Certificate in Professional Development Programme on Enhancing Curriculum Planning and Teaching of Life and Society in Junior Secondary Curriculum

Participants will be equipped with the pedagogical skills and subject knowledge and concepts needed to teach the Life and Society curriculum (Secondary 1-3) or related subjects in the junior secondary school curriculum, Hong Kong Basic Law and the principles underlying “One Country, Two Systems”. It also aims at enhancing the participants’ pedagogical literacy and competency that suit the school-based curriculum development and implementation of this integrated and inter-disciplinary curriculum. It is expected that participants will have the necessary professional competencies to design and teach the Life and Society Curriculum in junior secondary schools.

On successful completion of the programme, participants will be able to:

• demonstrate command and understanding of the Life & Society curriculum, and be able to apply this to teaching students with diversified ability and background, and in different secondary school settings;
• exhibit pedagogical competence and professional knowledge both in theories and practice in planning and implementing Life & Society curriculum;
• utilize different generic skills (e.g. problem solving and critical thinking) in teaching and learning, and life-wide and life-long professional development;
• critically analyze and reflect on their teaching experience and practice in Life & Society curriculum so that they can articulate and evaluate their own theoretical perspective on teaching and learning; and
• display commitments to teaching Life & Society curriculum with professional attitude, and a global and multi-cultural perspective.

For details, please visit: http://www.eduhk.hk/acadprog/pdp/bwp049.htm