In Korea, school teachers are required to participate in professional-development
activities each year.
The government fully supports a minimum of 20 hours of annual professional development
for each teacher.
However, most teachers attend 40 to 60 hours of professional-development activities to keep up with the new developments in their fields of expertise.
Korean teachers share ideas and help each other.
Experienced teachers work together and provide lesson plans and classroom activities for
younger teachers every week.