초등 교사의 국어 수업 전문성 신장을 위한 PDS 프로그램 개발 연구

Abstract

The Professional Development System (PDS), which has led educational reforms in the U.S., is regarded as a ground of alternative teacher education that can enhance teachers’ instruction professionalism through collaborative relation and continuous exchange between tertiary schools and elementary/secondary schools. The Educational Research Institute at Cheongju National University of Education and S Elementary School are operating a PDS program with the object of enhancing the teachers’ professionalism. The key contents of the program, which was conducted from April to June, 2010, were class sharing among colleague teachers, instruction observation, and instruction analysis. The teachers at S Elementary School participated in the PDS program in the form of learning communities grouped by grade and by subject, and 7 teachers participated in the learning community of Korean language. In addition, 8 meetings were held for sharing Korean language class and for discussion on teaching among the colleague teachers. Through these activities, they could reflect on their instruction and confirm improvement in the classes. Furthermore, the teachers evaluated that their experience in sharing and analyzing classes with colleague teachers was helpful to enhance their professionalism. In conclusion, this study found that a PDS program in which teachers maintain a collaborative relation with researchers in universities and participate in the Korean language learning community may enhance teachers’ instruction professionalism.