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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1983

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COURSE ON CONTEMPORARY METHODS FOR TEACHERS

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SECONDARY SCHOOL HEADS ARE INVITED TO NOMINATE TEACHERS FOR A REFRESHER TRAINING COURSE AT NORTHCOTE COLLEGE OF EDUCATION IN SEPTEMBER.

THE COURSE IS ONE OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE 1978 WHITE PAPER ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF SENIOR SECONDARY AND TERTIARY EDUCATION. IT IS TO ACQUAINT SERVING TEACHERS WITH CONTEMPORARY METHODS AND APPROACHES IN TEACHING IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS. TO PROMOTE THE USE OF RESOURCES, AND TO PROVIDE KNOWLEDGE OF NEW CONCEPTS IN CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT.

IT WILL BE SUBJECT BASED, AND WILL BE OPERATED ON A DAY-RELEASE BASIS OVER ONE YEAR, WITH INDIVIDUAL TEACHERS ATTENDING 36 FULL-PAY WEEKLY MEETINGS ON A FIXED DAY OF THE WEEK.

THE CURRICULUM WILL COMPRISE A CORE OF STUDY AND AN ELECTIVE COURSE. THE CORE COURSES INCLUDE TOPICS IN EDUCATION, EDUCATIONAL

AND TECHNOLOGY, ASSESSMENT/STATISTICAL METHODS IN EDUCATION, MICROCOMPUTERS IN THE CLASSROOM.

THE ELECTIVE SUBJECTS INCLUDE ENGLISH, MATHEMATICS, CHINESE AND OTHER SUBJECTS.

PARTICIPANTS WILL BE EXPECTED TO COMPLETE PROJECTS AND ASSIGNMENTS AND TAKE AN ACTIVE PART IN SEMINARS AND TUTORIALS.

THERE WILL BE NO WRITTEN TEST OR EXAMINATION, AND A TEACHER WITH A SATISFACTORY PERFORMANCE WILL BE AWARDED A CERTIFICATE OF ATTENDANCE.

HEADS OF SCHOOLS ARE ASKED TO NOMINATE UP TO FIVE NON-GRADUATE TEACHERS OF ANY RANK WHO COMPLETED THEIR INITIAL TRAINING FIVE YEARS AGO AND WHO ARE TEACHING THE IR ELECTIVE SUBJECTS IN FORMS 1 TO III.

PRIORITY WILL BE GIVEN TO TEACHERS WHO HAVE NOT ATTENDED ANY COURSE SINCE THEIR INITIAL TRAINING IN A COLLEGE OF EDUCATION.

A REPLACEMENT TEACHER OF CERTIFICATED MASTER/MISTRESS RANK MAY BE EMPLOYED ON A TEMPORARY MONTH-TO-MONTH BASIS BY A GOVERNMENT OR AIDED SCHOOL FOR A YEAR TO REPLACE THE FIVE TEACHERS UNDERGOING TRAINING. THE SERVICE OF THE REPLACEMENT TEACHER WILL COUNT FOR PROMOTION AND INCREMENTAL PURPOSES.

SCHOOL HEADS WHO WISH TO NOMINATE TEACHERS TO ATTEND THE COURSE SHOULD SUBMIT THEIR NOMINATIONS TO THE SENIOR EDUCATION OFFICER (FURTHER EDUCATION), EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, LEE GARDENS, SECOND FLOOR, HYSAN AVENUE, CAUSEWAY BAY, HONG KONG ON OR BEFORE MARCH 15.

ENQUIRIES CONCERNING THE COURSE MAY BE MADE TO NORTHCOTE COLLEGE OF EDUCATION AT TEL. 5-871281 AND QUERIES ABOUT REPLACEMENT TEACHERS TO THE DISTRICT EDUCATION OFFICER CONCERNED.