Gifted Education Section, Education Bureau
Introducing Curriculum Leadership and Management in Gifted Education
for Secondary Schools
Venue: Room E303, 3/F, East Block, Education Bureau Kowloon Tong
Education Services Centre (KTC), 19 Suffolk Road, Kowloon Tong
Programme
Date
2010/06/18(Fri)
Time
Content
09:00 - 12:00  Programme development in gifted
education
- the local GE policy that impacts on
programming at all levels
- the formulation of SB GE policy
- roles of different stakeholders will be
included in the SB GE policy
2010/06/18(Fri)
13:30 – 16:30 - different possible types of programmes
for the gifted at all levels and the stand
- measures to ensure quality SB
programmes
- identification and programming (rational,
methods and tools)
- talent pool development (the SLP in
NSS)
2010/06/19 (Sat)
09:00 - 12:00  To analyse and adopt the key
components of gifted education
curriculum/programme models: ICM,
Enrichment Triad and 5E Model
- Example units will be employed to
highlight the essence of the models that
tie in with critical thinking, creativity and
personal and social development, and
how they are incorporated into KLA
units (Science, Math, English)
- Seconded teachers will be invited to
present the units they designed.
2010/06/25 (Fri)
09:00 - 12:00  To explore differentiation in regular
classroom for meeting learner diversity
and nurturing gifted students through
whole class instruction
- rationale and teaching strategies such as
Socratic Seminar, tiered assignment,
jigsaw grouping, equalizers, etc. will be
discussed
- Skills of questioning and assessment of
& for learning will also be explored.
- Presentation of teaching videos on
differentiated units (edited versions if
available).
2010/06/25 (Fri)
13:30 – 16:30  The Social and Emotional Needs of
Gifted learners
- Understanding of gifted students’
affective characteristics and their needs
- The vulnerabilities associated with
giftedness and their impact on cognitive
advancement.
- Issues of underachieving gifted and
intervention.
- Strategies and practices in supporting the
social and emotional needs of gifted
students
 Professional Development in Gifted
Education in school
- The purpose of professional
development in school
- Goal setting and planning for
professional development programmes
in gifted education
- Evaluation of the effectiveness of the
professional development programmes