‘Seminar: NSS Learning & Teaching Strategies for Chemistry – Promoting the Quality of Chemistry Learning with Active Reading and Writing Tasks’
新高中化學課程學與教策略──促進化學科學習的閱讀及寫作計劃

Date : 12 April 2008
Time: 9am to 1pm
Venue: Theatre, 4/F., West Podium of Education Service Centre, Kowloon Tong

Speakers:

Mr. Fong Wai Hung, Raymond, Sr Curriculum Dev Offr (Science), Science Education Section (CDI), Education Bureau
Dr. Mark Shum, Associate Professor, Faculty of Education, University of Hong Kong
Dr. K. K. Tong, Teaching Fellow, Faculty of Education, University of Hong Kong
Dr. Doris Y. K. Law, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Education, University of Hong Kong
Mr. Joseph W. I. Lam, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Education, University of Hong Kong
Mr. W. C. Lo, Chemistry Teacher of SKH Li Ping Secondary School
Mr. W. F. Chan, Chemistry Teacher of Wa Ying College
Mr. K. Y. Chan, Chemistry Teacher of TWGHs Mrs Wu York Yu Memorial College
Mr. K. C. Pun, Chemistry Teacher of SKH Tsang Shiu Tim Secondary School

Aims of the seminar:

1. To introduce how to use reading and writing tasks to promote the quality of Chemistry learning
2. To share the school-erience on teaching design, implementation and assessment of active reading and writing tasks of Chemistry learning
3. To disseminate the exemplars developed by the project entitled ‘Promoting the Quality of Chemistry Learning with Active Reading and Writing Tasks’

	Over 160 in-service teachers attended ‘Seminar: NSS Learning & Teaching Strategies for Chemistry – Promoting the Quality of Chemistry Learning with Active Reading and Writing Tasks’ which was held on 12 April 2008 at West Podium of Education Service Centre, Kowloon Tong.
	Opening address by Mr. Fong Wai Hung, Raymond, Sr Curriculum Dev Offr (Science), Science Education Section (CDI), Education Bureau
	Dr. Mark Shum introduced the concepts of exemplars developed by 4 teacher-researchers.
	Our teacher-researchers share their school-based experience of conducing pilot teaching for these exemplars
	(from top to bottom): Mr. W. C. Lo, Chemistry Teacher of SKH Li Ping Secondary School Mr. W. F. Chan, Chemistry Teacher of Wa Ying College Mr. K. Y. Chan, Chemistry Teacher of TWGHs Mrs Wu York Yu Memorial College
	Mr. K. C. Pun, Chemistry Teacher of SKH Tsang Shiu Tim Secondary School
	(top) Dr. Doris Y. K. Law, Mr. Joseph W. I. Lam and Dr. K. K. Tong (bottom) to debrief the school-based pilot studies.
	Q&A Session
	EDB–University-School research collaboration team (from left to right): Ms. Emily Pang, Mrs. Terry Shum, Dr. Mark Shum, Dr. K. K. Tong, Mr. K. Y. Chan, Mr. K. C. Pun, Mr. W. F. Chan, Mr. W. C. Lo, Mr. Joseph Lam, Dr. Doris Law, Mr. Raymond Fong, Ms. S. L. Cheng
The exemplars developed have been conducted in the classroom teaching of 4 secondary schools.
	(from top to bottom): Mr. W. C. Lo, Chemistry Teacher of SKH Li Ping Secondary School Mr. K. Y. Chan, Chemistry Teacher of TWGHs Mrs Wu York Yu Memorial College Mr. W. F. Chan, Chemistry Teacher of Wa Ying College Mr. K. C. Pun, Chemistry Teacher of SKH Tsang Shiu Tim Secondary School
The seminar and the publication are the outcomes of the project entitled ‘ Promoting the Quality of Chemistry Learning with Active Reading and Writing Tasks’ which aims to explore ways of effective use of reading and writing activities for enriching students’ knowledge as well as developing their various generic skills, and in particular, their interests towards science, appreciation of the connection among science, technology, society and environment and the independent learning capabilities.
	Shum, M.S.K., Ki, W.W., Tong, A.K.K., Law, Y.K. and Lam, J.W.I. (2008). Promoting chemistry learning by active reading and writing tasks. Hong Kong: Education Bureau & the University of Hong Kong, 108.