Quality Education Fund Thematic Network (QTN) on English Language (Primary) Projects
(Commissioned by the Quality Education Fund (QEF), HKSAR Government)
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Project Leader: Prof. Barley Mak
Facilitators: Prof. Barley Mak, Prof. Barry Bai, Mr. Howard Chau, Ms. Carol Choi, Dr. Betty J. Gran, Prof. Sai-wing Pun, CEELT staff
Introduction
Aims
The QTN aims to:
Target participants
Project scope
(Commissioned by the Quality Education Fund (QEF), HKSAR Government)
For more information, please click here
Project Leader: Prof. Barley Mak
Facilitators: Prof. Barley Mak, Prof. Barry Bai, Mr. Howard Chau, Ms. Carol Choi, Dr. Betty J. Gran, Prof. Sai-wing Pun, CEELT staff
Introduction
- As one of the deliverables of the Consolidation and Redevelopment Work on Quality Education Fund English Language (Primary) Projects (hereafter referred to as C&R Work), a resource package was developed by CEELT by incorporating and extending the successful pedagogic experiences of 57 QEF projects on English Language (Primary). Six modules—Phonics, Reading, E-Learning, Drama, Intervention Programmes and Enrichment Programmes—have been developed for the resource package, with detailed lesson plans, teaching suggestions and supporting materials.
- Aiming to further disseminate the good practices of the QEF projects, a QEF Thematic Network (QTN) has been established to facilitate selected primary schools to try out selected module(s) from the C&R Work resource package, as well as to expand the module(s) by developing their own school-based English curriculum for enhancing English learning and teaching. The QTN also provides a platform for the selected schools to share among themselves valuable pedagogic experiences, as well as useful learning and teaching materials. With the professional support from CEELT, these good practices will then be consolidated and disseminated to primary schools in Hong Kong.
Aims
The QTN aims to:
- establish a school network for extending the C&R Work
- build up the teacher capacity through a professional community
- strengthen the dissemination of the resource package
Target participants
- Primary English panel chairpersons
- Primary English teachers
Project scope
- One of the six modules becomes the focus of the QTN project in each implementation year starting from 2013/14, i.e.
- Reading (2013/14)
- Phonics (2014/15)
- E-Learning (2015/16)
- Numbers of primary schools engaged in the QTN since 2013/14:
Four Core Schools are newly selected in the school year of 2015/16 to tryout and further develop the E-Learning module of the resource package while four Partner Schools are selected to collaborate with four existing Core Schools to further develop and consolidate the Phonics module. Twenty Networking Schools are also selected to try out the Reading module.
Project period
QTN 2013/14 (Reading): 01/2014 –08/2014
QTN 2014/15 (Phonics): 09/2014 –08/2015
QTN 2015/16 (E-Learning): 09/2015–08/2016
- Intensive training and support on the teaching strategies as well as the adaptation of the E-Learning, Phonics and Reading modules are provided by CEELT through professional development workshops, co-planning meetings, lesson observations, and experience sharing.
- A seminar will be conducted by the end of each implementation year to disseminate successful pedagogic experiences of the Core Schools, Partner and Networking Schools regarding the implementation and the extension of the E-Learning, Phonics and Reading modules to the primary English education community.
- In the fourth implementation year, 2016/17, Core Schools will be recruited to tryout and further develop the Drama module. Partner Schools and Networking Schools will be recruited to consolidate the E-Learning, Phonics module and Reading module.
Project period
QTN 2013/14 (Reading): 01/2014 –08/2014
QTN 2014/15 (Phonics): 09/2014 –08/2015
QTN 2015/16 (E-Learning): 09/2015–08/2016
2013-2014
2014-2015