Quality Education Fund Thematic Networks (QTNs)

To assist teachers to analyse assessment data for informing learning and teaching. Parents’ talks will be provided to help parents of the participating schools understand the arrangement. Professional development activities include experience sharing sessions, workshops, collaborative lesson planning and feedback on lesson observation.

To enhance teachers’ assessment literacy through integrating assessment for learning and assessment as learning into classroom teaching. Teachers will be supported to use assessment data generated from various assessment tools to inform learning and teaching.

To enhance effectiveness of learning and teaching through promoting assessment for learning and assessment as learning in classroom teaching. Participating schools will be supported to use assessment data to feedback learning and teaching as well as curriculum planning.

The QTN aims at facilitating participating schools to develop school-based modular STEM curriculum and teaching materials featuring Micro:bit, aided by the Coordinator’s sharing of experience. Teachers would be empowered in regard to STEM education through joining workshops, curriculum planning meetings, and etc., so as to enhance professional development and network discussions. While students experience the delights of programming and product design from using Micro:bit, their creativity and collaboration skills would also be cultivated.

The QTN aims at establishing a cross school network, enhancing teachers’ professional capacity in planning and implementing school-based STEM curriculum. Through hands-on and minds-on exploratory activities in General Studies lessons, to develop students’ capabilities to integrate and apply knowledge and skills. By reinforcing the design cycle to cultivate students’ creativity. Provide opportunities for students to apply coding in order to develop students’ computational thinking skill.