The teacher training subcommittee of the Central Council for Education was held in Tokyo, and the content of the discussions underway at the study group on the ideal way of the core curriculum of the teaching profession was reported.The core curriculum should be learned in common at universities nationwide, and it stipulates the contents necessary to obtain a kind of license.

 According to the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, the study group consists of 10 members, including President Kaoru Yokosuka of Jumonji Gakuen Women's University and Specially Appointed Professor Harumi Shibuya of The Open University of Japan, observer Yoshiaki Obara of Tamagawa University, and Takashi Muto of Shiraume Gakuen University. It is composed of the Dean of the Graduate School. Since the first meeting in August 2016, we have held three meetings in the past to discuss what the core curriculum should be.

 In the discussions so far, it has been suggested that among the images of teachers required by universities and employers, the content that should be acquired in common in the teaching profession courses nationwide should be within the scope of the teaching profession course core curriculum.On top of that, each university should provide education that demonstrates the independence and uniqueness of the university, as well as education that meets the needs of the region and employers.
Furthermore, the core curriculum will be formulated for all schools, and it is necessary to obtain a kind of license.
In addition, the content of the core curriculum was reflected in the syllabus of each university (a plan showing the content of the lecture and how to proceed), and there was an opinion that it is necessary for each university to teach and certify credits based on the syllabus. ..

 An image diagram of the review of educational content was also presented, in which the three categories of "subjects related to subjects", "subjects related to teaching profession", and "subjects related to subjects or teaching profession" were abolished, and the direction specified by the ministerial ordinance was shown except for the total number of credits. ing.

Reference: [Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology] Teacher Training Subcommittee (96th) Handouts> Material 3 Examination status of the core curriculum of the teaching profession
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