Quality Education Fund Thematic Networks - Schools (QTN-S)
This programme is the continuation of the Professional Development Schools Scheme financed by the Education Development Fund. Schools with exemplary practices in learning and teaching and a good sharing culture will form a network with participating schools, focusing mainly on specific pedagogical themes to promote inter-school collaboration and professional exchange through various exchange activities. The Planning and Implementation of School-based Values Education (2021/22)
- Co-ordinator : Fung Kai No.1 Primary School
To work collaboratively with Participating Schools to develop their school-based Basic Law education lessons and learning activities, as well as to share relevant resources with them;
To foster a collaborative culture through activities such as collaborative lesson planning, lesson observation and post-lesson discussion; and
To share the successful experience of the Network Co-ordinating School and Participating Schools with teachers in Hong Kong.
Nurturing Students with the Quality of Self-directed Learning, Fully Utilising the Edge of e-Learning, and Constructing Highly Effective Mathematics Lessons (2021/22)
- Co-ordinator : Sau Ming Primary School
To flexibly adopt diversified learning and teaching strategies to construct teaching contexts with close connection to the learning key points and difficulties so as to arouse students’ learning motivation, facilitate students to construct mathematical concepts and develop their logical thinking;
To design key questions in the lesson to stimulate students’ thinking, to guide them to observe, to explore and to take initiatives to exchange their ideas so as to enhance their ability and thinking in learning Mathematics;
To strengthen the vertical continuity and lateral coherence of the Mathematics school-based curriculum through designing the learning units with effective assignments and tasks before, during and after lessons; and
To utilise the e-learning platform and diversified assessment to review students’ learning outcomes and provide students with instant feedback that can improve the learning and teaching effectiveness.
Constructing an Independent and Interactive Mathematics Lesson with Various Learning Strategies (2021/22)
- Co-ordinator : Pui Kiu Primary School
To examine and share with the Participating Schools on how to make use of diversified strategies to enhance students’ motivation in learning Mathematics and their self-directed learning ability, and develop and design autonomous and supportive Mathematics lessons; and
To enhance a collaborative and learning culture that promotes professional exchanges among teachers within and across schools.
Teaching Non-fiction in the English Classroom through e-Reading (2021/22)
- Co-ordinator : HHCKLA Buddhist Wong Cho Sum School
To incorporate the use of information technology (IT) into the school-based English Language curriculum and to use e-Learning effectively in the teaching of reading skills;
To introduce e-Learning pedagogies and e-tools; and
To arouse students’ interest in reading non-fiction, e.g. topics related to STEM education.
Teaching Chinese with Storybooks (2021/22)
- Co-ordinator : Tin Shui Wai Methodist Primary School
To assist schools in developing a school-based storybook teaching curriculum that cater for students’ different learning characteristics;
To enhance students’ interest in reading and learning Chinese, enrich students’ imagination and nurture their thinking skills;
To enhance the professional development of teachers through co-planning, selecting suitable storybooks as learning and teaching materials and designing a school-based curriculum and open lessons; and
To facilitate the connection between schools through cross-school networks.
