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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1980

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SEMINARS ON METRICATION FOR TEACHERS

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A SERIES OF HALF-DAY SEMINARS WILL BE HELD FOR SECONDARY SCHOOL TEACHERS AND NOMINATIONS TO ATTEND FROM HEADS OF SCHOOLS ARE WELCOME,

THE SEMINARS ARE ORGANISED BY THE METRICATION COMMITTEE GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT AND THE MATHEMATICS TEACHING CENTRE OF THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT.

THEY WILL BE HELD EVERY TUESDAY AFTERNOON FROM DECEMBER 16 TO FEBRUARY 24, EXCEPT ON FEBRUARY 3 AND 10.

EACH SEMINAR WILL LAST FROM 2.15 PM TO 4.30 PM, AND THE VENUE IS THE MATHEMATICS TEACHING CENTRE, ROOM 45 AND 46, 4TH FLOOR, LI CHENG UK GOVERNMENT PRIMARY SCHOOL, TONK IN STREET, KOWLOON.

PARTICIPANTS WILL ATTEND AN INTRODUCTORY TALK AND A SLIDE SHOW FOLLOWED BY DISCUSSION, AND LEARN TO USE AN AUDIO-VISUAL METRICATION PACKAGE.

THEY WILL EACH BE GIVEN A SET OF METRICATION POSTERS AND BOOKLETS PREPARED BY THE MATHEMATICS TEACHING CENTRE AND THE METRICATION COMMITTEE.

AFTERWARDS THEY MAY BORROW THE AUDIO-VISUAL METRICATION PACKAGE TO SHOW TO THEIR COLLEAGUES AND STUDENTS.

THERE IS NO CHARGE FOR THE COURSE AND THE MEDIUM OF INSTRUCTION WILL BE CANTONESE.

EACH SCHOOL PRINCIPAL MAY NOMINATE ONE OR TWO TEACHERS TO ATTEND THE SEMINAR. TEACHERS NOMINATED SHOULD SUBMIT THEIR APPLICATIONS TO THE PRINCIPAL INSPECTOR (MATHEMATICS), ADVISORY INSPECTORATE, EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, 5TH FLOOR, LEE GARDENS, HONG KONG BEFORE DECEMBER 1.

OWING TO LIMITED FACILITIES. ONLY 20 TEACHERS CAN BE ACCOMMODATED IN EACH SEMINAR. APPLICATIONS WILL BE TREATED ON A FIRST-COME-FIRST-SERVED BASIS.

FURTHER INFORMATION CAN BE OBTAINED FROM THE MATHEMATICS TEACHING CENTRE ON 5-774001 EXT. 47 OR THE METRICATION COMMITTEE SECRETARIAT ON 5-214416.

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