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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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Programme
9:00 - 9:15
Registration
9:15 – 9:30
Planning & developing school-based Technolog
y
Education curriculum
9:30 – 9:45
Learning of Home Economics under the Techno
logy
Education framework
9:45 – 10:45
School-based curriculum planning:
Mrs. Sharina MAK
DMHC Siu Ming Catholic Secondary School
and
Ms LAU Man-man
Ho Fung College
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Programme
10:45 - 11:00
Illustration of examples on learning
Food Technology – food processing &
production
11:00 – 11:15
Break
11:15 – 11:45
Planning & developing learning modules at
junior secondary level
-TE learning modules on Healthy Living
11:45 – 12:00
Q & A session
Technology Education Key Learning Area –
Curriculum Guide
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Direction for Development
Providing students
with specialized
knowledge & skills
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Focus on developing
students’ understanding
of their own aptitudes,
interests & abilities for
their future studies &
work.
Implications on Curriculum Planning
Learning & teaching for a balanced
development of
technological capability
Skill-based
or contentbased
teaching
(problem solving, effective
communication, decision making,…)
technological understanding
(interdisciplinary nature of concepts,
knowledge & process,…)
technological awareness
(cultural aspect, impact on individual,
family, society & environment,…)
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Technology Education Curriculum Framework
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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.
Generic
Skills
Strands
Knowledge Contexts in Technology
Process in Technology
Impact of Technology
Different Modes of School-based TE Curriculum Development
Planning Learning, Teaching and Assessment Activities
Internalization
Student Learning
Values and
Attitudes
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
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Alig nin g Ex is tin g
Subje c ts
Subje c tb as ed
Lear
n in g
Colla bor
a tiv e Themeb as ed
Life Ex per
ie nc es
Teac hin g of Lear
n in g
ofStu dents
Subje c ts
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Core Value of Home Economics
Improving the Quality of
Our Life
•Healthy lifestyle
Preparation for
Platform for developing
students’ generic skills,
values & attitudes
•Communication skills
•Critical thinking skills
•Creativity
•further
studies and /
or for work
•adulthood
School-based curriculum Planning in TE
at Junior Secondary Level
To provide a balanced Technology Education
curriculum and to allow
• exploration
• experiencing
• familiarization
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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
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School-based Curriculum Planning in TE
Theme-based Learning
“Creation of Fashion”
Mrs. MAK LAU Siu-ming, Sharina
DMHC Siu Ming Catholic Secondary School
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Curriculum Focus: Theme-based Learning
Theme: Creation of Fashion
Level: Secondary 3
Technology & Society
Environmental issues
Health issues
Changes in lifestyle
Design & Applications
Basic elements of design
Design process
Design consideration
Fashion design
Fashion & Dress
Sense
Fashion trend &
development
Choice of clothing for
different considerations
Creation of
Fashion
Community Resources
- Fashion designers
- Make-up artists
- Models
- Stage set-up artists /
technicians
Career Aspiration
- Fashion industry &
related business
- Marketing
- Modelling
etc.
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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
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Curriculum Focus:
Integrated Learning of TE & Science Education
Theme: Using Electricity in Daily Life Level: S 2
Energy Conversion
Energy sources
Energy changes
Generating electricity
Technology & Society
Environmental issues
Health issues
Changes in lifestyle
Using
Electricity in
Daily Life
Safety & Health
Choice, use & care
of equipment
Consumer Education
Consumers’ choices
Consequences of
consumers’ actions
Home Management &
Technology
Management of family resources
Energy saving devices
Changes in lifestyle
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Examples on Organising Learning in TE
Location: Room 408
1. 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
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Food Technology – Biotechnology Processes in Practice
What is biotechnology?
Yeasts –
• Living organisms
• Respiration & fermentation
of yeast
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
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Food Technology – Product Development Process
Storage &
Distribution
Packaging
Food
Processing
Preparation
Raw
Material
s
Farming
Consumer
s
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Organising Learning in TE
Examples of Learning Modules for Junior Secondary
Level
1. Personal Financial Education
2. Nutrition & Health
3. Food Technology & Health
4. Dress Sense & Appreciation of Fashion
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Personal Financial Education
What Money
Is
Financial
Understanding
Financial
Competence
Budgeti
ng
Financia
l
Records
Risk and
Return
Personal Financial
Education
Income
and
Expenditu
re
Financial
Responsibility
Making
Choices
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Nutrition & Health
Functions & Sources
of Food Groups
Physical Health
Nutrition &
Health
Updated Information
from Nutritional
Science & Its
Implications on Our
Eating Pattern
Food Choices &
Factors
Affecting It
Setting Personal
Goal of Healthy
Eating
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Food Technology & Health
Technology & Living
-food and nutrition
-food preparation and processing
Food Technology & Health
Consumer Education
- consumers’ rights and
choices
Technology & Society
- legal issues
Safety & Health
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
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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
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Food Technology – Food Packaging
Self-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
1. Fundamentals of Food Spoilage
2. The Role of Packaging in Food Preservation
3. The Role of Packaging in Informing and Protecting
Consumers
4. Food Packaging Materials
5. Packaging Fresh and Processed Foods
6. Development in Food Packaging Technology
7. Visual Inspection of Food Packages
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Thank You !