INTRODUCTION The Knowledge Fair can be viewed as a celebration of the success among teachers and professionals of their endeavours in taking forward the current Curriculum Reform. It also provides a learning opportunity for all. Over the last three years, as demonstrated in previous events, there has been considerable evidence of good practice in the following areas: • Student learning, pedagogy and assessment • Curriculum planning and organization • Making space in school organization The focus for this year’s Knowledge Fair is ‘Widening the Space of Learning’. We wish to highlight how the current Curriculum Reform can have a positive impact on student learning, when use is made of the flexible and open curriculum framework, diversified learning, teaching and assessment strategies, and other school measures that make greater space for teachers and students. The concept of ‘widening the space of learning’ can be applied to both the ‘means’ for bringing about learning (e.g. diversified teaching strategies, organizational space, flexible time) and the ‘ends’ or ‘outcomes’ (e.g. broadened knowledge and experience in and beyond the curriculum). Over 50 sessions will be presented. These are designed not only to disseminate good practices, but more importantly to provide ‘seeds’ for future professional knowledge-transfer based on evidence and self-reflection, in line with the recommendations in the Learning to Learn Report (Curriculum Development Council, 2001). In the Introduction to each category, we indicate why, in what respects and how to widen the space of learning in different contexts, in order to make improvements at student, teacher and school levels. 1 PARALLEL SESSIONS UNDER THE THREE AREAS (1) Student Learning, Pedagogy and Assessment (2) Curriculum Planning and Organization (3) Making Space in School Organization Area Category Code/ Title Session Level Details (Page No.) (1) Chinese CH1 P Strengthening Literary Learning Elements in Student Language Primary Chinese Language — Using Synthetic 17 Learning, Education Modular Design to Enhance Learning Effectiveness Pedagogy and CH2 P Strengthening Literary Learning Elements in Assessment Primary Chinese Language — Widening the Space 17 of Language Learning through Co-curricular Activities CH6 S Developing School-based Learning Activities of 19 Speaking and Listening English EE2 S Who is Afraid of Language Arts? : An Eye-opening Language Experience of its Use in the Secondary Classroom 21 Education Mathematics MA2 S Open-ended Assessment in the Learning and 23 Education Teaching of Secondary Mathematics Personal, PS1 S Multi-perspective Studies in Integrated Social and Humanities: The Importance of Curriculum Space 25 Humanities and Student-centered Learning Strategies Education What Makes Project Learning Work in PSHE? PS3 S 26 Looking from the Space of Learning and Teaching Science SC1 S Classroom and Beyond: Informed Decision in 28 Education Science Education SC2 S Classroom and Beyond: Interschool Chemistry 28 Project Learning Competition SC3 S Classroom and Beyond: Physics in Ocean Park 29 Technology TE1 S More Learning, Less Teaching — Let Students 30 Education Explore the World of Technology TE3 S TE Assessment: More Than A Snap Shot of 31 Students’ Achievement? Note: P - primary schools S - secondary schools PS - both Spec - special school 2 PARALLEL SESSIONS UNDER THE THREE AREAS Area Category Code/ Title Session Level Details (Page No.) (1) Arts AE1 PS Widening the Space of Learning in the Arts (Visual 32 Student Education Arts and Music) Learning, AE2 PS Widening the Space of Learning in and through 33 Pedagogy and Drama Assessment Physical PE2 PS Enhancing Learning through Students’ Self and 35 Education Peer Assessment General GS1 P In What Ways Can Inquiry-based Approach Bring 37 Studies for about Effective Learning in General Studies? Primary SP5 P Set the Goal and Off You Go — A Key to Inquiry- 38 Schools based Learning Moral and MC1 PS The Application of Success Factors in the Civic Organization of Co-curricular Activities to Develop 40 Education Students’ National Identity in Primary and Secondary Schools MC2 S Enhancing Learning through Service-learning Activities Jointly Organized by Schools and 40 Community Basic BC1 P Using BCA (Student Assessment) in Learning and Competency Teaching: A Sharing of Case Experiences 42 Assessment Catering for ID Multiple Pathways to Cater for Individual 46 Student Differences-Introduction Diversity ID1 P Cross Level Subject Setting — Appropriate Curriculum and Suitable Pace for All Students 46 ID2 P Building on Variation 47 ID3 P Making Use of Individual Differences to Develop 48 A Community of Learners ID4 P Teaching at the Frontline - The Use of IT to Cater 48 for Individual Differences ID5 P Motivation and Models of Learning 49 Reading to CR2 P Use of Diverse, Quality and Appropriate Reading 45 Learn Materials to Promote Reading Culture Project PL1 S Strategy for Developing School-based Curriculum Learning on Project Learning 54 Note: P - primary schools S - secondary schools PS - both Spec - special school 3 PARALLEL SESSIONS UNDER THE THREE AREAS