Activities Highlights


Curriculum Leadership Development (CLD) Programme Workshop on Looking at Student Work (LASW) and Experience Sharing on Subject Plan Writing
Date :
  
6 October 2017 (Friday)
Time :
  
9:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Place :
  
Room W301, Kowloon Tong Education Bureau Education Services Centre, Kowloon Tong, 19 Suffolk Road, Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong
Objectives :
  
The objectives of this workshop are to:
• identify and describe the different purposes of the LASW exercise;
• explore ways to plan for and conduct the LASW exercise effectively; and
• illustrate how to make use of the LASW findings to improve learning and teaching
The objective of the sharing session is to:
• provide an opportunity for the members to get to know more about the targets/objectives of the English subject in other CLD schools, the strategies they have adopted to achieve the targets/objectives, the difficulties they encountered and the possible solutions to solve the problems

8:45 am - 9:00 am
 Registration
9:00 am - 9:15 am
 Theme-based Workshop on Looking at Student Work
Part 1: Introduction and workshop objectives
        
9:15 am - 9:45 am
 Part 2: Planning for LASW (Pre-LASW preparation)
 
• LASW can serve both accountability and professional development purposes. It helps teachers gain a deeper understanding of student learning and inform teacher and curriculum development.
• Curriculum leaders should consider what data to be given to other panel members to help them understand students' performance and make objective judgement.
        
9:45 am - 10:00 am
 Part 3: LASW in practice (While-LASW exercise)
 
When teachers look at student work, they should look at whether students can demonstrate the expected learning outcomes by comparing their performance with the stated learning objectives. They should also identify students' learning needs and the gaps in the learning process. Teachers can also suggest how to make marking more meaningful to students and fine-tune the marking criteria where necessary.
        
10:00 am - 10:15 am
 Break
10:15 am - 11:15 am
 Part 3: LASW in practice (continued)
 
A protocol can be practised to communicate ideas with different parties in LASW meetings effectively.
Procedures
2-3 min
1. Opening
8-10 min
2. Mark, study and take notes
12 min
3. Describe student scripts
13-15 min
4. Categorise and draw patterns
15-20 min
5. Analyse and give suggestions (open discussion)
Total: 50-60 min
        
11:15 am - 11:25 am
 Part 4: Post-LASW follow up work and conclusion
 
By looking at student work, we can:
• adjust instructional strategies,
• plan and differentiate instruction for strong, average, and weak students,
• set learning goals for students,
• plan for professional development activities.
        
11:25 am - 11:40 am
 Break
11:40 am - 12:20 pm
 Experience Sharing on Subject Plan Writing
Part 1: Cross-focus sharing (with 2-3 CLD primary/secondary schools in a group)
 
Curriculum leaders from each school shared an objective in their subject plan, strategies they adopted and the problems they encountered or anticipated. Implementation of new initiatives like e-learning, self-directed learning and enhancing teachers' assessment literacy was shared. There was discussion time after sharing from each school.
        
 
 Part 2: Cross-focus sharing (with 7-8 curriculum leaders from different primary and secondary schools in a group)
 
Curriculum leaders shared the highlights of Part 1. There was interaction between the primary and secondary teachers and this allowed them to know more about the practices of primary and secondary schools
        
12:20 pm - 12:30 pm
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