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 STEAM education; To support teachers in developing bio-technology and STEAM education learning activities for school 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 STEAM education in the participating schools, the secondary school sector and in Hong Kong.

To help teachers master in determining the teaching objectives, strategies and self-directed learning guidelines of STEAM, and design related learning portfolios, assessment methods and rubrics; To establish an interactive teacher professional learning community to let teachers share their teaching design and experience; To let teachers help students solve problems in daily life with STEAM knowledge; To nurture students’ perseverance, courage to innovate and an attitude of continuous improvement, and enhance their interest and curiosity in the world of science and technology, and concern about the impact of science and technology on society.

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

To assist participating schools in promoting STEAM education in General Studies so as to facilitate the connection among the Science, Technology, Arts and Mathematics Education Key Learning Areas (KLAs); To assist teachers in designing hands-on and brains-on STEAM education activities so as to enhance students’ ability in integrating and applying knowledge and skills in different KLAs; To assist participating schools in promoting HOTS (High Order Thinking Skills) in General Studies; To assist participating schools to cultivate positive values of students through STEAM education.