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Shanghai's Jinshan District Promotes High-Quality Development of Regional Special Education

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Shanghai's Jinshan District of Shanghai Municipality is committed to innovation in teaching and research mechanisms, deepening teaching reforms, and teacher team building to promote high-quality development of regional special education. The District Education Bureau has implemented a multi-tiered approach to improve teaching and research, deepen teaching reform, and strengthen the teaching staff. This initiative aims to break down barriers between general and special education, and transform teaching from "independence" to "collaborative research." The district is leveraging university resources, conducting research projects, and promoting teaching through competitions to enhance the level of digital teaching and foster independence in students with autism.

Key Takeaways:

  • The District Education Bureau is focusing on innovation in teaching and research mechanisms, deepening teaching reforms, and teacher team building to promote high-quality development of regional special education.
  • The district has established a new integrated teaching and research system with a three-level linkage of "district-district-school" and joint participation of general and special schools.
  • The district has organized thematic research on teaching autistic children and transitioning between different grades, developing effective teaching models such as "Life Adaptation Unit" themed teaching and science curriculum adjustment cases.
  • The district is conducting research projects such as "The Application of a VR Supermarket Virtual Simulation Training System in Hotel Cashier Courses" to improve the level of digital teaching.
  • The district is providing tiered teacher training, leveraging university resources to provide special education theory training for beginning teachers.
  • The district is promoting teaching through competitions, organizing teachers to participate in municipal-level teaching competitions and basic skills competitions.
  • The district is implementing municipal research projects such as "Using Visual Support Strategies to Foster Independence in Students with Autism" to promote the integration of scientific research and practice.

Statistics:

  • Over 100 "one-case-for-one-life" school-based teaching and research projects will be carried out in general schools.
  • The district has developed and implemented several effective teaching models, including "Life Adaptation Unit" themed teaching and science curriculum adjustment cases.
  • The district has conducted research on AI-enabled classroom teaching, completing research projects such as "The Application of a VR Supermarket Virtual Simulation Training System in Hotel Cashier Courses."
  • The district has organized thematic research on teaching autistic children and transitioning between different grades.
  • The district has implemented municipal research projects such as "Using Visual Support Strategies to Foster Independence in Students with Autism."

Sources:

  • xinshengbao.com.cn (Original Article, Date not specified)
  • Shanghai Jinshan District Government Website (Original Article, Date not specified)
  • jinshan.gov.cn/ywdt-zhxx/20250912/873691.html (Original Article, Date not specified)

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