ATT in School

What has the Advisory Teaching Team done in schools?

The main work of the Advisory Teaching Team is to visit schools and provide professional support to the English Panel.

A) Professional Development

	Observe lessons - providing feedback on how to improve the learning and teaching. Observation focus is agreed with the NET and SET beforehand. Lessons can be video-taped so that it can be used on professional development days or parents' day.
	Promote peer observation
	Develop support plans for schools to support learning and teaching and professional development. Plans are varied and they are devised according to the needs of the schools
	Introduce EMB documents or resources, CDI materials and PSED materials. AT can help in developing teaching materials for/with teachers
	Conduct monthly workshops (every second Friday of the month), follow up what teachers have learned from workshops and try to help them put the knowledge into practice
	Support NETs and school teachers to conduct workshops so that they can disseminate what they have learned from the ATT monthly workshops
	Conduct parents' meeting (some in English with school teachers as translators and some in Cantonese)
	Communicate with principals, inform them about what SETs, LETs, NETs and ATs are doing in school
	Support schools in conducting school self-evaluation, follow up their enquiry process
	Promote collaboration with other NETs & SETs, establish clusters of schools
	Provide NETs/SETs with information on different professional development courses

B) Learning and Teaching

	Visit schools on a regular basis - support NETs, ELTAs and SETs at a different level
	Attend co-planning meetings, use agenda to facilitate the planning process
	Give suggestions on teaching, creating an English-rich environment, extra-curricular activities, excursions, etc
	Attend excursions, special days, e.g. Halloween activities if possible

C) Curriculum Development

Support NETs, SETs and level teachers to develop school-based curriculum

D) Building a supportive working relationship

	Solve problems/misunderstanding that have arisen within schools
	Keep close contact with NETs, SETs and schools through frequent school visits, email, phone or fax
	Give ideas on deployment issue if necessary