News source:＜Normal University News＞

The National Taiwan Normal University's "Interdisciplinary Aesthetic Education Excellence Pilot Project" commissioned by the Ministry of Education held the North District Recruitment for the 113th Academic Year Benchmark and Seed School on April 9 in the multi-functional lecture hall on the seventh floor of the National Taiwan Normal University Art Museum. The briefing attracted nearly 150 primary and secondary school teachers to participate both onsite and online. In addition to participants from counties and cities in northern Taiwan, teachers from as far away as Penghu and Kinmen, as well as teachers from Taiwanese schools in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, participated enthusiastically online, vigorously launching the third phase of the mid- and long-term aesthetic education project. First year.

Project host Professor Zhao Huiling from the Department of Fine Arts, National Taiwan Normal University kicked off the briefing session, introducing the impressive results of the cross-disciplinary aesthetic education project in its 11th year, as well as a plan for future development. She emphasized that the core concept of the cross-disciplinary aesthetic education project is to implement school curricula with art as the core and linking other subject areas. She hopes that future benchmark and seed schools can continue to spread the aforementioned concepts and integrate new highlights such as sustainable development goals ( SDGs) and social-emotional learning (SEL). It is expected that the cross-disciplinary aesthetic project can become a sphere with integrated energy, bringing together various spaces, objects and resources on campus, off campus, locally and internationally, and integrating research support to move forward. Finally, Professor Zhao invited the participating teachers to take a group photo in front of the most representative window view of the Normal University Art Museum to leave a beautiful memory of this special moment.

Next, the co-host of the program, Professor Huang Chunmin from the Department of Education of National Taiwan Normal University, focused on the introduction of the cross-domain aesthetic course module, explaining in detail the meaning of "cross-domain aesthetic curriculum creation" so that teachers can have a deeper understanding of its constituent elements. , and explore how different types of cross-domain aesthetic courses extend and integrate different topics to provide students with more learning options.

Secondly, associate professor Chen Yunwen, co-host of the project and advisory committee member of the High School Art and Life Subject Center, further introduced the design and teaching of cross-domain aesthetic courses. Through actual course case analysis, she shared feasible implementation methods with teachers, and encouraged teachers to have the courage to establish cross-school and cross-district partnerships to jointly prepare courses. consistent with the group concept.

Next, the two co-hosts of the project, Professor Chen Chundi of the Department of Art and Plastic Design of the National Taiwan University of Education, and Professor Li Qichang of the Institute of Art and Humanities Teaching of the National Taiwan University of Arts, who is also the convener of the Central Counseling Group in the Art Field, respectively detailed The roles and tasks of benchmark and seed schools as well as the selection process are explained. In a humorous and easy-to-understand way, the two professors explained to the teachers present the necessary requirements for application, as well as important matters such as the subsidy resources provided by the plan. The vivid explanations received enthusiastic responses from the teachers present.

In addition to the recruitment briefing session for the North District, the Cross-disciplinary Beauty Project has held briefing sessions for the South District and Central District in Kaohsiung and Taichung on March 26 and 29, attracting a total of 300 people including international Taiwanese schools. Teachers from primary and secondary schools around the world participated and held a teacher training and recruitment briefing session at partner universities on April 12. We look forward to all teachers who are interested in aesthetic education to actively participate and jointly promote the new aesthetic education plan.