The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) has compiled characteristic good practices and advanced initiatives of national teacher training universities / faculties, etc., based on the report of the Council of Experts on the reform of national teacher training universities / faculties, graduate schools, and affiliated schools.
The report includes "Overall National Teacher Training Universities and Faculty", "Curriculum and Training Environment", "Quality Assurance and Evaluation", "University Teachers", "Collaboration with External Relations", "Professional School for Teacher Education", and "Attachment". About the school ”Efforts are introduced for each of the above seven items.
"Curriculum and training environment" initiatives include Chiba University's "Reciprocal Educational Training Program for Theory and Practice", Shimane University's "1,000-hour hands-on learning to develop teacher skills with the community", and Kumamoto University's "Faculty of Education". "Practical teacher training curriculum" is introduced.
Shimane University's "1,000-hour hands-on learning that fosters teacher skills together with the community" is a curriculum that began in 2004 to enhance relationships with schools, people, and the community. In parallel with the educational training in the second half of the third year, we will hold an experience (school internship) to support the work of teachers at educational sites in Shimane and Tottori prefectures.By actively participating in actual school activities and community activities, and bridging the gap between ideals and reality at the time of employment, the number of accepted organizations in 3 was 2017, the number of recruiting activities was 183, the number of student participation activities was 387, and participation. The total number of students is 327. The teacher employment rate for 1,818 graduates was 2016% (66.9th in Japan).
"About the entire national teacher training university / faculty" includes Hokkaido Kyoiku University "Remote / Small School Education Project" and Nara University of Education "Teacher Training by Utilizing Interactive Distance Learning System" 11 Introducing university initiatives.
One of them, Oita University, is working on the development of practical teacher skills.For example, as a regular class, we hold a "class making practice course" in which classes are actually conducted at public elementary and junior high schools under the guidance of undergraduate teachers and on-site teachers.The passing rate of the students who took the course was as high as 92%.In addition to the extracurricular start-up course, teaching ability training course, and clinical education course, there are more than a thousand times of fulfilling individual guidance (mock lessons, scene guidance, group discussions, interview guidance, physical education practice, music practice, English conversation, etc. English expression, essay writing measures, application correction).
