contests have been promoted vigorously. All these have provided substantial help in
catering for learner’s diversity.
5. Boosting learning performance of students: In order to work towards continuous student
improvement, panel heads have been asked to design and implement an action plan. In
addition, the practice of S5 summer tests and a special pre-mock timetable has been kept.
Teachers in general find these practices effective.
6. Trying out new teaching strategies: eLearning has been promoted in our school for
several years. To further facilitate eLearning, BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) will be
adopted in S.1 in the coming school year. To prepare for it, eLearning has been promoted
strategically in all subjects in S.1. Specific targets have been set for every subject. It is
encouraging to learn that some subjects fulfilled far more than the target. Apart from
eLearning, self-directed learning has been tried out this year as our school has participated
in a project named “Self-directed Learning in Science”.
7. Promoting staff development: Staff development goes hand in hand with tryouts of new
teaching strategies. This year, more collaborative lesson preparation has been done on
teachers’ collaboration days. For instance, in the face of the implementation of BYOD next
year, subject heads have arranged lesson preparation on eLearning to enhance members’
understanding of the strategy. Moreover, more interaction with other schools on Art
Education, eLearning and self-directed learning has taken place. These exchanges facilitate
the development of our teachers. To further widen the horizons of our teachers, our school
has also decided to join the Teaching and Learning Expo in 2017. All teachers will be
encouraged to attend different talks and workshops about teaching and learning.
8. Exploring STEAM: Being a recent trend in Hong Kong, STEAM education has been tried
in some subjects this year. (In our school, Arts Education has been added to STEM, making
it STEAM.) For instance, programing techniques have been taught in assembling robots in
ICT. Furthermore, a multi-media curriculum has been tried out in drama education. In
order to have better planning in STEAM, a committee has been set up to coordinate all
types of STEAM education in our school. It will formulate plans and explore ways to
promote STEAM education effectively. To widen our horizons in the area, a school visit
has been made.
9. Optimizing lesson observations: This year the previous practice of the Principal
observing lessons has been reviewed and revised, and the role of the panel heads in
observations has been strengthened. The new mechanism enables more professional
sharing on teaching, as panel heads are involved and able to observe the lessons of their
members. As the lesson observation cycle will be completed by the end of next year, more
lesson observations have been scheduled in the year to come.