1, Huazhong Normal University
Located in Nanhu Lake, Hongshan District, Wuhan City, Hubei Province, China, it is a key university directly under the Ministry of Education and jointly established by Hubei Province. The school's predecessor can be traced back to the "Hubei Normal School" founded in 1903, and it is one of the earliest normal colleges established in China's modern education history. Huazhong Normal University is one of the earliest institutions of higher learning in China to train normal talents, and it is also the only "double-first-class" world-class discipline construction university in Hubei Province.
Huazhong Normal University has dozens of teaching departments, including education department, literature department, history department, foreign languages department, mathematical statistics department, physics department, chemistry department, life science department, geography department, information management department, economics and business administration department, political science and public administration department, music department, fine arts department, physical education department, science education center, ethnic education research center, Chinese-American teacher training center and Huazhong Normal University Press.
2. Hubei Normal University
Located in Xisaishan District, Huangshi City, Hubei Province, it is an undergraduate college in Hubei Province. The predecessor of the school can be traced back to Xianning county government senior primary school, which was founded in 190 1. After many historical changes and developments, it was established as Hubei Normal University on 1977, upgraded to an undergraduate university in 2003 and renamed Hubei Normal University.
Hubei Normal University has 16 secondary colleges, including the College of Literature and Journalism, the College of History and Society, the College of Mathematics and Information Science, the College of Physics and Electronics, the College of Chemistry and Environmental Science, the College of Education Science, the College of Law and Administration, the College of Foreign Languages and International Exchanges, the College of Physical Education, the School of Business, the College of Computer, the College of Network and New Media, and the Research Center for Modern Educational Technology, the Research Center for Training and Development of Primary and Secondary School Teachers in Hubei Province.
3. Hubei Second Normal University
Located in Maojian District, Shiyan City, Hubei Province, it is an ordinary higher normal school at the undergraduate level in Hubei Province. The predecessor of the school can be traced back to Wudang Normal School, which was founded in 1949. After many historical changes and developments, Hubei Second Normal College was established on 1987.
Hubei Second Normal University has 1 1 secondary colleges, including education college, literature and media college, history and tourism college, mathematics and computer science college, physics and electronic information college, chemistry and environmental science college, music college, fine arts college, physical education college, foreign language college and online education college, covering education, literature, history, mathematics, physics and online education.
Characteristics and advantages of normal universities
1. Advantages of education specialty: Normal University has rich educational resources and professional teachers, and has profound academic accumulation and research strength in the fields of pedagogy, psychology and educational technology. Students receive systematic training in pedagogy theory and practice in normal university, laying a solid foundation for future education.
2. Teacher training pays attention to practice: Normal colleges pay attention to cultivating students' practical ability and educational practical experience. Students will participate in educational practice, practical teaching, social practice and other activities, gain a deeper understanding of educational scenes, accumulate practical teaching experience and improve the quality of education majors.
3. Cultural atmosphere of normal education: Normal University has created a strong cultural atmosphere of normal education and carried forward lofty educational values. Teachers and students in schools generally have educational enthusiasm and sense of responsibility, pay attention to the inheritance and innovation of educational ideas, and train students to become educators with social responsibility.
4. Teachers' resources and alliance cooperation: Teachers' colleges often form an alliance to share teachers' resources and cooperate and exchange, so that they can learn from each other and share resources. This kind of cooperation is helpful to improve the training level of education teachers and promote the development of education.
5. Develop diversified education majors: With the continuous development and changes in the field of education, normal universities gradually expand their professional fields and offer diversified education majors, such as special education, psychological counseling, educational technology and innovation. The setting of these majors can meet the needs of society for professionals in different fields of education.