Experiential Learning

Teaching and Learning for 2030

Background of Co-organiser

Founded in 2014, EDiversity has been promoting choice and diversity in education based on our staunch belief in respecting children’s innate and diverse needs. Our strategy is to focus on empowering parents and teachers, so they can have the mindset and skills to build an empathetic, nurturing and child-oriented environment at home and at school. We have been showcasing possibilities in education to push for rethinking and therefore a paradigm culture shift in education. We are the only NGO in Hong Kong bringing a thorough change to the learning process in formal curriculum of Primary 1-3 through the project.

Objectives

Instil values and positive attitudes among P.1-3 students through a life-related General Studies (GS) curriculum
Empower teachers student-centred mindset and skills in curriculum design and teaching pedagogies
Enhance positive parent-child relationship and parent-school collaboration

Project Details

Assist in collaborative learning activities in GS lessons
Help prepare materials for student-centred activities
Help promote student-centred teaching and learning through creating Facebook videos and posts with photos and videos taken during lessons
Help maintain online learning platform for teacher development
Assist in parent education workshops

Date

23 September - 29 October 2024
Monday to Friday, 9am to 6pm (8am to 5pm on occasional school activities)

Location

Office: Workshop 2, 21/F, Sunwise Industrial Building, 16-26 Wang Wo Tsai Street, Tsuen Wan
Schools in various parts of Hong Kong

Eligibility

PGDE (full-time) students majoring in Science or Early Childhood Education, with Sexual Conviction Record Check

Application Deadline and Procedure

11:59pm, 28 August 2024

Complete the application form at HKU Moodle (Part 1) AND
Upload the following documents to the respective project folder at HKU Moodle (Part 2) (Please combine all documents into one Word/PDF file)
1. A short essay in Chinese on your understanding of student-centred teaching and learning, reflection on one of your most transformational education experience and describe how you would make your teaching career more student-centred
2. Your updated CV.
Shortlisted students may be invited to attend an interview arranged by EDiversity (details to be confirmed).

Remarks

We are looking for applicants with passion in putting student-centredness into the learning process and willingness to observe and reflect on the EL experiences.

Project Keywords

Values Education, Student-centred Teaching and Learning, Parent-School Collaborations, Parent Education

Enquiries

Ms. Candace Mok (EDiversity) [Email: [javascript protected email address] / Telephone: 5687 0177]