Sacred Heart Canossian College Curriculum Leadership & Management in Gifted Education in Gifted Education EdB Gifted Education Seminar 28th April, 2008

Sacred Heart Canossian College Our Story Once upon a time there was a parent, a professional…

Sacred Heart Canossian College Step One: Pull out programmes Step Two: Curriculum adjustment Step Three: System building Step Four: Other learning experience Step Five: Self Access Learning Centre The Story Continues

Sacred Heart Canossian College Outsourcing Support  EDB Support Measures for the Exceptionally Gifted Students  Standford University Education Program for Gifted Youth  The Congressional Youth Leadership Council, US Global Young Leaders Conference  The Chinese University of Hong Kong  The University of Science & Technology Gifted Program

Sacred Heart Canossian College  Learning Skills Camp  Visits & Talks  Playing Hosts to Visitors  Video Conferencing  Global Youth Conference  Cultural Exchange Programme  Service Programme  Publication  Company Programme Learning Beyond the Classroom

Sacred Heart Canossian College Curriculum Adjustment (for all students) 1. F.6 Extended Learning 2. Differentiated Instruction (whole school) 3. OLE 3. Other Learning Experience

Sacred Heart Canossian College Differentiated Instruction 1. Staff Development 2. Implementation (Bloom’s Taxonomy) 3. Supervision & Monitoring 4. Evaluation Training Tr Workshops Leadership New Staff Sustainability

Sacred Heart Canossian College System Building Gifted Education Identification MI – Student Talent Profile Standard Tests Nomination Teacher Parents Self Peer Implementation Annual Programmes Vertical Dev of Gifted Ss

Sacred Heart Canossian College Sept. Multiple Intelligence Inventory Oct. Student Activities Record Parent Nomination Form Parent Nomination Form Feb. Student Talent Profile Interview of S2 Ss to select AoLs Interview of S2 Ss to select AoLs Identification

Sacred Heart Canossian College Multiple Intelligence Inventory Verbal / Linguistic 語言智能 Logical / Mathematical 邏輯數學智能 Visual / Spatial 視覺智能 Bodily / Kinaesthetic 體力智能 Musical / Rhythmic 音樂智能 Interpersonal 人際關係智能 Intrapersonal 內我智能 Naturalist 自然智能

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Selection of Ambassadors of Learning Academic Achievers (top 10 % of the form) Students with special talents Positive & Fast Thinkers

Sacred Heart Canossian College Exceptionally Gifted SHALL Science, Maths, IT Leadership LanguagesAesthetic Humanities

Skills Learning Camp Skills Learning Camp  Workshop  Reading  Adventure Based Learning

Visits & Talks

Playing Hosts to Visitors A Surprise Learning Opportunity – 26 th November, 2007

Video Conferencing

Global Perspectives with Local Initiatives Initiated by 2 F.6 students who attended a Global Youth Leadership Conference modeling United Nations in New York Objective: Enhancing leadership quality of Canossian youth Format: Simulation of the UN Global Summit, discussing and working out resolution on global problems Canossian Global Youth Conference

Learning outcomes: participants’ global awareness heightened participants’ application of skills and knowledge enhanced

Cultural trips to China and overseas implemented since 2000 In , tours include: Cultural enrichment (Chinese music) – Shanghai Bio-dynamic farming course – Huaiji Guangdong Cultural enrichment (music) – Tokai/Kansai Region, Japan Dance & Drama in Drama Academy – Shanghai/Suzhou Cultural Exchange Programme

Target: 2 AoLs (F.4) Explore the possibility of service trip to East Timor in 2006 F.6 Extended Learning Week Organize fund raising programme for service trip to East Timor Service Programme Trip to East Timor, 2005

Target: F.4 students Explore the possibility of service trip to the Philippines Trip to Philippines, 2006

Target: F.5 students Explore the possibility of service trip to the Bosnia in 2008 F.6 Extended Learning Week Trip to Bosnia 2007

A product of creativity, dedication and originality on the part of our Sacred Heartists. Challenging learning experience for participating gifted writers and artists (F.2-F.6) Publications ‘For Teens By Teens’ Series

Company Programme

Sacred Heart Canossian College HIGH FLYERS senior Ss facing challenges AMBASSADORS OF LEARNING top Ss (pull-out) extending ability WHOLE SCHOOL APPROACH all Ss realizing ability & talents Levels of Operation

Sacred Heart Canossian College Other Learning Experience in coherence with findings of students’ MI developing students’ talents & weak areas attention to caring thinking – social emotional dev

Sacred Heart Canossian College Looking Forward The Self Access Learning Centre… Goals of Phase 1 To develop students ’ independent language learning skills To individualise language learning To support students with significantly higher & lower English proficiencies

Sacred Heart Canossian College Research into good practices of SALC e.g. Arrange visits to SALCs in e.g. Arrange visits to SALCs in Hong Kong & UK Hong Kong & UK Acquisition of resources related to language learning Identify the “ Dependent & Independent Learners ” and their problems in learning English by setting up a referral system with the help of English teachers Promote the use of SALC in English Language lessons Preparation of SALC

Sacred Heart Canossian College Future Development To promote learner autonomy and learning in Mathematics, Humanities, Science and Chinese Language

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