Seminar on Managing Curriculum Change in Technology Education - Home Economics

1. Seminar on Managing Curriculum Change in Technology Education - Home Economics 「科技教育課程變革管理 - 家政科」研討會 22.11.2003

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4. Technology Education Key Learning Area –Curriculum Guide

5. Direction for Development Focus on developing students’ understanding of their own aptitudes, interests & abilities for their future studies & work. Providing students with specialized knowledge & skills

6. Implications on Curriculum Planning Learning & teaching for a balanced development of technological capability (problem solving, effective communication, decision making,…) technological understanding (interdisciplinary nature of concepts, knowledge & process,…) technological awareness (cultural aspect, impact on individual, family, society & environment,…) Skill-based or content-based teaching

7. Strands Strands Strands Figure 2 Technology Education Curriculum Framework Figure 2 Technology Education Curriculum Framework Figure 2 Technology Education Curriculum Framework ŸKnowledge Contexts in Technology ŸKnowledge Contexts in Technology ŸKnowledge Contexts in Technology ŸProcess in Technology ŸProcess in Technology ŸProcess in Technology Aim To develop technological literacy in students through the cultivation of technological capability, technological understanding and technological awareness to deal with the challenges of the future. Aim To develop technological literacy in students through the cultivation of technological capability, technological understanding and technological awareness to deal with the challenges of the future. Aim To develop technological literacy in students through the cultivation of technological capability, technological understanding and technological awareness to deal with the challenges of the future. ŸImpact of Technology ŸImpact of Technology ŸImpact of Technology Values and Attitudes Values and Attitudes Values and Attitudes Generic Skills Generic Skills Generic Skills Different Organizing School-based CurriculumLearning Targets and ObjectivesModes of School-based TE Curriculum Development Different Organizing School-based CurriculumLearning Targets and ObjectivesModes of School-based TE Curriculum Development Different Organizing School-based CurriculumLearning Targets and ObjectivesModes of School-based TE Curriculum Development Planning Learning, Teaching and Assessment ActivitiesSchool-based TE CurriculumPlanning Learningand, Learning Teaching and Assessment Assessment Activities Planning Learning, Teaching and Assessment ActivitiesSchool-based TE CurriculumPlanning Learningand, Learning Teaching and Assessment Assessment Activities Planning Learning, Teaching and Assessment ActivitiesSchool-based TE CurriculumPlanning Learningand, Learning Teaching and Assessment Assessment Activities Internalization Internalization Internalization Student Learning Student Learning Student Learning Technology Education Curriculum Framework Aim To develop technological literacy in students through the cultivation of technological capability, technological understanding and technological awareness to deal with the challenges of the future. Strands • Knowledge Contexts in Technology • Process in Technology • Impact of Technology Values and Attitudes Generic Skills Different Modes of School-based TE Curriculum Development Planning Learning, Teaching and Assessment Activities Internalization Student Learning

8. Actions to Take • Building on our existing strength – core value of Home Economics • Relating our curriculum to our students’ daily life and keeping it updated with the changes in local economic, social and technological situations • Relating our curriculum to the experiences, interests and inclinations of our students • Providing space for our students to develop their potentials

10. Core Value of Home Economics Improving the Quality of Our Life • Healthy lifestyle Preparation for • further studies and / or for work • adulthood Platform for developing students’ generic skills, values & attitudes • Communication skills • Critical thinking skills • Creativity

11. School-based curriculum Planning in TE at Junior Secondary Level • To provide a balancedTechnology Education curriculum and to allow • exploration • experiencing • familiarization

12. Learning & Teaching of TE • Purposeful • Progressive and iterative in nature • Involve the coordination of mind and hands • Integrate the different knowledge contexts in TE • Nurture the basic knowledge, skills and attitudes • Enable the pursuit of excellence in specialized field

13. School-based Curriculum Planning in TE • Theme-based Learning • “Creation of Fashion” • Mrs. MAK LAU Siu-ming, Sharina • DMHC Siu Ming Catholic Secondary School

