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More than 40 new faculty members participated in a full day Faculty Orientation Programme, organised by the Education Development Office on 18 August to prepare new academic staff for their new challenge at CityU.
Senior Education Development Officer, Mr David Santandreu Calonge, has earned Teacher of Honour status from the Kappa Delta Pi, International Honour Society in Education in recognition of his commitment to continuous professional growth.
Mr David Santandreu Calonge, Senior Education Development Officer of the Education Development Office, received two French national awards for his outstanding contribution to French culture.
CityU will provide once again local secondary school principals and teachers with the opportunity to upgrade their qualifications and subject knowledge through the Teachers Update Course 2007 programme.
CityU is organizing the Teachers Update Course 2005, to be held on campus from 1 June to 8 July, to strengthen CityU's commitment to the development of top quality education in Hong Kong.
A forum stimulating reflection upon the role of universities in secondary education curriculum reforms kicked off CityU’s Teachers Update Course (TUC), 12 May. More than 80 secondary school principals and teachers, and 40 CityU staff members attended to celebrate the event. TUC is a professional development programme CityU offers secondary school principals and teachers to update their knowledge on subject content and pedagogy.
A delegation from the Education and Manpower Bureau (EMB), HKSAR, explained the to-be-implemented "3 + 3" structure in secondary education to some 40 CityU staff members, on March 13, in a meeting organized by the University's Education Development Office (EDO). There was discussion on its subsequent impact on university intake and admission at the end of the briefing session.
To meet the ever-changing challenges of a knowledge-based society in the 21st century, it is important to keep up with the latest developments in society through self-improvement and life-long learning. Frontline teachers duly have to look for opportunities for professional development.