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香港教師中心
香港教師中心（教師中心）是根據 1984 年教育統籌委員會《第一號報告書》的建 議而於 1989 年正式成立的。教師中心成立的目標是不斷促進教師的專業發展和在職培 訓，並為他們提供一個富鼓勵性、中立及沒有階級觀念的環境，使他們更能團結一致， 發揮專業精神。此外，教師中心亦致力為教師提供互相切磋和交流經驗的機會，推動課 程發展，鼓勵教師設計及試用新教材和教學法，協助發放教育資訊和宣傳教育理念，並 配合教師興趣，組織各類社交與文娛活動。 教師中心不單為教師而設，也由教師管理。他們可以通過三層管理架構參與教師中 心的管理工作。這管理架構包括一個諮詢管理委員會（諮管會）、一個常務委員會（常 委會）和六個工作小組，負責教師中心的決策、監察和執行教師中心的不同工作及活動。 諮管會的工作主要是決定教師中心的策略和監察它的運作。諮管會由 72 名委員組 成，其中 35 位由教育團體提名及選出，35 位由教師提名及選出，另外兩位由教育局常 任秘書長委任。 常委會是諮管會的行政機構，與教師中心的日常運作和活動有密切的關係。常委會 的主席和兩位副主席由諮管會的主席和兩位副主席兼任，其他成員包括 10 位由諮管會 提名及選出的諮管會委員，以及兩位教育局代表。 各工作小組負責教師中心內不同範疇的工作，包括專業發展小組、出版小組、活動 小組、教育研究小組、章程及會籍小組和推廣小組。各小組的成員均是諮管會的委員。 教師中心位於教育局九龍塘教育服務中心內，交通便捷，毗鄰港鐵九龍塘站，另有 多條巴士及小巴專線可直達。中心設施齊備，內有電腦服務、消閒雜誌、議事區、休憩 區及專題展板等。同時，教育局九龍塘教育服務中心設有演講廳和多用途會議室，供教 師中心舉辦各類會議、講座及工作坊等活動。歡迎各位教師使用教師中心的服務。 詳情請瀏覽本中心的網頁：www.edb.gov.hk/hktc。ii
Hong Kong Teachers’ Centre
The Hong Kong Teachers’ Centre (the Centre) was formally established in 1989 in accordance with a recommendation of the Education Commission Report No. 1 published in 1984. The Centre aims to promote continuous professional development and enrichment among teachers, and to foster among them a greater sense of unity and professionalism in an encouraging, neutral and non-hierarchical environment. Specific objectives of the Centre include the provision of opportunities for teachers to meet and exchange ideas and share experiences; the promotion of curriculum development; the development and trying out of new teaching aids and approaches; the dissemination of news and ideas concerning education; and the organisation of social, cultural and recreational activities for teachers.
The Centre has a three-tier management structure to help plan and run its activities - an Advisory Management Committee (AMC), a Standing Committee (SC) and six Sub-committees. They are responsible for policy-making, monitoring and implementation of various duties and activities.
The AMC is a policy-making and monitoring body with a total membership of 72. These include 35 members nominated by and elected from education organisations, 35 members nominated by and elected from teachers, and 2 members appointed by Permanent Secretary for Education.
The SC is the executive sub-structure of the AMC. It is concerned with the day-to-day functioning of the Centre and the running of its activities. The SC comprises the AMC Chairperson and 2 Vice Chairpersons, 10 other members elected by and from the AMC and the 2 representatives from Education Bureau (EDB).
The six Sub-committees are working groups responsible for specific areas of work of the Centre. They include Professional Development, Publication, Activities, Educational Research, Constitution & Membership and Promotion. Members of the sub-committees are also members of the AMC.
Access to the Centre is convenient for the visitors. The Centre is located inside the EDB Kowloon Tong Education Services Centre which is in the vicinity of the MTR Kowloon Tong Station. Besides, it can be reached by buses or minibuses. It provides a number of workstations, leisure magazines, sharing corner, resting area and display-boards, etc. Moreover, multi-purpose meeting rooms and conference rooms for organising seminars, workshops and meetings are available at the EDB Kowloon Tong Education Services Centre. Teachers are welcome to use the facilities of the Centre.