14. Curriculum Focus: Theme-based LearningTheme: Creation of FashionLevel: Secondary 3 Technology & Society Environmental issues Health issues Changes in lifestyle Community Resources - Fashion designers - Make-up artists - Models - Stage set-up artists / technicians Creation of Fashion Design & Applications Basic elements of design Design process Design consideration Fashion design Career Aspiration - Fashion industry & related business - Marketing - Modelling etc. Fashion & Dress Sense Fashion trend & development Choice of clothing for different considerations

15. School-based Curriculum Planning in TE • Integrating Learning of Home Economics • & Integrated Science • “Use of Electricity in Daily Life” • Ms LAU Man-man • Ho Fung College

16. Curriculum Focus: Integrated Learning of TE & Science EducationTheme: Using Electricity in Daily LifeLevel: S 2 Technology & Society • Environmental issues • Health issues • Changes in lifestyle Energy Conversion Energy sources Energy changes Generating electricity Consumer Education Consumers’ choices Consequences of consumers’ actions Using Electricity in Daily Life Safety & Health Choice, use & care of equipment Home Management & Technology Management of family resources Energy saving devices Changes in lifestyle

17. Examples on Organising Learning in TE • Location: Room 408 • Students’ learning on “Personal Financial Education”- • Samples of students’ work from St Mary’s Canossian College • 2. Learning Food Technology- • Understanding biotechnology process • Examples on product development process

18. Food Technology – Biotechnology Processes in Practice Yeasts – • Living organisms • Respiration & fermentation of yeast What is biotechnology? How long has it been applied in food production? Making bread and beer since ancient time What food product has been developed with the use of biotechnology? Product development process – Ginger beer

19. Food Technology – Product Development Process Storage & Distribution Packaging Consumers Food Processing Preparation Raw Materials Farming

20. Organising Learning in TEExamples of Learning Modules for Junior Secondary Level • Personal Financial Education • Nutrition & Health • Food Technology & Health • Dress Sense & Appreciation of Fashion

21. Personal Financial Education Income and Expenditure What Money Is Financial Understanding Financial Competence Financial Responsibility Personal Financial Education Budgeting Risk and Return Making Choices Financial Records

22. Nutrition & Health Functions & Sources of Food Groups • Nutrition & Health Physical Health Food Choices & Factors Affecting It Updated Information from Nutritional Science & Its Implications on Our Eating Pattern Setting Personal Goal of Healthy Eating

23. Technology & Living • food and nutrition • food preparation and processing Food Technology & Health Consumer Education - consumers’ rights and choices Technology & Society - legal issues Safety & Health Food Technology & Health

24. Dress Sense & Appreciation of Fashion Fashion Trend & Development Fashion Sense & Personal Image Fashion Cycle Current Fashion Trend Influences on the Development of Fashion Dress Sense and Appreciation of Fashion Dress Sense Etiquette & Personal grooming Body figure Effects of design elements and design principles in clothing The ways you dress Wardrobe Planning Choice of Clothing for different occasions A Well-planned Wardrobe

25. Biotechnology in Food – Genetically Modified Food食品生物工程技術 — 基因改造食品 • Format • CD-Rom • Aims • To look at the development of biotechnology in food over time and consider some possible future development of this technology. • Learning Elements • Technology & Society • Consumer Education • Food & Nutrition • Food Preparation & Processing • Food Technology

26. Food Technology – Food PackagingSelf-learning Web-based Course for TE Teachers(to be launched in January 2004 for the 2nd round) Aims To provide teachers with the information on the latest development in food technology particularly in the area of food packaging. Topics • Fundamentals of Food Spoilage • The Role of Packaging in Food Preservation • The Role of Packaging in Informing and Protecting Consumers • Food Packaging Materials • Packaging Fresh and Processed Foods • Development in Food Packaging Technology • Visual Inspection of Food Packages

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