School-based Curriculum Development in Primary Schools

School-based Curriculum Development in Primary Schools

- Intensive on-site school support (English Language Education)

Areas of Support	Foci of Support	Enquiry
English Language 2022/23 Briefing Download Presentation PDF Version	Foci of Support Services To support the ongoing renewal and enhancement of a balanced and coherent school-based curriculum by employing diversified materials, incorporating meaningful learning experiences, nurturing positive values and developing effective pedagogy, with a view to meeting the diverse interests, needs and abilities of students To promote Reading across the Curriculum (RaC) to strengthen students’ literacy development, nurture their interests in reading and equip them with effective reading strategies in reading a wide range of materials on different subject contents, including STEM education, and text types To develop students’ generic skills, knowledge, positive values and attitudes that are conducive to whole-person development and self-directed learning by: engaging them in learning and using English in meaningful and purposeful ways outside and inside classrooms helping them master both language forms and functions facilitating their participation in national security education, life-wide learning, project learning, e-learning and language arts appreciation activities strengthening the interface between different key stages of learning To embrace learner diversity with effective curriculum planning and appropriate learning, teaching and assessment strategies by: supporting teachers to appropriately adapt the curriculum making use of learning evidence to understand students’ learning difficulties, abilities and needs providing students with appropriate guidance, quality feedback, timely support and suitable enrichment To enhance assessment literacy by supporting teachers’ effective use of lesson observation, homework design, student work analysis, internal and external assessment data to feedback on learning and teaching To nurture a professional and collaborative culture among teachers by encouraging professional dialogues and sharing of learning and teaching resources, pedagogy and principles in collaborative lesson preparation meetings, lesson visits, internal and external school sharing To promote the building of a professional team by: developing a collaborative culture and teachers’ leadership through supporting teachers to plan their lessons, implement strategies and evaluate effectiveness promoting professional sharing and collaboration through collaborative lesson preparation meetings, peer lesson observations, internal and external sharing and workshops for teachers Modes of Sharing and Collaboration Support officers offer on-site and online support to develop school-based curriculum with participating teachers through a range of professional services. They may include: planning and developing school-based curriculum planning lessons collaboratively conducting lesson observation organising professional development activities providing professional advice Expectations on Participating Schools To make good use of the support services, participating schools are expected to: nominate a curriculum coordinator to lead and oversee the progress of the programme in cooperation with officers from the EDB provide participating teachers with regular collaboration and exchange time including collaborative lesson planning meeting time (Preferably bi-weekly meetings of 90-120 minutes scheduled in teaching time-table) and peer lesson observation sessions with a view to facilitating teachers to take part in lesson planning and evaluation of teaching strategies share experience and resources with teachers from other schools such as work plans, learning and teaching materials, and students’ work (The copyright of these materials will be co-owned by the EDB and the schools concerned. The EDB reserves the right to compile and refine the materials before disseminating them for educational purposes.) observe strictly their legal obligations and, in all cases, comply with the Copyright Ordinance in developing school-based learning and teaching materials	Ms. CHAN Yeung-ming, Eve Tel: 21584920 E-mail: evechan@edb.gov.hk

Areas of Support

Foci of Support

Enquiry

English Language

2022/23 Briefing

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Foci of Support Services

To support the ongoing renewal and enhancement of a balanced and coherent school-based curriculum by employing diversified materials, incorporating meaningful learning experiences, nurturing positive values and developing effective pedagogy, with a view to meeting the diverse interests, needs and abilities of students

To promote Reading across the Curriculum (RaC) to strengthen students’ literacy development, nurture their interests in reading and equip them with effective reading strategies in reading a wide range of materials on different subject contents, including STEM education, and text types

To develop students’ generic skills, knowledge, positive values and attitudes that are conducive to whole-person development and self-directed learning by:

engaging them in learning and using English in meaningful and purposeful ways outside and inside classrooms
helping them master both language forms and functions
facilitating their participation in national security education, life-wide learning, project learning, e-learning and language arts appreciation activities
strengthening the interface between different key stages of learning

To embrace learner diversity with effective curriculum planning and appropriate learning, teaching and assessment strategies by:

supporting teachers to appropriately adapt the curriculum
making use of learning evidence to understand students’ learning difficulties, abilities and needs
providing students with appropriate guidance, quality feedback, timely support and suitable enrichment

To enhance assessment literacy by supporting teachers’ effective use of lesson observation, homework design, student work analysis, internal and external assessment data to feedback on learning and teaching

To nurture a professional and collaborative culture among teachers by encouraging professional dialogues and sharing of learning and teaching resources, pedagogy and principles in collaborative lesson preparation meetings, lesson visits, internal and external school sharing

To promote the building of a professional team by:

developing a collaborative culture and teachers’ leadership through supporting teachers to plan their lessons, implement strategies and evaluate effectiveness
promoting professional sharing and collaboration through collaborative lesson preparation meetings, peer lesson observations, internal and external sharing and workshops for teachers

Modes of Sharing and Collaboration

Support officers offer on-site and online support to develop school-based curriculum with participating teachers through a range of professional services. They may include:

planning and developing school-based curriculum
planning lessons collaboratively
conducting lesson observation
organising professional development activities
providing professional advice

Expectations on Participating Schools

To make good use of the support services, participating schools are expected to:

nominate a curriculum coordinator to lead and oversee the progress of the programme in cooperation with officers from the EDB
provide participating teachers with regular collaboration and exchange time including collaborative lesson planning meeting time (Preferably bi-weekly meetings of 90-120 minutes scheduled in teaching time-table) and peer lesson observation sessions with a view to facilitating teachers to take part in lesson planning and evaluation of teaching strategies
share experience and resources with teachers from other schools such as work plans, learning and teaching materials, and students’ work (The copyright of these materials will be co-owned by the EDB and the schools concerned. The EDB reserves the right to compile and refine the materials before disseminating them for educational purposes.)
observe strictly their legal obligations and, in all cases, comply with the Copyright Ordinance in developing school-based learning and teaching materials

Ms. CHAN Yeung-ming, Eve

Tel: 21584920

E-mail: evechan@edb.gov.hk