Roles and Reflections of a VP
in Curriculum Development
Stella Tang
23 July, 2005
What the principal wants:
 Integration in 2005 - 2006
My worries:
 Willingness and readiness
of teachers concerned
What I have done
Delivered and clarified
goals and objectives
Sought professional help &
resources
Planned and initiated the
process
Facilitated two-way
communication
Invited interested colleagues
to join the project
Participated, solved problems
& made changes
Given support & provided
feedback
Some of my reflections
Degree of teachers’ involvement
in curriculum development
 May depend on:
Time available
Support
Clear focus
Professional development
manageability
Worth doing-ness
Students’ learning
 Some common negative
comments:
學生學習動機低
學生學習能力弱
學生的知識層面較弱
學生較被動
學生紀律未必能配合多元化課堂
活動…
The school based project
reflects:
 Most of our students:
can be motivated when interested
are in control during the activities
Perform reasonably well with this
mode of learning
The school based project
reflects:
The importance of lesson
planning
The benefit of collaborative
teaching
The positive impact of peer
observation/ feedback
The importance of support
Internal support:
Support of school management
Support of peers and experienced
teachers
External support
Advice
Confidence
Future action:
Internal Sharing session
What our students can do
What our teachers can do
Possibilities of changes in
classroom teaching
Future action:
IH curriculum planning
School-based module
Our sincere thanks to Miss
Wong & Mr. Chung
Thank You!