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Introduction
The Gifted Education Section of the Education Bureau (EDB) and The Hong Kong Academy for Gifted Education (HKAGE) have jointly developed a new professional development framework in gifted education for all teachers in Hong Kong. This new framework aims at providing a clear pathway of professional development for teachers by fully utilizing the resources available from both the EDB and the HKAGE. The new framework is expected to be launched in February 2012.
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Objectives of the Framework
There are two main objectives of developing this Framework:
- To meet the precise training needs of targeted key school stakeholder groups in Gifted Education
- To facilitate sustainable development of gifted education in schools
Under this framework, we strongly recommend schools to have senior staff charged with the following designated roles:
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The GE Manager (資優教育行政管理主任):
Principals, vice-principals or delegated staff in primary and secondary schools responsible for managing the whole school planning for school-based gifted provision including strategic programming and deployment of resources.
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The GE Coordinator(資優教育統籌主任):
Curriculum leaders, subject panel heads or delegated members in primary and secondary schools responsible for coordinating the implementation of school-based gifted development programmes specializing in pedagogical issues.
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Features of the Framework
It is hoped that with this new professional development framework, the professional development pathways of teachers are made more explicit. Teachers can follow the route, according to their roles in school, to enroll in different professional development programmes. More importantly, the framework allows the EDB and the HKAGE to plan and design different programmes that address the diverse needs of teachers taking up different roles in school-based gifted education.
The Professional Development Framework is:
Targeted:
Rigorous and tailored training opportunities are provided for GE Managers, GE Coordinators and subject teachers respectively
Practical:
Strong emphasis is put on practical strategies for the school environment throughout the courses with hands-on experience and school-based planning embedded
Dynamic:
Great flexibility is given to participants through blended modes of study (on-line and face-to-face) with different cohorts available throughout the school year
Sustainable:
Resource building sessions are provided and the school/ teacher networks will further extend their development
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Course Information and application
Foundation and Intermediate Courses in gifted education are offered by the HK Academy for Gifted Education
Website: http://hkage.org.hk/en/tz_programmes.html
Email: tpd@hkage.org.hk Tel.:39400103
Advanced/Enhancement courses are offered by the Gifted Education Section of the EDB
Website: https://tcs.edb.gov.hk/tcs/portal/publiccalendar/searchPublicCal/search.htm
Email: gifted@edb.gov.hk Tel.: 36983472
Programmes Schedule 
Information about the Annual Hotung Lecture, Biennial GE Conference and thematic workshops can be found on the website of the HKAGE
Website: http://hkage.org.hk/en/tz_programmes.html
Email: tpd@hkage.org.hk Tel.:39400103
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