South Korea Begins Training 10,000 AI Lead Teachers Through Tiered Programs at Regional Universities

On June 18, South Korea's Ministry of Education launched a program to train 10,000 AI lead teachers, redesigning the third year of its training system and offering staged courses through regional university alliances.

The training goal is shifting from tool familiarity to using AI in subject teaching, classroom design, and school improvement, while its scale grows from a small core group to regional teacher networks.

Key areas to watch include training length, the distribution of participating teachers, classroom practice, peer diffusion, and student learning outcomes.