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Exemplary Teaching Practices: Insights from Hong Kong's Awarded Educators

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Session description

Our sharing will focus on three key components (3Cs): 1. Catering for Learning Diversity: Inspire students to engage with their community and integrate knowledge into everyday life. 2. Cooperative Inquiry Learning: Leverage peer collaboration to foster high-participation classrooms. 3. Contextual Learning: Guide students to think critically and analytically.

Outline

After this session, participants will be able to:

1. Enhance Students' Humanistic Qualities: Implement strategies to foster empathy, responsibility, and a deep understanding of self, society, the nation, and the world through geography, history, and socioeconomic perspectives in humanities lessons and life-wide learning activities.

2. Promote Cultural Appreciation: Develop techniques to help students appreciate and respect diverse cultures.

3. Apply Differentiated Instruction: Set and customize learning goals and materials based on students' learning styles and abilities, ensuring all students can succeed.

4. Engage in Cooperative Inquiry-Based Learning: Design field study activities that enable students to apply classroom knowledge in real-world contexts.

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Supporting research

Our team comprises 3 experienced teachers who have received the Chief Executive's Award for Teaching Excellence in the Personal, Social, and Humanities Education key learning area from the HKSAR government. Notably, only three awards were given in the latest cohort, with evaluations based on performance in four domains: professional competence, student development, professionalism and community commitment, and school development. Therefore, we believe our teaching methods exemplify excellent practices in Hong Kong SAR.

References:

https://www.ate.gov.hk/english/assesresult_2324.html

https://www.news.gov.hk/eng/2024/09/20240920/20240920_123326_835.html

https://youtu.be/YpYdEaiQ48s?si=otNQuS1BjCT4lXnN

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Presenters

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Vice Principal
Wesley College
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Panel Chairperson of Geography
HKRSS Tai Po Secondary School
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Vice Panel Head of Life and Society
Christian Alliance S C Chan Memorial College

Session specifications

Topic:

Academic and Behavioral Interventions

Grade level:

6-8

Audience:

Curriculum Designer/Director, District Level Leadership, Teacher

Attendee devices:

Devices useful

Attendee device specification:

Smartphone: Android, iOS, Windows

Subject area:

Social Studies or History

TLPs:

Cultivate Belonging, Prioritize authentic experiences