Calligraphy is the essence of the Chinese nation and the cornerstone of traditional culture;
Technology is the crystallization of human wisdom and a driving force towards the future.
To further build a high-end professional growth platform for teachers, continuously enrich teacher training activities, and promote the empowerment and quality improvement of teachers in the region, the Suzhou High-tech Zone Education Development Center has launched the STEAM classroom and calligraphy classroom on the first floor this year, forming a professional growth workshop for teachers. It recruits outstanding students with a certain foundation from primary and secondary schools and kindergartens in the district, and promotes the improvement of teachers’ professional capabilities through regular and distinctive team-leading activities, better serving student growth and school development, and promoting high-quality regional education development through high-quality training.
In June 2023, the Suzhou Branch of the Teacher Education College of Nanjing University was officially launched, and the Suzhou High-tech Zone Teacher Professional Growth Workshop was also inaugurated at the same time. During the summer vacation, two mentors carefully arranged the semester plan and tailored high-quality courses for students. In September, the calligraphy workshop and maker workshop series training officially began! As of now, the two workshops have conducted regular training 9 times, insisting on one session per week, combining online and offline methods, with lectures corresponding to practical operations, embedding traditional culture deeply in the heart, and illuminating the future with scientific spirit.
The Ministry of Education recently issued the “Guidelines for Improving the Education of Excellent Traditional Chinese Culture,” emphasizing the need to enhance the systematic nature of traditional Chinese culture education content, improve the curriculum and textbook system, and strengthen the construction of related teacher teams. Calligraphy, as an important part of traditional Chinese culture, has received high attention.
The Calligraphy Workshop aims to help school teachers appreciate the charm of calligraphy art, improve their writing skills and artistic aesthetic abilities, solidify the basic skills of calligraphy teaching, and promote the development of calligraphy education through training, exchanges, and practice. Students are all calligraphy teachers or candidates for calligraphy education in schools, and many students are already members of the Calligraphy Association of the High-tech Zone or even Suzhou City.
Director of the Teaching and Research Office of Suzhou High-tech Zone Golden School, member of the Jiangsu Calligraphy Association, director and secretary of the News Communication Department of the Suzhou Calligraphy Association, vice chairman of the Suzhou High-tech Zone Calligraphy Association, a calligraphy mentor at the “Thousand Hundred Project” training base for calligraphy education in Suzhou, and an advanced individual in the “Ink and Ink” Suzhou calligraphy into campus activities. Good at seal script and clerical script, also engaged in seal carving, works selected for the 8th National Youth Calligraphy and Seal Cutting Exhibition, the 5th National Regular Script Exhibition, participated in the “Wu Men Calligraphy” Suzhou Calligraphy City Works Exhibition, and held calligraphy exhibitions in Suzhou many times. In 2016, established the “Jin Yaomin Calligraphy Studio,” which was rated as an advanced calligraphy studio in Suzhou.
During the training, Teacher Jin leads students into the hall of calligraphy art with his unique research and profound accomplishments, demonstrating, explaining, guiding, and commenting. Students carefully copy, write, visit exhibitions, and communicate, bringing the art of calligraphy back to school and becoming excellent traditional culture inheritors.
Calligraphy is an ancient art that carries excellent culture and historical traditions, showcasing artistic charm and the spirit of the times. I am honored to be a student in the district-level calligraphy workshop. Every Friday, we gather to learn various calligraphy styles such as regular script, clerical script, seal script, and running script. Director Jin provides detailed explanations and demonstrations on brush techniques, ink techniques, and layout techniques, guiding us from selecting, reading, and copying models, as well as leading us to observe various master works and appreciate the charm of ink. I am deeply impressed by Director Jin’s profound calligraphy skills, extensive knowledge, and efficient teaching. Through two months of study, we have initially mastered the beauty of calligraphy lines, the beauty of strength, and the beauty of expression. “There is no shortcut in calligraphy, only hard work,” I will strive to improve through diligent learning.
