Number of Students from Migrant Backgrounds Increases Each Year
Program Aims to Proactively Respond to Changes in School Environments
A teacher training program was held at schools to respect student diversity and provide practical support for learning and daily life.
The Daejeon Office of Education hosted the "Multicultural Education Specialist Teacher Training Program" from December 6 to December 9, at the 701st conference room of the main building and the Howard Memorial Hall at Pai Chai University, targeting 39 teachers from kindergartens, elementary, middle, and high schools.
This training was organized in response to the increasing number of students from migrant backgrounds each year, the growing diversity of their countries of origin and languages, and the need for more specialized and detailed support methods for learning and daily life adaptation in schools. It aims to proactively address these changes in the school environment.
The program focused on policy and theory-based content such as understanding multicultural societies and changes in educational policy, strategies for planning multicultural education, and the development of educational materials for multicultural understanding. The goal was to help teachers understand the rapidly changing multicultural education environment and to develop the capacity to implement customized support systems tailored to the characteristics of students from migrant backgrounds.
In addition, the training included practical, field-oriented sessions such as planning and feedback for multicultural education programs, hands-on multicultural education consulting, and the development of career education programs for students from migrant backgrounds, thereby enhancing its effectiveness. Experts shared know-how that can be immediately applied in schools, including program design, counseling, and career planning, based on real-life school cases.
Cho Jinhyung, Director of Secondary Education at the Daejeon Office of Education, stated, "As the number of students from migrant backgrounds continues to increase every year, it is essential for teachers to secure professional expertise to respect student diversity and provide practical support for learning and daily life in schools. We expect that, through this training, each school will be able to operate multicultural education in a more systematic manner."
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