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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1983
REFRESHER COURSES FOR PRIMARY SCHOOL TEACHERS
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FOUR RETRAINING COURSES WILL BE CONDUCTED BY GRANTHAM COLLEGE OF EDUCATION AND THE ADVISORY INSPECTORATE OF THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT IN THE 1983-84 ACADEMIC YEAR FOR TEACHERS OF GOVERNMENT AND AIDED PRIMARY SCHOOLS.
HEADS OF THESE SCHOOLS ARE INVITED TO NOMINATE TEACHERS FOR THE COURSES, WHICH WILL BE FREE OF CHARGE AND LAST FOR EIGHT WEEKS EACH,
+THE AIM OF THESE COURSES IS TO ACQUAINT TEACHERS WITH MODERN TEACHING METHODS AND APPROACHES TO PROMOTE FURTHER UNDERSTANDING IN THE USE OF RESOURCES, AND TO INTRODUCE NEW CONCEPTS OF CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT,+ A SPOKESMAN FOR THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT SAID.
+EMPHASIS WILL BE ON PRACTICAL ASPECTS OF TEACHING, HELPING TEACHERS TO DEVELOP 'MODERN METHODS IN PROGRAMMED LEARNING, TEAM TEACHING AND THE ACTIVITY APPROACH, HE ADDED.
THE MAJOR PART OF THE PROGRAMME WILL CONSIST OF WORKSHOPS, SEMINARS AND TUTORIALS,
THERE WILL ALSO BE OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE DISCUSSION OF PROBLEMS ENCOUNTERED IN CLASSROOM SITUATIONS, THE CONSTRUCTION AND DESIGN OF TEACHING AIDS, AND VISITS TO VARIOUS TEACHING CENTRES AND SCHOOLS USING THE ACTIVITY APPROACH.
THOSE NOMINATED FOR THE COURSE MUST HAVE AT LEAST FIVE YEARS' TEACHING EXPERIENCE AFTER INITIAL TRAINING, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
REPLACEMENT TEACHERS MAY BE EMPLOYED BY THE SCHOOL TO STAND IN FOR TEACHERS ON RETRAINING COURSES.
PARTICIPATION WILL NOT CONSTITUTE ANY QUALIFICATION BUT CERTIFICATES OF ATTENDANCE WILL BE ISSUED TO THOSE WHO HAVE FOLLOWED THE COURSE WITH SATISFACTORY ATTENDANCE.
NOMINATIONS SHOULD BE RETURNED TO THE SENIOR EDUCATION OFFICER (FURTHER EDUCATION), EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, LEE GARDENS, 3/F, HYSAN AVENUE, CAUSEWAY BAY, HONG KONG BY MARCH 18.
SCHOOLS WILL BE INFORMED IN MID-APRIL WHETHER THEIR NOMINATIONS HAVE BEEN ACCEPTED.
ENQUIRIES CONCERNING THE COURSES MAY BE MADE TO GRANTHAM COLLEGE OF EDUCATION, GASCOIGNE ROAD, KOWLOON ON 3-885061 EXT. 231 AND THOSE REGARDING REPLACEMENT TEACHERS TO THE DISTRICT EDUCATION OFFICER CONCERNED.
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