Category: Uncategorized

Date:

27 APR 2023

Title:

STEAM Education Enriching Knowledge Series: Webinar on the Development Trend of Creative Wearable Technology (New)

Venue:

Online 

Description:

1. To enhance participants’ understanding about Creative Wearable Technology and its application in industries
2. To facilitate participants to promote STEAM education in schools through STEAM learning activities related to Wearable Technology
   
   

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Date:

5 MAY 2023

Title:

STEAM Education Learning, Teaching and Assessment Series: Cyber Security – Online Seminar on Emerging Technologies and School Network Security (Secondary)

Venue:

Online 

Description:

This is a new organised seminar, which is the follow-up session of previous briefing session held in February and details are as follows:

1. Introduce the use of emerging technologies as learning tools (e.g. Artificial Intelligent) and information literacy;
2. Share information on latest cyber crimes trends and cases;
3. Provide cyber security solutions for schools; and
4. Disseminate relevant learning and teaching resources.

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Date:

5 MAY 2023

Title:

STEAM Education Learning, Teaching and Assessment Series: Cyber Security – Online Seminar on Emerging Technologies and School Network Security (Primary)

Venue:

Online 

Description:

This is a new organised seminar, which is the follow-up session of previous briefing session held in February and details are as follows:

1. Introduce the use of emerging technologies as learning tools and information literacy;
2. Share information on latest cyber crimes trends and cases;
3. Provide cyber security solutions for schools; and
4. Disseminate relevant learning and teaching resources.

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Date:

20 MAY 2023

Title:

STEAM Education Enriching Knowledge Series: Professional Development Programme on Innovation and Technology for STEAM Co-ordinators of Schools – Web3 and Big Data (New)

Venue:

Training Room 1-3, Core F, Level 3, Cyberport 3

Description:

1. To update participants with the latest development on Innovation and Technology (I&T);
2. To broaden participants’ understanding of Web3 and Blockchain;
3. To illustrate to participants on how to incorporate I&T elements in STEAM education; and
4. To provide opportunities for sharing good practical experience among STEAM co-ordinators on coordinating and planning STEAM education

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Date:

6 MAY 2023

Title:

STEAM Education Enriching Knowledge Series: Professional Development Programme on Innovation and Technology for STEAM Co-ordinators of Schools – IoT and Art Tech (New)

Venue:

Training Room 1-3, Core F, Level 3, Cyberport 3

Description:

1. To update participants with the latest development on Innovation and Technology (I&T);
2. To broaden participants’ understanding of IoT and Art Technology;
3. To illustrate to participants on how to incorporate I&T elements in STEAM education; and
4. To provide opportunities for sharing good practical experience among STEAM co-ordinators on coordinating and planning STEAM education

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Date:

25 APR 2023

Title:

STEAM Education Learning, Teaching and Assessment Series: Workshop on Implementing Coding Education to Develop Upper Primary Students’ Computational Thinking (General Studies) [Refreshed]

Venue:

STEM Education Centre, 1/F, Arts & Technology Education Centre, 145 Junction Road, Lok Fu, Kowloon

Description:

1. To enhance participants’ pedagogical knowledge of using coding education to develop students’ computational thinking in General Studies.
2. To facilitate participants to promote STEAM education in school through coding education.

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Date:

18 APR 2023

Title:

STEAM Education Learning, Teaching and Assessment Series: Workshop on Computational Thinking and Unplugged Activities – online course (Refreshed)

Venue:

Online via Zoom

Description:

1. To enhance participants’ understanding of computational thinking and programming concept
2. To enhance participants’ pedagogical knowledge of using unplugged activities to develop students’ computational thinking
3. To facilitate participants to promote STEAM education in school through teaching coding

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Date:

19 MAY 2023

Title:

Building Healthy Eating Habits – Salt and Sugar Reduction (Re-run)

Venue:

W421, 4/F, West Block, Kowloon Tong Education Services Centre, 19 Suffolk Road, Kowloon Tong

Description:

1. To illustrate how the “Salt and Sugar Reduction Training Kit” can be used in the school contexts or curriculum at the secondary level for promoting healthy eating habit with less salt and sugar among students;
2. To make use of the training kit as a starting point for students to explore more on salt and sugar contents in a range of food groups;
3. To deepen the understanding of participants on the negative impact of excessive intake of salt and sugar on students from various aspects and the latest trend that calls for sustained efforts;
4. To enhance participants’ knowledge about nutrition labelling;
5. To facilitate participants to promote healthy eating in school through teaching food and nutrition in HEc / TL lessons.

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Gifted Education Fund: Off-school Advanced Learning Programmes (2022/23 school year) now open for application

Gifted Education Section, Curriculum Support Division, Education Bureau

This year, the Education Bureau has rolled out 11 Off-school Advanced Learning Programmes (OSALPs).  Supported by the Gifted Education Fund, the OSALPs target gifted students at primary and secondary levels.  The programmes are cross-disciplinary, covering themes related to STEAM and innovation & technology such as artificial intelligence, arts tech, fintech and social sciences.  The deadline for application is 21 April 2023. 

Details of the programmes and means of application are available on the webpage below:

https://www.edb.gov.hk/en/curriculum-development/curriculum-area/gifted/ge_fund/gef/programme/current.html

A QR code is provided on the right for easy access to the webpage.  Parents / guardians may download the application form from the webpage.  Please submit the application form along with required documents to the programme provider by post before the application deadline.

Programme providers will inform applicants individually of the selection arrangements by emails and all applicants will be informed about their application results.

Date:

23 MAR 2023

Title:

Curriculum Planning and Implementation of Design and Technology Subjects in the Secondary Level (New)

Venue:

Inno-Hub, C604, Ying Wa College, No. 1 Ying Wa Street, Shamshuipo / Online mode via Zoom

Description:

1. To enhance participants’ understanding of the planning and implementation of the JS Design and Technology/ SS Design and Applied Technology curriculum.

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