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| The Polar Environmental Education Teaching Kit is prepared by Secondary Education Committee of HKGA and the Hong Kong Liberal Studies Teacher Association, with materials provided by Dr. Rebecca Lee Lok-sze and sponsored by Hong Kong Teachers' Centre. |
A seminar on its application to classroom teaching will be held on 25th September at the Hong Kong Teachers' Centre. Details of the seminar is available at HKTC website. |
Interested parties can register through the online registration system. |
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Mr. Leung Wing Kin Tony presented his view on "Fieldwork and Assessment" in the Beginning Teachers' Orientation Programme on 11 August 2010, held by the Hong Kong Teachers' Center. |
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| Latest News: The Hong Kong team has won the first runner-up of poster competition in 2010iGeo. The theme of Hong Kong team’s poster is “Hong Kong National Geopark and Conservation”. Congratulations to the team members (Cheng Wai Ting, Chu Wing Sze, Chung Ying Kan, Lam Kwan Yi) and their geographer teacher Mr. Leung Wing Kin. Special thanks also extend to the Secondary School Committee and everyone who supports HKGA’s first participation in the International Geography Olympiad. |
A team of four students from PLK Laws Foundation College winning the HK Geography Olympiad 2010, is representing Hong Kong to participant in the 2010iGeo held from 29 July to 4 August in Taipei. This is the first time Hong Kong to send a team to this international competition. |
| Mr. Leung Wing Kin Tony, the accompanying teacher, will share Hong Kong's experience on incorporating fieldwork into public assessment with other countries' team leaders and Taiwan's high school geography teachers. Powerpoint file of the sharing can be downloaded here. |
| HKGA wishes Hong Kong team a great success in the 2010iGeo! |
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To facilitate teachers’ better understanding of the NSS Geography curriculum and SBA, the HKGA presents a Special Issue on SBA and NSS Geography. |
| Click for table of content and order form (for Hong Kong local order) |
Hong Kong Geography Olympiad, 2010 |
| Date: 24 April 2010 |
| Venue: Hong Kong Baptist University, Kowloon Tong |
| Four students from the winning teams will be selected to represent Hong Kong to participate in the 2010 International Geography Olympiad, Taipei, 29 July - 4 August 2010 |
| Details and registration method can be found in the this leaflet (click for the PDF file) |
| IMPORTANT NOTE: VENUE CHANGED TO LMC 514 / LT3 / OEE 1017 (HO SIN HANG CAMPUS) |
| PLEASE CHECK THE BELOW PARTICIPANT LIST FOR EXACT VENUE, THANKS! |
| Competition Results: |
| ~ Winning teams (PDF file) |
| ~ Individual scores (PDF file) |
Annual General Meeting and SBA Seminar: “Devils in the Details – the Geography field work School Based Assessment story” |
Event Summary (PDF file) |
| Date: 24 April 2010 (starting from 9:30am) |
| Venue: LT3, Ho Sin Hang Campus (old campus), Baptist University |
| Seminar speakers: Prof. CC Lam, Mr. Anthony K.C. Yeung and Mr. Leung Wing Kin |
| A free copy of the Special Issue of HK Geographer on School Based Assessment, with articles by seminar speakers and other contributors, would be distributed to attendants |
| Details can be found in the this letter (click for the PDF file) |
Online registration: http://www.hkga.org/apply/view.php?id=4 |
| IMPORTANT NOTE: VENUE CHANGED TO DLB 303 (SHAW CAMPUS, HKBU) |
Eco and Cultural Tour to Tai Ho Wan, Lantau Island |
| Date: 28 March 2010 (1:00 pm - 5:00 pm) |
| Quota: 30 |
| Details and registration method can be found in the this leaflet (click for the PDF file) |
Hong
Kong Teachers’ Centre - Sharing Month (2010) |
| Geopark – A geographical revolution in Hong Kong |
| Speaker:
Young C.Y. Ng |
