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

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 support participating schools to develop curriculum leadership in the learning and teaching of Chinese for NCS students with reference to the Chinese Language Curriculum Second Language Framework and other resources; To enhance the professional capacity of teachers in teaching Chinese to NCS students; To develop appropriate learning and teaching materials, consolidate experience and establish a professional learning community of Chinese teachers of NCS students; To empower teachers to provide appropriate learning activities for NCS students so as to enhance their Chinese proficiency and assist them in understanding the Chinese culture.

To share with participating schools on ways to cater for learner diversity by providing students with interactive and interesting learning experiences using e-learning platforms/learning tools in classroom teaching; To enhance teaching effectiveness of teachers with the adoption of intelligent assessment system/e-platforms; To enhance students’ self-directed learning ability by promoting Assessment as Learning in a school curriculum.

To assist schools in developing a school-based storybook teaching curriculum that caters for students’ different learning characteristics; To help teachers enhance students’ interest in reading and learning Chinese, enrich students’ imagination, nurture their thinking skills and promote values education; To enhance the professional capacity of teachers through co-planning, selecting suitable storybooks as learning and teaching materials as well as designing a school curriculum and open lessons; To facilitate the connection between schools through interschool networks.