School-based Implementation of Liberal Studies Curriculum inspired by the Resource Package Helena Ng...

School-based Implementation of Liberal Studies Curriculum

inspired by the Resource Package

Helena NgWah Yan College, Kowloon18.12.2013

LS

Geog

Maths

English

English

History

Biology

2009-2010

LS

Geog

Maths

English

English

English

History

History

Biology

2010-2011

LS

Geog

English

English

English

English

History

Biology

Ethics & Religiou

s Studies

Ethics & Religiou

s Studies

Principal

2011-2012

LS

Geog

English

English

English

History

Biology

Visual Arts

Ethics & Religious Studies

Ethics & Religious Studies

2012-2013

LS

Geog

History

Biology

Ethics & Religious Studies

Ethics &

Religious

Studies

LS Graduat

e

LS Graduat

e

2013-2014

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Change of manpower in Liberal Studies Panel

School year Student Groups Teachers

2009-2010 8 (F.4 only) 6 2010-2011 16 (F.4, F.5) 9 2011-2012 24 (F.4-6) 10 2012-2013 22 9 2013-2014 20 7

2014-2015 18 ??

Learning & Teaching

Learning & Teaching

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Curriculum Planning

Learning & Teaching FocusesLearning Outcomes

& Assessment

Management & Division of Labour

1. School context as a premise for Curriculum Planning

No junior forms LS Boys’ school Interested in Science

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Curriculum Planning

Liberal Studies Curriculum & Assessment Resource Package, p.3

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Development of Hong Kong and the energy-related issues

A link with F.3 History and Junior Forms Integrated Science

Controversial Issue: Use of electric car in Hong Kong – sustainable?

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Issue Enquiry: To what extent does electric car match with sustainable development of Hong Kong?

Is the use of electric car in Hong Kong compatible with sustainable development?

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2. Flexible arrangement of issue of enquiry in each module

Breaking the modules into different part Recombine some themes

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Liberal Studies Curriculum & Assessment Resource Package, p.5

Curriculum Planning

M1T1Understanding oneself

M2T1Quality of

Life

M2T3Identity

M2T2Socio-

political participati

on

M1T2Interperson

alrelationship

s

Recombine some themes

3. Combining Lesson Time for Modular Teaching and IES

integrating the learning and teaching with IES in terms of knowledge and skill acquisition

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Liberal Studies Curriculum & Assessment Resource Package, p.5-6

Curriculum Planning

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Organizing and analysing their own collected data

Principles for the Design of Learning & Teaching Strategies

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• relevant to the “questions for enquiry” • in line with the assessment objectives

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2013-14 F.4 Assessment Objectives

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2013-14 F.6 Assessment Objectives

Selecting issues related to the curriculum

Starting with everyday events & personal experience

Liberal Studies Curriculum & Assessment Resource Package, p.8

Issue Enquiry: Smartphone – blessing or curse?

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Liberal Studies Curriculum & Assessment Resource Package, p.43

Multiple Identities – LS Teacher as a case study

Acknowledgement:

Modern ChinaM3T1: Impact of reform & opening-up M3T2: Chinese Culture & Modern Life

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Issue Enquiry: Relaxed Population Policy – the way forward ?

Facts

• Key ideas with concepts linked up

Prompting questions

Why is there such a social phenomenon in the mainland?

Can you describe about the photo?

What phenomenon is shown in the photo? Individual case ? Social phenomenon?

Difficult to look for a partner

A man is trying to find a girl friend

He looks desperate

/ men unattractive to women / poor interpersonal relationship

Is such situation common in Hong Kong? Why / why not?

One child policy / Sexual imbalance

Any evidence to support your claim?Figures showing male & female ratio, They are the grownup under one-child policy launched 30 years ago

Prompting questions

Phenomenon / problems

What are the opportunities and challenges of one-child policy after its launch in China in the past few decades?

(Expected answers: reducing household size / small family / change in family structure – how a family is made up – parents + single child / no siblings / better education / no relatives )

Prompting questions

What is the trend of the change in household size? What are the implications? Any benefits? Any problems?

(Source B)Quantitative:Refer to table 1 and 2.   (Source C population pyramids)

Describe the trends as shown in the bar chart. What are the implications?

concept: aging population / sexual imbalance

(source D text source)

 Can you categorize the problems according to their similarities? Personal level: financial & emotional problem, dissatisfaction among aging parents National level: reducing workforce, aging population hugh financial burden on old age welfare)

Social / economic / cultural / environmentalPros & cons / short-term & long-term

Key ideas

Is “the relaxed population policy in China” the way forward? Is “the relaxed population

policy in China” the way forward?

Is “the relaxed population policy in China” the way forward?

 source B

source D

source F 

What are the main features of the policy?

Why is the relaxed policy launched?What are the possible benefits of the policy?Can you categorize these benefits according to their nature?

2 children if both parents are single-child or parent of them is single-child,  Relaxed fixed interval between 2 children in ShangdongSummarizing features: Less stringent, greater flexibility

(economic reason / dwindling workforce / increasing labour wage / increasing production cost / reducing competitiveness among Asian countries ) (concerns related to relaxed poplicy: use of limited resources, environmental degradation, problems related to urbanization worsen, job opportunity

What are the possible problems / obstacles / risks of the policy?What are the challenges of launching the policy?Do the potential benefits outweigh the possible problems?How would you assess the effectiveness, feasibility and necessity of the policy?Can the possible problems be minimized through some measures?How to overcome the obstacles?Any possibility to minimize the risks?

source Gsource Hsource C source E

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Liberal Studies Curriculum & Assessment Resource Package, p.61

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Liberal Studies Curriculum & Assessment Resource Package, p.39

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CHINESE DATA SOURCE

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Issue Enquiry:

How is people’s understanding of disease & public health affected by different factors?

Exploration using the case study of hand-foot-mouth disease (HFMD)

VALUE EDUCATION

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Value the suggestions of othersRespect for evidenceRespect for different ways of life, belief &

opinionsShow empathy and concerns to those who were

/ are suffering from hand-foot-mouth diseaseReflect on own lifestyle

Inspired by the Resource Package

Streamline our rich materials

Matching the curriculum aims

More cross-modular, to be in line with assessment

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Question types similar to those of HKEAA

Why are the young people in Hong Kong more motivated in participating in the socio-political affairs in recent years? Explain your answer with reference to the data sources and your own knowledge. (10 marks)

“Altruism is the main factor accounting for building a civil society in Hong Kong.” To what extent do you agree with this view? Explain your answer. (10 marks)

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Jilin No.1 High School

The area school ground was at least 10 times of our school, but covering around 10 thousand students .

Collaboration among colleagues, students and LS learning

communities

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58千里之行 ,始於足下

Thank you!

helena.wyk@gmail.com

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