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SUNDAY, MARCH 7, 1982

CHANCE FOR TEACHERS TO ATTEND REFRESHER COURSES

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FOUR RETRAINING COURSES WILL BE CONDUCTED AT GRANTHAM COLLEGE OF EDUCATION FOR GOVERNMENT AND AIDED PRIMARY SCHOOL TEACHERS IN THE 1982-83 ACADEMIC YEAR.

HEADS OF PRIMARY SCHOOLS ARE INVITED TO NOMINATE THE IR TEACHERS TO ATTEND THESE COURSES, EACH OF WHICH WILL LAST FOR EIGHT WEEKS.

+THE AIM OF THESE COURSES IS TO ACQUAINT SERVING TEACHERS WITH MODERN METHODS AND APPROACHES IN TEACHING IN PRIMARY SCHOOL, TO PROMOTE FURTHER UNDERSTANDING IN THE USE OF RESOURCES AND A KNOWLEDGE OF NEW CONCEPTS IN CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT.

+EMPHASIS WILL BE ON PRACTICAL ASPECTS OF TEACHING, HELPING TEACHERS TO DEVELOP MODERN METHODS IN PROGRAMMED LEARNING, TEAM TEACHING AND THE ACTIVITY APPROACH, AN EDUCATION DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID.

THE MAJOR PART OF THE PROGRAMME WILL CONSIST OF WORKSHOPS, SEMINARS AND TUTORIALS,

THERE WILL ALSO BE OPPORTUNITY 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,

TEACHERS NOMINATED FOR THE COURSE MUST HAVE AT LEAST FIVE YEARS' TEACHING EXPERIENCE AFTER THEIR INITIAL TRAINING, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

A REPLACEMENT TEACHER MAY BE EMPLOYED BY THE SCHOOL TO STAND IN FOR TEACHERS ON RETRAINING COURSES.

ATTENDANCE WILL NOT

THERE WILL BE NO CHARGE FOR THE COURSE. CONSTITUTE ANY QUALIFICATION BUT CERTIFICATES OF ATTENDANCE WILL BE ISSUED TO PARTICIPANTS WHO HAVE FOLLOWED THE COURSE WITH SATISFACTORY ATTENDANCE.

NOMINATIONS SHOULD BE RETURNED TO THE SENIOR EDUCATION OFFICER (FURTHER), EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, LEE GARDENS, THIRD FLOOR, HYSAN AVENUE, CAUSEWAY BAY, HONG KONG ON OR BEFORE MARCH 19.

SCHOOLS WILL BE INFORMED IN EARLY APRIL WHETHER THEIR TEACHERS HAVE BEEN ACCEPTED FOR THE COURSES.

ENQUIRIES CONCERNING THE COURSES MAY BE MADE TO GRANTHAM COLLEGE OF EDUCATION, GASCOIGNE ROAD, KOWLOON ON 3-885061 EXT. 231, AND ENQUIRIES REGARDING REPLACEMENT TEACHERS TO THE DISTRICT EDUCATION OFFICER CONCERNED,

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