| Date: 20 March 2010 (11:00 am - 12:30 pm) |
| Information on the talk and speaker can be found in the this leaflet (click for the PDF file) |
| Please enrol via Hong Kong Teachers' Centre website (the Educational Confernece section of www.edb.gov.hk/hktc) before 26 February 2010. |
| Field Visit: Farming & Industrial Enterprises in Guangzhou / Zhujiang Delta |
| Date: 28 - 29 December 2009 |
| Quota: 30 |
| Registration deadline: 28 November 2009 |
| Details can be found in the this leaflet (click for the PDF file) and reply slip (WORD file) |
| List of participants (click here for the PDF file) |
| Eco and Cultural Tour to Tai Ho Wan, Lantau Island |
| Date: 23 May 2009 (1:00pm - 5:30pm) |
| Quota: 30 |
| Details and registration method can be found in the this leaflet (click for the PDF file) |
| Annual
General Meeting 2009 & |
The 2009 AGM will be held on 14 March 2009 after the captioned discussion forum led by Mr. Lau Yun Ngau Patrick, Principal of Lok Sin Tong Ku Chiu Man Secondary School and Dr. Stephen P.M. Yeung, Geography Panel chairman of SKH Kei Hau Secondary School. This forum is also preceded by a briefing on the HKGA "Secondary School Fieldwork Report Competition 2008-2009". |
| Further information on the theme of discussion forum, event schedule & venue and the AGM proposed agenda can be found in the this AGM invitation letter (click for the PDF file) |
| Email us to reserve seat(s) of the discussion forum: registration@hkga.org |
| Look forward to meeting you on this important day. |
| Conducting
Enquiry-based Fieldwork in NNS Geography - |
| A morning session "Conducting Enquiry-based Fieldwork in NNS Geography" will be organized by our Association. |
| 1) What is “enquiry-based”
fieldwork? What is “SBA”? 2) How to conduct “enquiry-based” fieldwork? 3) How to prepare students for their SBA in enquiry-based fieldwork? and 4) Q&A session and sharing on SBA and fieldwork |
| Presented by Mr. Anthony K.C. Yeung, Principal, Caritas Chan Chun Ha Field Studies Centre, Chau Cheung |
| Details and registration method |
| Register on or before 9 March 2009 |
Secondary
School Fieldwork Report Competition, 2008-2009 |
Organizers: Hong Kong Geographical Association Caritas Chan Chun Ha Field Studies Centre |
| This competition is open to all Secondary 4 to Secondary 7 students in Hong Kong. Competing groups can conduct an enquiry-based fieldwork about a geographical issue or geographical concept learnt in their lessons. The length of the fieldwork report should be about 1,000 to 2,000 words, written in either Chinese or English, and supplemented by maps, drawings, graphs and statistical diagrams. |
| Click for details |
| Click for School Entry Form |
| A briefing session on how to conduct an enquiry fieldwork in geography will be held for the school teachers and students participating this competition at 2:00 pm on 14 March 2009 (Saturday) at Room 511, Lui Ming Choi Centre, Ho Sin Hang Campus (old campus), Hong Kong Baptist University, Waterloo Road, Kowloon Tong. Schools participating this competition are free to join this briefing session. Email us to reserve seat(s) of the briefing session: registration@hkga.org |
| Click for Briefing Information (PDF file) |
| Deadline for application: 27 February 2009 |
International
Workshop on Geo-spatial Information Technology for School Education |
Organizers: Hong Kong Geographical Information System Association (HKGISA) Hong Kong Polytechnic University (HKPolyU) Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU) Hong Kong Geographical Association (HKGA) |
| Date: 19 December 2008 |
| Venue: Hong Kong Baptist University |
| FREE for HKGA members!! |
| Click for details and registration form |
Hong
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| Conducting
Spatial Enquiry in the New Senior Secondary Geography Curriculum: Building
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