Overview
The Regional NET Coordinating Team (RNCT) at the
Native-speaking English Teacher (NET) Section
, Education Bureau, provides School-based Support Services for secondary schools in Hong Kong to support the implementation of the CDC English Language Education Key Learning Area Curriculum Guide (Primary 1 - Secondary 6) (2017) (including the optimisation of Senior Secondary English Language) and the Enhanced NET Scheme in Secondary Schools.Through the support, which can be provided on-site or online, we hope to:
Schools under the School-based Support Services will be collaborating with members of the Regional NET Coordinating Team made up of Curriculum Development Officers and Regional NET Coordinators.
Celebrating the Past, Awakening Possibilities Fostering Collaboration, Driving Innovation
Regional NET Coordinating Team
School-based Support Services
collaborate with teachers in trialling, refining and adopting effective learning, teaching and assessment (LTA) practices that are in line with the emphases
of the English Language curriculum in Hong Kong
promote sustainable professional collaboration within the English Language panel
promote the sharing of effective LTA practices
Language Arts
Drama, Puppetry and Object Theatre
Integration of drama, puppetry and object theatre into the school-based English Language curriculum
Film Appreciation and Production
The development of students’ ability to appreciate the literary, dramatic and cinematic aspects of short and feature-length films
Design of experience to develop students’ ability to create storyboards, write scripts, and film, edit and produce short films Short Story Appreciation and Production
Development of students’ ability to understand, appreciate and create short stories
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Reading and Writing across the Curriculum (RWaC)/
Language across the Curriculum (LaC)
Development of English and content subject teachers’ understanding of their respective roles when implementing RaC or LaC
Design of lessons and tasks that establish cross-curricular links and help students relate their learning to their daily lives
Design of lessons and tasks that enhance development of students’
reading and writing proficiency across the curriculum
Support Areas
21st Century Literacies
Foundational Literacy
The LTA of decoding and reading comprehension skills and strategies
The LTA of writing skills and strategies
The LTA of grammar in context, including text grammar
Information Literacy
Skills for managing, evaluating and making good use of information in the digital age Multimodal Literacy
Use and production of multimodal texts to enrich reading and writing instruction
Design of learning tasks and activities in which students access, produce and present multimodal texts using apps or software, such as Flipgrid, Wakelet, Google Jamboard and Keynote
Classroom Interaction
Design of tasks that promote the use of classroom routines
Design of lessons to create opportunities and a language environment that facilitate student interaction in English
Online Learning and Teaching
Design, organisation and facilitation
Promotion of assessment for/as learning
Fostering of emotional connectivity among learners
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Curriculum Planning and Development
Curriculum review and integration of curriculum initiatives and components
Use of a spiral approach to language skills development in horizontal and vertical curriculum planning
Integration of the learning elements of the Elective Part into the Compulsory Part of the Senior Secondary English Language curriculum
Promotion of Values Education through integrating the ten priority values and attitudes such as
"Perseverance", "Care for Others", "Responsibility", "Commitment" and “Diligence” into the school-based English Language curriculum, co-curricular activities (e.g. English Week and school- based competitions) or life-wide learning activities
Speaking and Listening
The LTA of speaking and listening skills
Increased opportunities for students to engage in, for example, classroom talk, public speaking and debate
The Support Work
In the School-based Support Services, the Regional NET Coordinating Team:
advises teachers on effective LTA practices in the area of support requested by the school;
co-plans with teachers to develop learning and teaching resources and units of work;
delivers school-based workshops;
identifies links between classroom learning and opportunities for authentic language use in the school-based co-curricular programmes;
facilitates the setting up of physical and/or online networks for the sharing of ideas and resources among schools receiving support in similar areas of the curriculum;
offers advice on setting up school-based or inter-school competitions to promote the creative and authentic use of English; and
dispenses advice on the use of community resources to extend students’ English language learning beyond the classroom.
Application
If your school would like support from us, please complete the application form, which is downloadable using the QR code or the link below.
http://nets.edb.hkedcity.net/page.php?p=267
Upon receipt of your application, we will contact your English Panel to discuss your school’s needs and possible mode(s) of support, which can be face-to-face and/or online, depending on the circumstances.
Priority will be given to applications from schools that are committed to:
encouraging collaboration between the English Panel Members, including the NET, in their chosen area of support; and
sustaining the changes brought about by the support.
Centralised Professional Development Workshops
Regional Cluster Meetings
Competitions
Professional Support for New and Serving NETs
Collaborative Research and Development (“Seed”) Projects
Other Areas of Our Work
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