The Gwangju Metropolitan Office of Education is enhancing the integration of early childhood and elementary education curricula to align with the era of artificial intelligence (AI) and to strengthen teachers' capabilities in utilizing digital tools and AI.
On September 16, the office announced that it would hold a workshop for kindergarten and elementary school teachers at the Suncheon Bay Ecological Culture Education Center.
The workshop, themed 'Wise Coexistence in the AI Era: Awakening Learner Autonomy through Digital and AI Utilization,' aims to improve teachers' understanding of using digital devices in play and lessons while reinforcing the continuity of the curriculum from kindergarten to elementary school.
Particularly, the workshop will share educational directions for digital and AI utilization that consider the developmental stages of young children and lower elementary students, and explore practical teaching methods that can be applied in educational settings.
The program includes special lectures on connecting and expanding digital and AI-based play and lessons, discussions on teacher professionalism and ethics, and sharing examples of digital play support and lesson cases in kindergartens.
Participating teachers will examine cases of digital and AI education in kindergartens and elementary schools and discuss ways to ensure a seamless learning experience for children as they transition between school levels.
The education office plans to support the application of digital and AI education in a way that enhances learner autonomy, encouraging young children and students to explore and engage actively rather than merely using digital devices.
Kim Bo-kyung, head of the Early Childhood and Elementary Education Division at the Gwangju Metropolitan Office of Education, stated, "The integration of early childhood and elementary education is a crucial educational task that maintains the continuity of children's growth and learning. I hope this workshop will broaden early childhood and elementary teachers' understanding of digital and AI education in the AI era and help disseminate practical integration strategies in the field."
Meanwhile, the workshop will be conducted regionally. Following the eastern region workshop on the 16th, training for teachers in the central and western regions will take place on the 29th, focusing on sharing examples of curriculum integration and digital and AI education.
* This article has been translated by AI.
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