systematically promote teacher specialization and professionalization.

2) Requirements for ProfessionalismQualitative excellence is generally connected to internal conditions of professional authority of teachers.

Internal conditions, whether innate or learned, are

-abilities and qualities that are inherent to the teacher as an individual. -the state where excellence in curriculum knowledge, specialty of pedagogies and a mature personality are integrated.

The main purpose is to expertly teach his/her subjects which requires sufficient knowledge in terms of research and the application of excellent pedagogy.

3) Openness and Comprehensiveness of Teacher Education SystemAn open position must be

- adopted on the grounds of recruiting talented people and securing the flexibility of teacher training, based on a purposive system for teacher education.

An open-comprehensive 6-year model, which has openness in admitting students with the basis of purposive 6-year system of college of education, would be reasonable, considering the lack of teacher ethics, the teacher's role as a practical researcher.

Characteristics of the 6-year-Teacher Education System 1) Integration: -Training education leaders with intelligence and morality-including general ability, curricular ability, personality, and sense of values and ethics

2) OpennessThe idea of openness is to 'avoid limiting system management to internal structures, and to implement with flexibility in relation to society and neighboring systems.'

In sumThe 6-year curriculum model must meet the following requirements. The subject of education and research area should be expanded to include leaders and researchers of school and social education, centering around the current middle school teacher training system.

This may be done by allowing excellent talent from other colleges and universities to transfer to colleges of education, and by providing an infrastructure that could train competent teachers from a variety of backgrounds.

Double majors or minors should be made obligatory in order to meet the various demands of teachers.

Foreign language will be intensively taught to students of college of education for qualification of globalized and multi-cultural society.

A practical knowledge of education and ethics may be developed through taking liberal arts and general studies.

6-year Curriculum Model for a Comprehensive & Open System

Educational Researcher Training Course(Ph. D. Course)

6Specialized Major 2On-the-Job Training CourseThesis Research 6554Specialized Major 1On-the-Job Visitation Training major4332General Courses for TeacherGeneral Major General course in Liberal Arts and Major21General Course for Teacher, Liberal Art Major Inquiry 1YearCollege of Education (Estimate 50%) Other Departments and Universities(50%)Year

Characteristics of 6-year curriculum model

Innovational Model for Teacher-Training :6-year-curriculum

Research Capacity

On-the-Job Practicality

Comprehensive & moral Integrity

Open Attitude

Curriculum for open & comprehensive system of Colleges of Education Courses in Liberal Arts

Course in Education MajorOn-the-Job TrainingTeachers as researchers with comprehensive personality and teacher ethics

Curriculum for open & comprehensive system of Colleges of Education -1Courses in Liberal Arts Foundations for an Intellectual (General Knowledge) Professional Educators with a high degree of ethics (Professional ethics and Knowledge) Educators with a heart for service (Educational Service) Leaders of Globalization with multi-cultural and language capabilities(Multi-cultural foreign language education)

Curriculum for open & comprehensive system of Colleges of Education -2Course in Education Major Education in basic knowledge and research methodologies for completing courses in Education (Basic Major) Education in subject knowledge and research methodologies in the education major ( Major I) Education in the professional knowledge required for specialized academic research for each education major( Major II) Education in practical researching capacity (Thesis Research)

Curriculum for open & comprehensive system of Colleges of Education -3On-the-Job Training Providing practical knowledge to successfully teach in the school setting (Practical knowledge for Teaching) Providing opportunities to experience actual teaching classrooms (Participating in on-the-job training education ) Completion of Teaching practicums (On-the-Job Training) Providing opportunities to experience the teaching setting in foreign countries. (Foreign On-the-Job Training)

Curriculum and Academic Credit System:6-year curriculum model

Classification

Current SystemProposed System (6-year curriculum)Remark

General Education General36 (37) 36 (37) Educational3-6 Social Service2 Major Education Courses in the Education Major 52 (B.A.)+24 (M.A.) 76Basic Major + Specialized Major I (52)Specialized Major II (24) Thesis Research 3 (M.A.) 6on-the-Job training Education Classroom observation1 (1 week witnessing)2 (2 weeks observation)actual teaching Practicum 2 (4 weeks practicum)6 (12 weeks practicum)4 weeks of Foreign Training foreign teaching practicums2Theory on Teaching912Total Credit Requirements for Graduation 130170

Expected EffectsTeachers as Practical Researchers with Comprehensive Personality and EthicsEnhancing the Social Status and Respect of Teachers Promoting the Practical Researching Capacity of TeachersIntroduction of Other Excellent Human Resources from other Professions via Open Teacher Recruitment ChannelsTeacher Education System to Enhance the Quality of Public Education

Expected Effects from the 6-year curriculumTeachers - Enhanced Professional Capabilities - Enhanced Personal Integrity - Enhance Social Status and Respect - Promotion of researching Capabilities

College of Education - Educating practical teachers - Establishing Further EducationalSystem for Teachers - Induction of excellent talent into teaching positions. Government - Establishment of world classteacher-training system - Establishment of core foundationsfor educational human resources - Breakthrough in the current crisis in public education - adjusting the supply and demand of teachers in secondary education Innovation Model for Training Teachers: 6-year curriculum for College of Education Systems

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