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SUNDAY, OCTOBER 28, 1990
SCHOOL-BASED CURRICULUM PROJECTS ON DISPLAY
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PROJECTS DEVELOPED BY TEACHERS UNDER THE SCHOOL-BASED CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT PROJECT SCHEME IN 1989/90 WILL SOON BE PUT ON DISPLAY AT THE HONG KONG TEACHERS' CENTRE IN PAK FUK ROAD, NORTH POINT.
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THE SCHEME, LAUNCHED BY THE CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT SEPTEMBER 1988, PROVIDES GRANTS FOR DEVELOPMENT OF CURRICULUM PROJECTS CATERING FOR THE SPECIFIC NEEDS OF STUDENTS IN INDIVIDUAL SCHOOLS.
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A SPOKESMAN FOR THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT SAID TODAY (SUNDAY) THAT IT WAS AIMED AT ENCOURAGING TEACHERS то PARTICIPATE CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT AND PROVIDE A MORE FLEXIBLE DEVICE FOR TEACHERS AND SCHOOLS TO MEET THE CHANGING NEEDS OF SOCIETY.
"IT IS BELIEVED THAT THROUGH TEACHERS' ACTIVE PARTICIPATION IN THE SCHEME, THE CENTRALLY DESIGNED CURRICULUM WILL BECOME MORE SUITED TO THE VARIED NEEDS AND INTERESTS OF PUPILS IN SCHOOLS AND AT THE SAME TIME THE PROFESSIONALISM OF TEACHERS WILL BE ENHANCED," SAID.
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THE RESPONSE FROM TECAHERS IS MOST ENCOURAGING WITH 49 SUBMISSIONS RECEIVED IN 1988/89, 77 IN 1989/90 AND 88 SO FAR THIS
YEAR.
A SCHOOL-BASED CURRICULUM PROJECT CAN BE DEVISED BY A TEACHER OR A GROUP OF TEACHERS TO SUIT THE PARTICULAR CURRICULUM NEEDS IDENTIFIED IN THEIR RESPECTIVE SCHOOLS.
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IT MAY INCLUDE PROJECTS ON NEW TEACHING APPROACHES TO SPECIFIC TOPICS IN THE CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL (CDC) SYLLABUSES CURRICULUM GUIDELINES, AND IN NEW TOPICS OR AREAS OF STUDIES AS ALTERNATIVES TO CERTAIN ASPECTS OF THE CDC SYLLABUSES OR GUIDELINES.
THE PROJECTS MAY LEAD TO THE PRODUCTION OF SIMPLE TEACHING MATERIALS SUCH AS A SET OF WORKSHEETS FOR A SPECIFIC TEACHING TOPIC, TEACHERS' GUIDES, TEACHING MATERIALS OR SUGGESTIONS FOR LEARNING
ACTIVITIES, AND AUDIO-VISUAL AIDS SUCH AS SLIDES, CASSETTE TAPES,
OVERHEAD TRANSPARENCIES, ETC.
THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE OF THE SCHEME WILL IDENTIFY KEY THEMES OR AREAS OF STUDIES, AND INVITE APPLICATIONS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF THE PROJECTS EACH YEAR. SCHOOLS ARE ALSO ENCOURAGED TO EXPLORE OTHER CURRICULUM INNOVATIONS PARTICULARLY RELEVENT TO THEIR PUPILS' NEEDS.
"SELECTION OF THE PROJECTS WILL BE BASED ON THE ACTUAL NEEDS OF SPECIFIC SCHOOLS AND WILL TAKE INTO ACCOUNT THE RELEVANCE, CONTENT, FEASIBILITY, CREATIVENESS AND ORIGINALITY OF THE PROJECTS," THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
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