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Professional Development

Related Activities

We arrange diversified professional development activities to help teachers devise appropriate pedagogical strategies and apply different teaching modes in a small class teaching environment to enhance the effectiveness of learning and teaching. These activities include:

 

 *    In-service training courses for teachers
 

We have invited different tertiary education institutions to conduct in-service training courses for teachers covering such modes as school-based practice and school-based support etc as far as possible so as to cope with the needs of teachers. Schools can arrange supply teachers to substitute teachers on training courses under the prevailing practices.

 * Support Network
 

We select experienced front-line teachers serving different primary schools to support their partner schools. Under our professional support, each selected teacher provides his/her partner schools with regular professional support, experience and resource sharing on difference subjects and learning areas.

 * Learning Circles
 

Learning Circles are formed by Chinese, English and Mathematics teachers practising small class teaching. Through workshops, small group studies and observation of other teachers' lessons, teachers teaching the same subjects in different schools share their teaching experiences and exchange views. Then, they share with teachers in their schools about what they have acquired from the learning circles through such activities as collaborative lesson preparation and peer lesson observation so as to enhance the effectiveness of teaching and learning.

 * Seminars and Workshops
 

We organize thematic seminars and workshops to facilitate teachers in maximizing the small class environment to further enhance classroom teaching and learning effectiveness.

Application for in-service teacher training courses

Information on individual in-service teacher training courses is promulgated through the Education Bureau training calendar system (TCS). For those who are interested in attending the courses, please send in your applications through the TCS.

Tips

The following tips facilitate our understanding on how to enhance the learning effectiveness of students by making good use of the classroom environment with a reduced class size.

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 A Brief on Small Class Teaching for Teachers

Powerpoints used in professional development activities

 * Using a Framework of 6 Key Principles to Increase the Effectiveness of Smaller Classes (14 Jul 2010) - Some slides are hidden and can only be viewed through relevant hyperlinks in this PowerPoint.
   
 *   Supporting, challenging and embedding small class pedagogy (14 Jun 2010) 
   
 * Using a Framework of 6 Key Principles to Increase the Effectiveness of Smaller Classes (14 Jun 2010)
   
 * The Hong Kong Small Class Teaching (SCT) Study by Professor Galton (23 Feb 2010)
   
 * 小班教学专题讲座「小班教学:理念与实践」 (24 and 28 Oct 2008) (Chinese version only)

Last revision date: 15 July 2010
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