Quality Education Fund Thematic Networks - Schools (QTN-S)

To provide professional training and support to teachers and laboratory technicians of participating schools on bio-technology and STEM education; To support teachers in developing bio-technology and STEM education learning activities for school-based junior secondary science curriculum so as to enhance students’ knowledge and experimental skills in bio-technology as well as their creativity and problem solving skills; To establish an interactive learning community to promote interschool interaction and professional exchange on professional technological innovation; To promote bio-technology and STEM education in the participating schools, the secondary school sector and in Hong Kong.

To assist participating schools in designing and implementing Artificial Intelligence (AI) in STEM education through refining school-based curriculum and establishing structured professional learning community in Technology Education and Science Education according to school context, and promoting students’ learning and application of STEM education and AI, based on the rich experience of the networking coordinating school; To form professional collaborative platforms for participating schools to develop sustainable STEM education and AI education.

To enhance teachers’ teaching skills of STEM education and scientific investigations, e.g. prediction, inquiry and observation; To lead teachers to design student learning portfolios so as to enhance the learning effectiveness of students in STEM-related areas and to promote students’ reflection and self-management; To establish an interactive teacher professional learning community that promotes experience sharing and professional dialogue; To facilitate the review and adaptation of school-based General Studies curriculum.

The project aims to enhance teachers’ capacity in designing and implementing STEM cross-curricular activities so as to strengthen the collaboration among teachers of the Science, Technology and Mathematics Education KLAs and promote the development of STEM education; In consolidating students' subject knowledge and unleashing their potential in innovation through STEM learning activities; In developing students’ ability to integrate and apply their knowledge and skills across different subject disciplines for problem solving, as well as cultivating students’ interests in subjects related to STEM education.

To enhance General Studies teachers’ ability in designing STEM activities; To assist teachers of the Participating Schools in integrating STEM education and coding in the General Studies curriculum effectively so as to improve the planning of school-based curriculum through the development of curriculum leadership; To integrate computational thinking into General Studies curriculum through the application of Micro:bit; To enhance teachers’ ability in designing “minds-on and hands-on science activities” so as to facilitate students’ learning of science concepts and science process skills; To promote cross-school interaction and professional exchanges by establishing a cross-school learning community; and To develop students’ computational thinking and problem-solving skills.