Date:
23 Apr 2020 – 18 May 2020
Title:
PolyU & You: Online Lecture Series
Description:
The professional academic staff of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University will conduct an online lecture series from 23 April to 18 May 2020, via the Microsoft Teams Live Events platform, between 4:00 pm and 4:35 pm in real time.
Objective:
To enrich students’ knowledge on business, language, design and STEM through an online lecture series
Topics:
Be a Fashionable Pop-word User! (23 April 2020, Thursday)
Physics 101 for Physiotherapist (27 April 2020, Monday)
Why do Housing Prices Go Sky-high? (5 May 2020, Tuesday)
Olympics and Sports Clothing Innovation (6 May 2020, Wednesday)
A Crash Course into Coffee Basics (7 May 2020, Thursday)
Fundamentals of Modern Marketing (12 May 2020, Tuesday)
Can a Product to be Designed to Heal Relationship? (13 May 2020, Wednesday)
Jet Engines for Commercial Aircraft (14 May 2020, Thursday)
The Magic of Light (18 May 2020, Monday)
Event Details
Category: Uncategorized
Health Management and Social Care Field Learning Expo 2020 (Postponed)
Title:
Health Management and Social Care Field Learning Expo 2020 (Postponed)
Objective:
To showcase students’ achievement in HMSC field learning as well as to introduce different innovative solutions and experiential learning activities in health and social care areas
Important Note
Due to class suspension of all schools, the Health Management and Social Care Field Learning Expo 2020 originally scheduled from 7 to 23 April 2020 has been postponed to January or February 2021.
We will invite schools to participate in the event again in October 2020 (tentatively) through EDB circular memorandum. All the planned learning activities will still be offered. Schools that have already submitted nominations / applications could keep their nominations / applications or they may consider submitting new applications / nominations in October 2020.
For more details, please refer to:
https://www.edb.gov.hk/en/curriculum-development/kla/technology-edu/resources/hmsc/fieldlearningexpo.html
STEM Education Enriching Knowledge Series: Workshop on Building an Internet of Things (IoT) People Counting Device (New)
Date:
12 JUN 2020 – 19 JUN 2020
Title:
STEM Education Enriching Knowledge Series: Workshop on Building an Internet of Things (IoT) People Counting Device (New)
Venue:
Maker Space, Room 109, Arts & Technology Education Centre,145 Junction Road, Lok Fu, Kowloon
Description:
Objective:
●To enhance participants’ pedagogical knowledge of building an IoT people counting device using single board computer and laser cutter to develop students’ design and make skills
●To facilitate participants to promote STEM education in schools through teaching IoT people counting device
Event Details
CoolThink@JC Competition 2020
Date:
17 FEB 2020 – 12 MAY 2020
Title:
CoolThink@JC Competition 2020
Description:
Objective:
CoolThink@JC Competition 2020 is initiated and funded by The Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust and supported by the Education Bureau. It aims to promote computational thinking (CT) among students and provide opportunities for students to apply their skills of CT and coding. The competition encourages students to move beyond mere technology consumption, nurture their problem-solving skills and creativity, as well as to develop their innovativeness. Details of the competition are available at https://ctc.coolthink.hk/english/.
Event Details
Technovation Girls 2020 and #GirlsMakeTech Hong Kong
Date:
30 MAR 2020
Title:
Technovation Girls 2020 and #GirlsMakeTech Hong Kong
Description:
Objective:
Technovation Girls is a global technology entrepreneurship challenge for girls aged 10 to 18. It was originated in the United States and introduced to Hong Kong by the Young Makers & ChangeMakers (YMCM) in 2017. It aims to offer an opportunity for female students around the world to learn the knowledge and skills required for technology entrepreneurs and leaders through participating in this challenge.
To prepare students participating in this global challenge, YMCM and MakerBay will organise a local programme, namely #GirlsMakeTech Hong Kong: Technovation Girls 2020. Secondary students and teacher-mentors can access the free online technology entrepreneurship curriculum to learn from home and potentially also attend workshops, corporate visits and a bootcamp to be held at the University of Hong Kong and a pitch celebration to be held at Cyberport.
Event Details
Event Poster
EDB Circular Memorandum (Annex 3)
STEM Education Learning, Teaching and Assessment Series: Workshop on Application of Coding in STEM-related Project – Interacting with mBot (Refreshed) (Cancelled)
Date:
3 MAR 2020
Venue:
Room 303, 3/F, Baptist Rainbow Primary School, Chuk Yuen South Estate, Wong Tai Sin, Kowloon
Description:
Objective:
– To enhance participants’ pedagogical knowledge of using mBot to develop students’ computation thinking
– To facilitate participants to promote STEM education in schools through teaching coding
STEM Education Learning, Teaching and Assessment Series: Workshop on Application of Coding in STEM-related Project – Interacting with micro:bit (Refreshed) (Cancelled)
Date:
17 MAR 2020
Title:
STEM Education Learning, Teaching and Assessment Series: Workshop on Application of Coding in STEM-related Project – Interacting with micro:bit (Refreshed) (Cancelled)
Venue:
STEM Education Centre, 1/F, Arts & Technology Education Centre, 145 Junction Road, Lok Fu, Kowloon
Description:
Objective:
– To enhance participants’ pedagogical knowledge of using micro:bit to develop students’ computation thinking
– To facilitate participants to promote STEM education in schools through teaching coding
Event Details
澳門STEM 教育一天考察交流團
日期:
2020年3月31日
活動名稱:
澳門STEM 教育一天考察交流團
簡介:
– 透過參觀兩所中小學，認識及了解澳門推行 STEM 教育的最新情況
– 探索適合於香港課堂進行的學習活動
行程（具體行程或會更改）
去程及集合：在上環港澳碼頭乘坐飛航船出發 。
早上：到「澳門培正中學」參觀及交流。
中午：於市內餐廳午膳。
下午：到「 濠江中學附屬英才學校」參觀及交流並乘坐澳門輕軌「氹仔線」。
回程及解散：乘坐旅遊巴經港珠澳大橋回港。
活動詳情
STEM Education Learning, Teaching and Assessment Series: Workshop on Implementing Coding Education to Develop Upper Primary School Students’ Computational Thinking (English Language Subject) [Refreshed] (Cancelled)
Date:
10 MAR 2020
Title:
STEM Education Learning, Teaching and Assessment Series: Workshop on Implementing Coding Education to Develop Upper Primary School Students’ Computational Thinking (English Language Subject) [Refreshed] (Cancelled)
Venue:
Rm E418, 4/F, East Block, Education Bureau Kowloon Tong Education Services Centre, 19 Suffolk Road, Kowloon Tong
Description:
Objective:
– To enhance participants’ pedagogical knowledge of using coding education to develop students’ computational thinking in English Language subject.
– To facilitate participants to promote STEM education in school through coding education.
Event Details
STEM Education Learning, Teaching and Assessment Series: Workshop on Implementing Coding Education to Develop Upper Primary School Students’ Computational Thinking (Mathematics) [Refreshed] (Cancelled)
Date:
25 FEB 2020
Title:
STEM Education Learning, Teaching and Assessment Series: Workshop on Implementing Coding Education to Develop Upper Primary School Students’ Computational Thinking (Mathematics) [Refreshed] (Cancelled)
Venue:
STEM Education Centre, 1/F, Arts & Technology Education Centre, 145 Junction Road, Lok Fu, Kowloon
Description:
Objective:
– To enhance participants’ pedagogical knowledge of using coding education to develop students’ computational thinking in Mathematics.
– To facilitate participants to promote STEM education in school through coding education.
Event Details