1. Copyright Saga Prefecture.All Rights Reserved. Saga Board of Education Progressive Approach to Educational Innovation with ICT

2. Copyright Saga Prefecture.All Rights Reserved. 1. Do you know Saga? Primary industries: Ceramics, agriculture, farming, fisheries, and marine product farming and processing Total land area: About 2,500 square kilometers Population: About 860,000 ＳＡＧＡ

3. Copyright Saga Prefecture.All Rights Reserved. 2. The Japanese School Education System - (1) Structure of National and Local Governments Concerning Education, Science, Sports National Govenment Prefectural Government Monbukagakusho (Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology) Board of Education Prefectural Schools Municipal Government Board of Education Municipal Schools ・ Monbukagakusho designs whole education in Japan. ・ Prefectural board of education supports prefectural schools. ・ Municipal board of education supports Municipal schools.

4. Copyright Saga Prefecture.All Rights Reserved. (2) The Japanese School Education System (Source: Local Government in Japan 2006) 2. The Japanese School Education System

5. Copyright Saga Prefecture.All Rights Reserved. NationalPublicPrivate Universities101 Junior colleges003 Colleges of technology000 Upper secondary schools0369 Lower secondary schools1916 Elementary schools11630 Kindergartens11194 NationalPublicPrivate Special Schools180 (3) The number of schools in Saga Pref. 2. The Japanese School Education System

6. Copyright Saga Prefecture.All Rights Reserved. As for information terminals, ○ Students in prefectural junior high schools are using information terminals schools prepared. They are using Windows tablets now. ○ Students in prefectural high schools are using information terminals as personal belongings they prepared. They are using Windows tablets now. 3. The way to move toward innovation in Saga Pref. ○ Students in prefectural special schools are using three kinds of information tablets schools prepared. They are using Windows tablets, iPads and Android tablets now. Saga Pref. is working on educational innovation with ICT, interactive white board(IWB) and information terminals.

7. Copyright Saga Prefecture.All Rights Reserved. Prefectural junior high school Prefectural high school (General course) Prefectural high school ( Vocational training course ) 4. Introduction of one of the educational activities