Area Category Code/ Title Session Level Details (Page No.) (2) Chinese CH3 S Developing Higher Order Thinking Skills through Curriculum Language Chinese Language Learning 18 Planning and Education Organization English EE1 P “G.A.M.E.” — Gains from the Case Studies of Language English Language Learning through Cross- 20 Education curricular Modules at Primary Level EE3 S Breaking the Boundaries: Creating Space for Self- access Language Learning (SALL) in Hong Kong 21 Secondary Schools Mathematics MA1 P The Thinking Space in Primary Mathematics 23 Education Curriculum Personal, PS2 S Creating Space in History Education — An Social and Alternative Mode: History and Culture Humanities 25 Education Technology TE2 S TE Learning Beyond the Boundaries: Subject, Education Classroom, Teachers and Students, School Hours, 31 etc. School-based SB1 S How Teachers and Students Benefit from a Curriculum Reflective School-based Life Skills Curriculum 41 Development SP1 P “Where Dreams Come True”: Our School-based 56 Curriculum Development Journey SP2 P Catch the Lessons if You Can 56 SP3 P Curriculum Development: All Roads Lead to 57 Rome? Special SE1 Spec “Constructing a School-based Curriculum on the Educational Basis of the Generic Skills from a Cross-curricular Needs Perspective” — An Experience of A Special School 51 for Students with Intellectual Disability (severe grade) Note: P - primary schools S - secondary schools PS - both Spec - special school 4 PARALLEL SESSIONS UNDER THE THREE AREAS Area Category Code/ Title Session Level Details (Page No.) (3) Chinese CH4 S Developing Web-based Independent Language 18 Making Space Language Learning System in School Education CH5 S Life-wide Reading 19 Organization Physical PE1 PS Facilitation of Student Learning and Teacher 34 Education Development through School-based Mass Exercise Kindergarten KP1 P Breaking through ‘Boundaries’ to Enhance 37 and Primary Interface at Kindergarten and Primary One School-based SP4 P Making Sense of Knowledge: Creating Space for Curriculum School-based Curriculum Development Through 57 Development Knowledge Management Gifted GE1 S Enhancing Students’ Higher Order Thinking Skills Education through a Series of Museum Activities 49 Life-wide LW1 PS Quality Matters: Widening the Space of Learning 53 Learning through Life-wide Learning (LWL) Effectively Reading to CR1 PS Collaboration as the Key to Promote Reading 44 Learn Culture Student PR1 PS Student Portfolios — Creating Space for Student Portfolios Learning and Teacher Development 43 Note: P - primary schools S - secondary schools PS - both Spec - special school 5 PROGRAMME Date: 12 November 2003 (Wednesday) Time: 8:45 am - 5:15 pm Venues: I. Yaumati Catholic Primary School (Hoi Wang Road) 10 Hoi Wang Road, Yau Ma Tei, Kowloon II. PLK Camoes Tan Siu Lin Primary School 6 Hoi Ting Road, Yau Ma Tei, Kowloon Guest of Honour: Mrs. Fanny Law, GBS, JP Permanent Secretary for Education and Manpower Keynote Speech: ‘Widening the Space of Learning’ by Professor Ference Marton, University of Gothenburg, Sweden Time Event 8:45 - 9:00 am Registration 9:00 - 10:30 am # Opening Address by Mrs. Fanny Law, PSEM Parallel Session 1 Keynote Speech by Prof. Ference Marton (Venue I and Venue II) (Venue I) 10:30 - 11:00 am Break 11:00 am - 12:30 pm Parallel Session 2 (Venue I and Venue II) 12:30 - 1:30 pm Break 1:30 - 1:45 pm Registration 1:45 - 3:15 pm # Opening Address by Dr. K K Chan, PAS(CD) Keynote Speech by Parallel Session 3 Prof. Ference Marton (Venue I and Venue II) (Repeated Session) (Venue II) 3:15 - 3:45 pm Break 3:45 - 5:15 pm Parallel Session 4 (Venue I and Venue II) # Please be seated 10 minutes before the Opening Address. 6 OVERVIEW OF PARALLEL SESSIONS Area Category Session 1 Session 2 Session 3 Session 4 9:00 - 10:30 a.m. 11:00 a.m. - 1:45 - 3:15 p.m. 3:45 - 5:15 p.m. 12:30 p.m. Keynote Speech KS1 PS KS1 PS Widening the Space Widening the Space of Learning of Learning (Language Medium: (Language Medium: English) English) Student Chinese CH1 P CH2 P Learning, Language Strengthening Strengthening Pedagogy and Education Literary Learning Literary Learning Assessment Elements in Elements in Primary Primary Chinese Chinese Language Language — Using — Widening the Synthetic Modular Space of Language Design to Enhance Learning through Learning Co-curricular Effectiveness Activities (p.17) (p.17) CH6 S Developing School- based Learning Activities of Speaking and Listening (p.19) English EE2 S Language Who is Afraid of Education Language Arts? : An Eye-opening Experience of its Use in the Secondary Classroom (Language Medium: English) (p.21) Mathematics MA2 S MA2 S Education Open-ended Open-ended Assessment in the Assessment in the Learning and Learning and Teaching of Teaching of Secondary Secondary Mathematics Mathematics (p.23) (p.23) Notes: Session Code of each event can be found at top left corner of the box P - primary schools S - secondary schools PS - both Spec - special schools All sessions will be conducted in Cantonese unless specified (p.xx) - page number of session details 7 Area Category Session 1 Session 2 Session 3 Session 4 9:00 - 10:30 a.m.