KICE to Hold Forum on "National Curriculum Directions in the Era of AI Transformation"

"2026 KICE Policy Forum" to Be Held on the 30th

"Discussing Key Directions for the Future Curriculum"

A forum is scheduled to take place, emphasizing the need for changes in the direction of the national curriculum to flexibly respond to the era of artificial intelligence (AI) transformation.

The Korea Institute for Curriculum and Evaluation (KICE) announced on the 29th that it will hold the "2026 KICE Policy Forum" at the President Hotel in Seoul on the 30th.

This policy forum will be held under the theme "Designing the Direction of the National Curriculum in the Era of AI Transformation." It aims to explore the direction of the national curriculum in response to changes in the educational environment from multiple perspectives, such as the overall curriculum policy, subject curricula, and the development and application of related guidelines.

First, there will be discussions on the study "Exploring Directions for Curriculum Flexibility and Openness in Response to Changes in AI Technology," which examines the meaning and realization plans for a flexible and open curriculum system to address scientific and technological advancement.

Next, the forum will present the findings of several studies: "Development and Application Measures for AI Literacy Standards in Elementary and Middle Schools (I)" to establish a systematic, human-centered approach to AI literacy education; "Exploring the Vision and Design Directions of the National Curriculum (I)" which investigates the vision and design direction for the upcoming national curriculum; and "Preliminary Research on Direction for Subject Curriculum Revision (I)," which considers how to revise subject curricula.

The forum will be held from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m., with participation from experts in curriculum and subject education, information and AI education, as well as relevant stakeholders from the school field.

Moonhee Kim, President of KICE, said, "We hope that this policy forum will serve as a meaningful venue for discussions to seek the future direction of the national curriculum, based on a wide range of opinions from both research and educational practice."

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