—— Wu Guixian, Changjiang Primary School, Suzhou High-tech Zone
As the ancients said, “Words are the voice of the heart. Writing is the painting of the heart.” I, who love calligraphy, am fortunate to participate in the calligraphy workshop organized by the district education development center. After nine weeks of systematic study, I have gained a deeper understanding of calligraphy knowledge and further recognized the important responsibility of educators in inheriting calligraphy art. During the training, Teacher Jin not only introduced and analyzed various fonts in detail but also patiently demonstrated, explaining each stroke, technique, and structure very thoroughly. In my future studies, I will strive to delve deeper, practice diligently, and improve my level in calligraphy art, hoping to engrave the beautiful scenery of the prosperous era with my brush alongside my students!
The report of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China has for the first time made specialized deployments and systematic planning for education, technology, and talent work, providing fundamental guidelines for the development of national education in the new era, technological progress, and talent cultivation.
The Maker Workshop aims to cultivate a team of master teachers in maker education, develop a set of local courses in maker education, create a number of characteristic schools for maker education, and carry out a series of characteristic activities in maker education to promote the comprehensive improvement of students’ innovative awareness, innovative thinking, and innovative abilities. Students are all technology education workers in schools and have participated in provincial and municipal educational information application competitions.
Senior Engineer, awarded one invention patent, applied to the “Optical Fiber Sunlight Introduction System” at Shanghai Hongqiao High-speed Railway Station; led the development of the Salt City Government 12345 hotline platform, the team was awarded the title of “Outstanding Contribution Collective in Jiangsu Government Service Work in 2017”; led the development of data processing systems in multiple cities such as Xuzhou, Lianyungang, Shangqiu, and Kaifeng, assisting various cities in completing national census tasks ahead of schedule; led college students in single-chip microcomputer and embedded software and hardware development, guiding college students to participate in various innovation and entrepreneurship competitions, winning multiple awards.
During the training, Teacher Su leads everyone to connect with future-oriented technology education with cutting-edge vision, advanced technology, and wonderful experiences. Teachers work in groups, actively discuss, and hands-on practice, cultivating subject expertise, enhancing future course design capabilities and guidance levels for science and technology competitions, and deepening thoughts on cultivating innovative talents.
Since September, I have been fortunate to participate in the “Teacher Professional Development Workshop” training organized by the district education development center. Under Teacher Su’s patient and professional guidance, I have encountered knowledge that I have never learned before, studying Arduino integrated experimental board maker programming, understanding multiple module functions, writing programs through COM3 serial port, connecting to the corresponding main control port of Arduino Mega 2560, achieving light-sensitive sensors to generate light-sensitive waveform diagrams, and experiencing interesting experiments such as simulating alarms and music with buzzers. I grow in learning and practice in growth. I will seize every opportunity for learning and practice to improve myself, wholeheartedly serving maker education, and striving to cultivate students’ thinking ability, hands-on ability, and problem-solving ability.
—— Yu Xiaomei, Fifth Junior High School, Suzhou High-tech Zone
Maker education is a new type of educational model that allows children to learn by doing and play while learning, while integrating knowledge from various subjects to enhance students’ comprehensive abilities. During the training, Teacher Su patiently explained, we actively asked questions, hands-on practice, and mutual communication, gaining a new understanding of maker education, understanding the core concepts of innovation, practice, and sharing, and being able to model and program independently. In the future, I hope to lead students with a new approach in my work, allowing them to use new digital technologies to design, create, share, and experience cross-temporal and spatial learning, igniting innovative dreams.
—— Xiao Chunyu, Jiangsu Suzhou Experimental Middle School
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Brush, ink, paper, and inkstone, every character holds wisdom; technological innovation, every code holds a universe. The “Teacher Professional Growth Workshop” series training lasts for two years, leading teachers’ professional growth through mentor guidance and practical training, enhancing the quality of education in the region, and cultivating pillars for the country’s future.
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