SATURDAY, APRIL 4, 1987
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COMPUTER COURSES AND SEMINARS FOR TEACHERS
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THE COMPUTER EDUCATION CENTRE OF THE EDUCATION DEPARMENT IS INVITING TEACHERS TO ATTEND A SERIES OF COURSES AND SEMINARS ON THE TEACHING OF COMPUTER STUDIES AND THE USE OF COMPUTERS IN SCHOOLS.
THREE IDENTICAL COURSES FOR COMPUTER TEACHERS ON LOGO PROGRAMMING WILL START IN APRIL 24. PRIORITY WILL BE GIVEN TO TEACHERS PREPARING TO TEACH THE COMPUTER LITERACY SYLLABUS FOR FORMS 1 TO 3 PROPOSED BY THE CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE.
THESE COURSES ARE AIMED AT PROVIDING TEACHERS WITH KNOWLEDGE ON LOGO PROGRAMMING THROUGH TALKS, DISCUSSIONS AND PRACTICAL SESSIONS.
SECONDARY SCHOOL TEACHERS WITHOUT PRIOR KNOWLEDGE IN COMPUTER WILL ALSO HAVE THE CHANCE TO LEARN THIS SUBJECT IN FIVE IDENTICAL THREE-DAY SHORT COURSES ON COMPUTER AWARENESS BETWEEN MAY AND JUNE.
ONE OF THE COURSES IS SPECIALLY DESIGNED FOR MATHEMATICS AND SCIENCE TEACHERS, THE SECOND FOR CULTURAL CRAFTS TEACHERS WHILE THE THIRD FOR MUSIC TEACHERS. THE REMAINING TWO COURSES WILL BE OFFERED TO TEACHERS OF OTHER SUBJECTS.
FOR PRIMARY SCHOOL TEACHERS, SIX IDENTICAL THREE-DAY COURSES ON COMPUTER AWARENESS WILL ALSO BE HELD BETWEEN MAY AND JUNE. ONE OF THE COURSES WILL BE OPEN TO CULTURAL CRAFTS TEACHERS AND ANOTHER FOR MUSIC TEACHERS. THE REMAINING FOUR COURSES ARE FOR TEACHERS OF OTHER SUBJECTS.
ALL SECONDARY AND PRIMARY TEACHERS ATTENDING THESE COURSES CAN GAIN HANDS-ON EXPERIENCE THROUGH THE USE OF FACILITIES AT THE CENTRE.
FOUR IDENTICAL HALF-DAY SEMINARS ON COMPUTER AWARENESS FOR SECONDARY SCHOOL TEACHERS WILL BE CONDUCTED BETWEEN MAY AND JUNE.
AIMED TO AROUSE TEACHERS AWARENESS IN THE USE OF COMPUTERS IN SCHOOLS, THE THEME OF THE SEMINARS WILL BE ON COMPUTERS IN EDUCATION. THERE WILL BE A FILM SHOW FOLLOWED BY A DISCUSSION ON A SELECTED THEME IN EACH SEMINAR.
SCHOOL HEADS WISHING TO NOMINATE TEACHERS TO ATTEND THE COURSES AND THE SEMINARS SHOULD FORWARD APPLICATIONS TO THE COMPUTER EDUCATION CENTRE OF THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT AT 19 HOK YUEN STREET, HUNG HOM, AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
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