Subject Development Plan - Po Leung Kuk Laws Foundation College

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Po Leung Kuk Laws Foundation College
School Development Plan 2004-2008
Biotechnology Section, Department of Science
Major Concern Intended Outcome / Targets Strategies
1. To develop a Our students acquire a good
comprehensive and command of knowledge in
complete
biotechnology. They find what
biotechnology they have learnt in biotechnology
curriculum
lessons is useful to their life.
Students gain interest in science,
motivated by biotechnology
education.
A three-year biotechnology
curriculum for secondary 1 to 3
students is established.
Our curriculum gets published.
Teaching and learning materials
related to this subject are also
published.
Our biotechnology curriculum is
adopted by other schools
Two biotechnology teachers, Dr. Ka-Chun Suen
and Ms Mei-Yu Lin will design a 3-year
biotechnology curriculum for secondary 1 to 3
students. The curriculum will also be continuously
revised in order to produce the most appropriate
curriculum for biotechnology education.
Comments on the biotechnology curriculum will
be obtained from our curriculum advisors and
other professionals in either science or education.
Support from publishers will be sought.
Our school is open to other schools to visit
biotechnology lessons in order to receive
comments from teaching professionals.
Teachers will conduct research on educational
aspects to assess whether our biotechnology
curriculum can facilitate students to learn science.
Collaboration with language teachers will be made
in order that the curriculum can be designed to
minimize language barriers to learn biotechnology
Time Scale (Schedule)
04/05 05/06 06/07 07/08
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Major Concern Intended Outcome / Targets Strategies
2. To develop a team
of biotechnology
teachers and
technicians fully
equipped with
pedagogical and
professional
knowledge in
biotechnology
education
Teaching and learning
effectiveness can be enhanced.
Our school-based biotechnology
curriculum can be continuously
imported with new elements.
Teachers and technical staff have
more confidence to conduct
lesson activities.
Support in both the teaching and
technical aspects among teachers
and technicians is greatly
enhanced.
Biotechnology teachers will prepare lessons
together in order to find the most appropriate
strategies to maximize both learning and teaching.
For example, strategies to deal with students’
learning difficulties will be discussed.
Technician(s) will receive technical training on
biotechnology by Dr. Ka-Chun Suen.
Technicians will receive technical training among
themselves.
Teachers will have opportunities to participate in
workshops and conferences related to
biotechnology and its education.
Time Scale (Schedule)
04/05 05/06 06/07 07/08
Teachers and technicians will have opportunities
to receive educational and professional training
regularly.
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Major Concern Intended Outcome / Targets Strategies
3. To develop a
biotechnology
laboratory
equipped with
advanced
equipment for both
learning and
research
Both teaching and learning can be
facilitated by the resources
provided by the laboratory.
The teaching and learning mode
of biotechnology at our school
will focus on research-based
learning. As a result, students do
not only acquire but also create
knowledge.
The biotechnology laboratory can
support some students who are
devoted to biological sciences to
conduct scientific research.
The laboratory will be equipped with basic
facilities to support students to learn
biotechnology.
The laboratory will be equipped with advanced
equipment to support students and teachers to
conduct research on biological sciences.
Our school will seek for sponsorship to support the
financial need on biotechnology equipment and
reagents
Time Scale (Schedule)
04/05 05/06 06/07 07/08
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Major Concern Intended Outcome / Targets Strategies
4. To initiate and
motivate other
schools in Hong
Kong to start
biotechnology
curriculum
Students in our school show great
interest in learning
biotechnology.
Teachers and students provide
evidence on success of learning
biotechnology such as
publication of research data.
Other schools in Hong Kong ask
for support and collaboration on
the development of
biotechnology curriculum.
Our school will promote biotechnology education
in Hong Kong.
Students will participate in international
conferences such as Annual Meeting of Society
for Neurosciences and competitions, displaying
students’ ability to learn biotechnology.
Collaboration with other schools will be made.
Biotechnology teachers are encouraged to conduct
scientific research and publish data, indicating the
professional success of the teachers.
Time Scale (Schedule)
04/05 05/06 06/07 07/08
Other schools in Hong Kong
adopted our biotechnology
curriculum.
Our biotechnology curriculum can
be formalized by Education and
Manpower Bureau.
Our school is open to other schools to visit
biotechnology lessons.
Our school (our biotechnology teachers and
technicians) will organize training programmes
for new biotechnology teachers and technicians
from other schools.
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