Gifted Education School Network

Rationales and Purposes

Gifted education is a part of quality education and nurturing gifted/ more able students should be seen as one way of catering for learner diversity. To develop and implement school-based gifted programmes systematically and strategically, subject teachers’ understanding of the gifted education curriculum design and strategies is equally important to the leadership of school management and GE co-ordinators. Gifted Education School Network (the “Network”) aims to facilitate professional exchanges and sharing of experience among frontline teachers of the same Key Learning Areas (KLAs)/ domain, implement theories relevant to gifted education, and provide good practices and references for the enhancement of school-based gifted programmes. The purposes of the Network are:

• to facilitate and enhance the holistic planning of school-based gifted programmes, devise and implement appropriate school-based gifted programmes and deploy differentiated instructional strategies that gear to the learning/ affective needs of gifted/ more able students in collaboration with teachers;
• to strengthen teachers’ understanding of gifted education, build up teachers’ capacity to address and cater for learner diversity (especially for gifted/ more able students), continue to enhance the effectiveness of learning and teaching; and
• to share and promote good practices and references that are conducive to effective school-based gifted education and facilitate exchanges among schools.

Target Participants

Curriculum leaders including GE co-ordinators, panel heads, KLA/domain co-ordinators, and teachers who are enthusiastic about promotion of school-based gifted programmes and enjoy working together to explore effective strategies that cater for the learning/ affective needs of gifted/ more able students.

Network Activities

The Network covers different KLAs/ domain, including: Chinese Language Education, English Language Education, Mathematics Education, Personal, Social & Humanities Education (Primary General Studies and Secondary Chinese History/ Citizenship, Economics and Society), STEAM Education and affective education. Through organising network meetings, open class, inter-school visits and experience sharing session, it is hoped that schools would be able to plan and implement their school-based gifted programmes, strengthen inter-school sharing and foster professional growth of teachers.

Expected Outcomes

• Fostering teachers’ understanding of gifted education and promoting school-based gifted education
• Enhancing the professional capacity of teachers in catering for learner diversity and increasing the effectiveness of learning and teaching
• Designing learning and teaching resources that address the learning needs of gifted/ more able students in different KLAs/ domain
• Building a professional learning community and providing a platform for teachers from different schools to share good practices
• Developing a greater pool of gifted education learning and teaching resources

Expectations on Participating Schools

Teachers of the participating schools are expected to:

• actively participate in network meetings, inter-school visits and experience sharing sessions;
• share with other teachers of the Network their experiences in planning and implementing school-based gifted programmes and the materials and resources they develop;
• open their classrooms for observation and conduct professional sharing;
• devise and develop learning and teaching materials for school-based gifted programmes in collaboration with Curriculum Development Officers (The copyright of these materials will be co-owned by the EDB and the schools concerned. The EDB also reserves the right to compile and refine the materials before disseminating them for education purposes); and
• observe strictly their legal obligations and, in all cases, comply with the Copyright Ordinance in developing school-based learning and teaching materials.

Enquiry

For enquiry, please contact Gifted Education Section on 3698 3480.