Professors Li Qichang and Zhuang Minren, co-hosts of the interdisciplinary aesthetic education project, visited and exchanged ideas with the project's partner school, the Taiwan School in Jakarta, Indonesia, from January 12th to 15th, engaging in an in-depth dialogue that integrated art, culture, and an international perspective. The project team, introduced by Principal Zhang Jinfu, [continued their visit]. […]

On January 12th (Monday), the 114th academic year mid-term curriculum sharing session for the Yunlin-Chiayi-Tainan region was held at the benchmark school, Chiayi University Affiliated Elementary School! The atmosphere was lively, with teachers and staff gathering together, demonstrating the cohesion of cross-school exchange. The event was opened by regional host Professor Lin Hsiao-yu, followed by speeches from Principal Shen Kuei-chih and Education Bureau Inspector Chang Ying-yu. […]

The "2023-2024 Kaohsiung-Pingtung Area Community Exchange" held on January 8th at Dacheng Elementary School in Pingtung County brought together 18 partner schools from the Kaohsiung-Pingtung area. The project team included Professors Chao Hui-ling, Kao Chen-feng, and Chen Chun-di, as well as teacher training committee members Associate Professor Tsai Pei-kuei, Assistant Professor Kao Chia-hung, and Deng... […]

In today's diverse and multifaceted world, how can the performing arts serve as a starting point for understanding emotions and responding to society? This SEL empowerment workshop, "Aesthetic Appreciation as a Form of Social Emotional Care," shared by Associate Professor Chang Szu-Ching of the Department of Dance at National Taiwan University of Sport, a member of the teacher training committee, utilizes the body and context... […]

When plants, ecology, and art collide, what new dialogues can emerge in education? Associate Professor Chen Hongling of National Chiayi University, through interdisciplinary lectures and workshops, invited Professor Lu Jianming to share his practical experience in eco-art and indigenous culture, guiding teachers to re-examine the concepts from their original nature and ecological management to collaborative action. […]

This week's special feature on teacher training committee members, presented by Assistant Professor Chen Chun-wen from Taipei National University of the Arts, documents the collaboration between students from the Taipei National University of the Arts' Graduate Institute of Arts Education and students from Duobao Art Academy over the past ten years. Starting from the street corners, shops, and everyday life of Guandu, the series follows their work. Using design thinking and plants as a medium, they have entered the community and responded to life through a series of creative projects. […]

When emotions are seen, learning begins. The "2023 Central Taiwan Interdisciplinary Aesthetic Education and Social-Emotional Learning Workshop," held on December 20th at Taichung Elementary School, ranged from closing our eyes to observe emotions and exploring each other's states using the emotional quadrant, to the moving performance of the Coolling Troupe, "The Chalk Broke, and My Heart Broken." […]

This special issue for teacher training committee members, led by Assistant Professor Kao Ching-Yao of National Taichung University of Education, started with "Sustainable Reading," guiding teacher trainees to see how reading connects with life experiences, cultural identity, and interdisciplinary creation. It allowed aesthetic appreciation to gradually accumulate through reading practice, shaping teacher trainees' understanding of the connection between reading, teaching, and the world. […]