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.Teaching Chinese with Storybooks (2020/21)
- Chinese Language Education
- 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;
To facilitate the connection between schools through cross-school networks.
Teaching non-fiction in English Classroom Through e-Reading (2020/21)
- English Language Education
- 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;
To arouse students’ interest in reading non-fiction, e.g. topics related to STEM education.
Constructing an Independent and Interactive Mathematics Lesson with Various Learning Strategies (2020/21)
- Mathematics Education
- 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;
To enhance a collaborative and learning culture that promotes professional exchanges among teachers within and across schools.
Nurturing Students with the Quality of Self-directed Learning, Fully Utilizing the Edge of e-Learning and Constructing Highly Effective Mathematics Lessons (2020/21)
- Mathematics Education
- 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;
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.
The Planning and Implementation of School – based Values Education (2020/21)
- Values Education
- Co-ordinator : Fung Kai No.1 Primary School
This QTN aims at promoting values education, assisting schools to develop school-based curriculum on Basic Law education, foster sharing culture for school-based curriculum planning and disseminate relevant experiences with all primary schools.