Date:

16 January 2024

Title:

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

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.

Event Details

Date:

9 January 2024

Title:

STEAM Education Learning, Teaching and Assessment Series: Workshop on Using App Inventor to Develop Computational Thinking among Upper Primary Students [Re-run]

Venue:

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


Description:

  1. To develop participants’ understanding of programming with App Inventor
  2. To enhance participants’ pedagogical knowledge of using App Inventor to develop computational thinking among upper primary students
  3. To facilitate participants to promote STEAM education in school through teaching coding

Event Details

Date:

19 December 2023 / 23 January 2024

Title:

STEAM Education Enriching Knowledge Series: Workshop on Designing and Making of IoT Smart Humidifiers (New)

Venue:

Maker Space, Room 109, Arts & Technology Education Centre,145 Junction Road, Lok Fu, Kowloon  

Description:

1. To enhance participants’ knowledge and skills in teaching Designing and Making of IoT Smart Humidifiers.
2. To facilitate participants to promote STEAM education in schools.


Event Details

CoolThink@JC Competition 2024


16/10/2023 – 5/1/2024


Description:


CoolThink@JC Competition 2024 (“The Competition”) aims to promote Computational Thinking (“CT”) Education, enhance students’ awareness and interests on CT through coding and problem solving skills, enable students to apply their knowledge and skills on CT to solve problems, enhance creativity, innovation and coding techniques as well as encourage collaboration.  The Competition includes Scratch and App Inventor categories, and targets all Primary Four to Primary Six students in the academic year of 2023/2024 (The competition accepts entries from teams from all Hong Kong schools, each team to be formed by three students. Each school may send at most five teams.) For more details, please visit its website https://ctc.coolthink.hk/english/.


The competition is created and funded by The Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust, co-created by The Education University of Hong Kong, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and City University of Hong Kong, and co-organised by Association of I.T. Leaders in Education and The Hong Kong Association for Computer Education, and supported by Education Bureau and Hong Kong Education City.


Registration for Competition:

Should school interest to register for the Competition, please enrol online at https://forms.gle/MMKQpkFGqp4B8r7TA. The registration deadline is 5 January 2024 (Friday).


A briefing session for teachers will be held at 3:45-4:45 pm on 28 November 2023 (Tuseday). It will introduce the Competition’s details, rules and judging criteria, etc. Should school interest to attend the briefing session, please enrol online at https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc0-t-9Pcs-aRim1HmvaOHjhv1H-xTYMVedF5Kki191JuVh9Q/viewform.


The Grand Final and Awards Presentation Ceremony will be held on the afternoon of 13 July 2024 (Saturday) at The Education University of Hong Kong.


For enquiries, please contact Ms. Law on 2948 8554 or email ctcompetition@eduhk.hk.

Date:

8 December 2023

Title:

Problem Solving and Application of Technology in Design (New)

Venue:

Lecture Theatre, 4/F, West Block, EDB Kowloon Tong Education Services Centre,19 Suffolk Road, Kowloon  

Description:

1. How to apply technology and problem solving skills in design

2. Sharing of authentic industry cases

3. Application of the skills in the learning and teaching of Visual Arts, Design and Technology and STEAM education


Event Details

Date:

29 November 2023

Title:

STEAM Education Enriching Knowledge Series: Workshop on Designing and Making of Wireless LED Device (New)

Venue:

Maker Space, Room 109, Arts & Technology Education Centre,145 Junction Road, Lok Fu, Kowloon

Description:

1. To enhance participants’ knowledge and skills on teaching Designing and Making of Wireless LED Device.
2. To facilitate participants to promote STEAM education in schools.


Event Details

Date:

21 November 2023

Title:

The 1st “Future Hong Kong” International Science and Technology Innovation Education Forum & 2023 “Science and Technology Innovation Lecture” Launching Ceremony

Venue:

Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre

Description:

The forum aims to promote and lead the development of science and technology innovation education in Hong Kong, fostering students’ scientific literacy. By doing so, it strives to contribute to Hong Kong’s future as an international hub for technological innovation, while also cultivating a substantial pool of creative individuals equipped with comprehensive skills, collaboration abilities, and problem-solving capabilities in the field of science and technology. Furthermore, the alliance seeks to establish a platform for communication between Chinese scientific experts and Hong Kong schools, facilitating the promotion of popular science education. Through the invitation of experts from the Chinese Academy of Sciences to deliver popular science lectures to primary and secondary school students in Hong Kong, the alliance aims to enhance students’ interest in science and technology.


Event Details

Date:

7 December 2023


Title:

Media and Information Literacy (MIL) Series: (3) Seminar on Searching for Information and Identifying False Information (New)

Venue:

Room 703, 7/F, Lee Shau Kee Communication and Visual Arts Building, Hong Kong Baptist University, 5 Hereford Road, Kowloon Tong  

Description:

1. To introduce the daily operation of HKBU Fact Check

2. To enhance participants’ understanding of fake news in the age of AI

3. To familiarise participants with the ways of identifying false information and fact checking 


Event Details

Date:

28 December 2023


Title:

Professional Development Programme on Innovation and Technology for STEAM Co-ordinators of Schools – Innovation & Technology and Sustainable Development Series: (2) United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and Entrepreneurship (New)


Venue:

Function Room 1- 3, Core E, Level 3, Cyberport 3 


Description:

After the course, the participants should be able to:

1. understand the relationship between STEAM and United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and how to apply the SDGs to STEAM classes; and

2. apply entrepreneurial concepts in STEAM learning activities.

Event Details

Date:

24 November 2023


Title:

Professional Development Programme on Innovation and Technology for STEAM Co-ordinators of Schools – Innovation & Technology and Sustainable Development Series: (1) Green Farming and Renewable Energy (New)


Venue:

Function Room 1- 3, Core E, Level 3, Cyberport 3 


Description:

After the course, the participants should be able to:
1. understand the basics of sustainable technologies and their impact on different sectors; and
2. understand the basic concepts of Green Farming and Renewable Energy and how to apply those concepts with learnable elements in the school/classroom setting.


Event Details