44 Busan Teachers Win Awards at National Teaching Innovation Contest

14 Teachers Awarded National First Grade Distinction
Inquiry-Based Lessons and Digital Innovation

Teachers from the Busan region have demonstrated their teaching expertise and research capabilities nationwide, with a significant number of them winning awards at the 'Teaching Innovation Case Study Contest' for teachers across the country.

The Busan Metropolitan Office of Education announced on the 13th that 84 teachers from Busan participated in the '2025 National Teaching Innovation Case Study Contest,' hosted by the Ministry of Education and organized by the Korea Institute for Curriculum and Evaluation, and 44 of them received awards. Among these, 14 elementary, secondary, and special education teachers were awarded the highest distinction, the 'National First Grade.'

The National Teaching Innovation Case Study Contest is an annual nationwide competition aimed at fostering a research culture in schools and discovering and disseminating teaching and learning models suitable for future educational environments. It is characterized by field teachers directly sharing their researched and practiced teaching cases.

In this year's contest, a total of 44 teachers from Busan won awards, including 37 elementary school teachers, 6 middle and high school teachers, and 1 special education teacher. Notably, the first-grade distinction included 12 elementary school teachers, 1 high school teacher, and 1 special education teacher, once again highlighting the high teaching capabilities of Busan's teachers.

The Busan Metropolitan Office of Education analyzed that this achievement is the result of its ongoing teaching innovation policies, such as 'student-led, inquiry-based lessons,' 'strengthening digital-based teaching competencies,' and 'expanding voluntary teacher reflection and sharing,' which have brought about substantial changes in schools. During the contest preparation process, the office also supported teachers in systematically organizing and disseminating their teaching cases through customized consulting and training.

The Office of Education plans to further expand outstanding teaching cases throughout schools by operating teaching-sharing relays, customized consulting, and field support teams centered around the award-winning teachers.

Kim Seokjun, Superintendent of the Busan Metropolitan Office of Education, said, "I sincerely congratulate and thank the teachers who have achieved such valuable results through continuous research and practice in teaching," adding, "We will create an environment where teachers can focus on their classes and develop their expertise, so that classrooms become places where students' learning truly comes alive."