To strengthen the professional development of teachers, improve school environment and enrich curriculum to foster a quality learning atmosphere, KeySteps@JC will organise the “Invest Early: The Role of Schools” Teacher’s Professional Development Conference on 26 January 2019. With the HKSAR Government representative as the officiating guest, the Conference will gather various heavyweight overseas and local early childhood education experts, including Professor Kathy Sylva, Dr Angel Chan, Professor Cynthia Leung and Professor Nirmala Rao, etc., to discuss topics on practical skills in early childhood education, inclusive learning environment, school-family collaboration and classroom quality enhancement. In addition, representatives from the education, social welfare and medical sectors will share their experience in the aspects of “Play”, “STEM”, “Diversity” and “Health”.
TIME | PROGRAMME | |
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9:00 – 9:30 | Registration | |
9:30 – 9:45 | Introduction | |
10:00 – 10:45 | Teaching Development Programme Concurrent Session 1 | |
Play | STEM | |
Balance between risk and benefit of children | The Inter-relationship between Mathematics Concept and Life Experience of Young Children | |
Dr. Anna Hui | Mr Simon C.W. Hung | |
Department of Social and Behavioural Sciences | Department of Education Studies | |
City University of Hong Kong | Hong Kong Baptist University | |
11:00 – 11:45 | Teaching Development Programme Concurrent Session 2 | |
Diversity | Health | |
Special Education Needs – How to support SEN students in main stream schools | Common developmental problems in preschool children | |
Ms. Alice Keung | Dr Winnie Tso | |
Educational Psychologist | Department of Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine | |
Heep Hong Society | L.K.S. Faculty of Medicine | |
The University of Hong Kong | ||
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Dental problems in pre-schoolers and their impact on child development | ||
Dr Arthur Sham | ||
Dental Officer | ||
Kwong Wah Hospital | ||
11:45 – 12:55 | Light Lunch at School | |
13:05 – 14:00 | Opening Ceremony | |
14:00 – 14:10 | Break | |
14:10 – 15:00 | Keynote Lecture I | |
Early Childhood Education in the 21st Century: Some Practical Steps Forward | ||
Professor Kathy Sylva | ||
Department of Education | ||
University of Oxford | ||
15:00 – 15:45 | Keynote Lecture II | |
Using the Kindergarten Education Curriculum Guide to Create an Inclusive Environment for Diverse Learners | ||
Dr Angel Chan | ||
Faculty of Education and Social Work | ||
The University of Auckland | ||
15:45 – 16:00 | Break | |
16:00 – 16:30 | Plenary Lecture 1 | |
Supporting Schools and Families to Promote the Development of Children | ||
Professor Cynthia Leung | ||
Department of Applied Social Sciences | ||
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University | ||
16:30 – 17:00 | Plenary Lecture 2 | |
Promoting Classroom Quality: What can teachers do? | ||
Professor Nirmala Rao | ||
Faculty of Education | ||
The University of Hong Kong | ||
17:00 – 17:15 | End of Conference |