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Welcome to Hong Kong

Welcome to Hong Kong. Invitational Education. Sharing of Hong Kong Experience By Dr. Peter K. H. Wong Senior School Development Officer Hong Kong SAR Government. Hong Kong School System. Hong Kong Education System. Hong Kong Context. Concerns / Issues Baby Boom in 1990’s

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Welcome to Hong Kong

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  1. Welcome toHong Kong

  2. Invitational Education Sharing of Hong Kong Experience By Dr. Peter K. H. Wong Senior School Development Officer Hong Kong SAR Government

  3. Hong Kong School System

  4. Hong Kong Education System

  5. Hong Kong Context • Concerns / Issues • Baby Boom in 1990’s • Sharp decline of student population in 2000’s • Closing down of under-enrolled schools • Job security issues on teachers • Information / Technology Boom and Globalization in 2000’s • Impact on educational needs of students, e.g. Language Education, Moral Education, IT Education, Enhancement of Generic Skills, etc

  6. Education Reform • The need for Education Reform • To meet the arising training needs • To develop pupils’ untapped potential • Impact on schools • Increased workload on teachers • New demands on teachers’ duty (e.g. planning, writing up evaluation report, being middle managers, etc.)

  7. The Core Businesses • The school education service should develop the potential of every individual child: • independent-minded • socially-aware adults • equipped with the knowledge, skills and attitudes to live a full life as individuals • play a positive role in the life of the community

  8. Education Reform • Support from Education and Manpower Bureau • Establishment of Regional Education Office • Provision of funding for specific purposes (e.g. Capacity Enhancement Grant, etc.) • Provision of various school development schemes (e.g. Action Learning Projects – Invitational Education)

  9. Optimism Programs Policies Student Respect People Places Trust Processes Intentionality Key IE Concepts

  10. Invitational Education in HK • Action Learning Project started in 2002 • 9 schools in 2002/03 • 18 schools in 2003/04 • 36 schools in 2004/05 • 32 schools in 2005/06 • 3 Project Schools were granted IE award

  11. Invitational Education in HK • Reflections on Education Reform: • Some criticism against Education Reform in HK: • “Education Reform stops at the door steps of the classrooms” – some teachers do not follow the reform strategies recommended by EMB • “Whatever you do can be called Education Reform” – schools need systematic way for school development • The conclusion: difficult to impose changes in schools

  12. Bringing Changes to Schools • Awareness • A time consuming process • Staff development workshops • Developing new paradigm

  13. Bringing Changes to Schools • Understanding • To understand the needs for new learning and teaching strategies • Learning new ideas • Changing teachers’ perception • Teachers’ become more ready to change

  14. Bringing Changes to Schools • Application • Theories into practices • Formulate positive and proactive policies and actions • Trying in small steps • Provide authentic experience for teachers • Demonstration purposes for all staff • Teachers become more skilled, ideas becomeclearer, shared commitment get stronger

  15. Bringing Changes to Schools • Adoption • School involved in a systematic way (5Ps) • Attract attention of the whole staff • Everyone contributed to the scheme • Innovative ideas become concrete measures • People working collaboratively

  16. Source of Change School Leaders Compliance Top Down Teachers and School Staff

  17. Source of Change School Leaders Bottom Up Commitment Teachers and School Staff

  18. Bottom Up Top Down Source of Change Successful Transformation

  19. Contribution to Schools • Move beyond impossibilities • Right strategies

  20. Contribution to Schools • From “Good” to “Great” • Unintentional  Intentional

  21. Contribution to Schools • Education of the Heart • From “Hardware” to “Heartware”

  22. Contribution to Schools • People make the difference • Inviting environment • Growth

  23. One hundred years from now it will not matter how much money you made, what kind of car you drove, what sort of house you lived in, but one hundred years from now the world will be a better place because you made a difference in the life of a child.

  24. Invitational Education in HK Should you need any further information, please feel free to contact: Dr. Peter K. H. Wong Senior School Development Officer Hong Kong SAR Government E-mail: khwong@emb.gov.hk Fax: (852) 2672 3747

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