To facilitate the implementation of the SS Biology Curriculum, a series of professional development programmes is being organised. Major domains of the professional development programmes to be provided are: (I) Understanding and Interpreting the Curriculum; (II) Assessing Student Learning; (III) Learning and Teaching Strategies; and (IV) Enriching Knowledge for the Biology Curriculum
2024/25 School Year| Course Titles | Course ID | Date |
|---|---|---|
| I. Understanding and Interpreting the Curriculum | ||
| SS Understanding and Interpreting the Biology Curriculum (Refreshed) | CSD020250296 | 2024/12/20 |
| II. Assessing Student Learning | ||
| SS Assessing Student Learning Series: Briefing Session on 2024 HKDSE Biology Examination (New) | CSD020250197 | Event AA: 2024/11/05 Event AB: 2024/11/08 |
| Biology SBA Conference (New) | CSD020250198 | 2024/10/12 |
| SBA of Biology – Induction Course for New Teachers (Re-run) | CSD020250199 | Session 1: 2024/11/02 Session 2: 2024/12/06 |
| SS Assessing Student Learning Series for Biology: Workshop on Novel SBA Practical Activities (New) | CSD020250315 | 2025/02/10 |
| III. Learning and Teaching Strategies | ||
| SS Learning and Teaching Series for Biology: Workshops on Practical Activities in Biotechnology - Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeat (CRISPR) (New) | CSD020250202 | Event AA: 2025/01/09 Event AB: 2025/04/29 Event AC: 2025/04/30 Event AD: 2025/06/05 Event AE: 2025/06/06 |
| Course for laboratory technicians: Workshops on Practical Activities in Biotechnology - Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeat (CRISPR) (New) | CSD020250203 | Event AA: 2025/01/09 Event AB: 2025/06/05 Event AC: 2025/06/06 |
| SS Learning and Teaching Series for Biology: Workshops on Practical Activities in Biotechnology - Detection of Mutation in a Cancer Gene (New) | CSD020250206 | Event AA: 2025/01/10 Event AB: 2025/05/08 Event AC: 2025/05/09 Event AD: 2025/06/10 Event AE: 2025/06/11 |
| Course for laboratory technicians: Workshops on Practical Activities in Biotechnology - Detection of Mutation in a Cancer Gene (New) | CSD020250209 | Event AA: 2025/01/10 Event AB: 2025/06/10 Event AC: 2025/06/11 |
| IV. Enriching Knowledge | ||
| SS Enriching Knowledge Series for Biology: Recent Development of Molecular Biology and the Application of Biotechnology – Genome Editing and CRISPR (New) | CSD020250211 | Event AA: 2024/11/01 Event AB: 2024/12/16 to 2025/01/25 |
| Course for laboratory technicians: Recent Development of Molecular Biology and the Application of Biotechnology – Genome Editing and CRISPR (New) | CSD020250214 | Event AA: 2024/11/01 Event AB: 2024/12/16 to 2025/01/25 |
| SS Enriching Knowledge Series for Biology: Recent Development of Molecular Biology and the Application of Biotechnology – Principles and Applications of Next Generation Sequencing and Third Generation Sequencing Technologies (New) | CSD020250216 | Event AA: 2024/11/12 Event AB: 2024/12/16 to 2025/01/25 |
| Course for laboratory technicians: Recent Development of Molecular Biology and the Application of Biotechnology – Principles and Applications of Next Generation Sequencing and Third Generation Sequencing Technologies (New) | CSD020250217 | Event AA: 2024/11/12 Event AB: 2024/12/16 to 2025/01/25 |
| Course Titles | Course ID | Date |
|---|---|---|
| I. Understanding and Interpreting the Curriculum | ||
| SS Understanding and Interpreting the Biology Curriculum (Refreshed) | CSD020240176 | 2024/01/12 |
| II. Assessing Student Learning | ||
| SS Assessing Student Learning Series: Briefing Session on 2023 HKDSE Biology Examination (New) | CSD020240203 | Event AA: 2023/10/31 Event AB: 2023/11/11 |
| Biology SBA Conference (New) | CSD020240204 | 2023/10/28 |
| SBA of Biology – Induction Course for New Teachers (Re-run) | CSD020240205 | Session 1: 2023/10/06 Session 2: 2023/10/20 |
| SBA of Biology – Induction Course for New Teachers (Re-run) | CSD020240477 | Session 1: 2024/03/09 Session 2: 2024/03/23 |
| SS Assessing Student Learning Series for Biology: Designing and Conducting Effective Senior Secondary Biology Practical Work and School-based Assessment (New) | CSD020240575 | 2024/06/14 |
| III. Learning and Teaching Strategies | ||
| Sampling Skills in Conducting an Ecological Fieldwork (BioBlitz) (New) | CSD020240186 | 2023/12/22 |
| Workshops on Practical Skills for conducting Ecological Field Work and Scientific Investigation on Rocky Shore Habitats (New) | CSD020240187 | 2024/01/19 |
| Workshops on Practical Activities in Biology (New) | CSD020240180 | Event AA: 2024/06/21 Event AB: 2024/06/25 |
| IV. Enriching Knowledge | ||
| SS Enriching Knowledge Series: The Use of Museum Collections in Biodiversity Education cum Guided Visit to the Hong Kong Biodiversity Museum(New) | CSD020240493 | 2024/03/22 & 2024/03/28 |
| SS Enriching Knowledge Series for Biology: Biological and Biomedical Engineering | CSD020240189 | 2024/04/13 |
| SS Enriching Knowledge Series for Biology: Recent Development of Molecular Biology and the Application of Biotechnology – Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR), Real-time PCR and Digital PCR (New) | CSD020240191 | 2024/04/25 |
| SS Enriching Knowledge Series for Biology: Recent Development of Molecular Biology and the Application of Biotechnology – Advancements in Recombinant DNA Technology that Improved Human Life and Revolutionised Biotechnology (New) | CSD020240200 | 2024/05/14 |
| V. Others | ||
| Innovation and Technology Seminar - The Journey of Soybean Research (New) | CSD020240223 | 2024/02/24 |
| STEAM Education Enriching Knowledge Series: Seminar on "Challenges and Opportunities of Climate Change on Global Sustainable Agriculture" cum Guided Visit to the Jockey Club Museum of Climate Change (New) | CSD020240570 | 2024/05/25 |