Po Leung Kuk 1983 Board of Directors College

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Po Leung Kuk 1983 Board of Directors College

• A TABS School

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In 2004

• Look for a New theme
• Which gives us a platform to discuss and examine
  classroom practices

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Something that .

• Helps make meaningful changes in our teaching and
  learning

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So happen.

• In 2004 March, a program introduced by from EMB
• .. A visit to Singapore , school visits etc

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History of Learning Circle

• 1997 in Singapore
• Thinking School ,Learning Nation
• Vision to meet challenges of the future

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What is a Thinking school ?

• One which needs thinking teachers who are
  continuously learning and seeking new and better
  ways to improve

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• 1998 introduce Learning circle to schools as a
  means of
• Professional development

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Why Learning Circles

• They
• give us platform to discuss and examine
  classroom practices
• increase our awareness of the way we teach and
  how students learn
• help us make meaningful changes in our teaching
  and learning

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How do Learning Circle work?

• Allow us to
• Reflect on our teaching practices
• Inquire WHY we teach the way we teach
• Dialogue to reach a shared understanding about
  T and L

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How do Learning Circle work?

• Allow us to
• Align the strategies we implement in classroom
• Then work collaboratively to improve our teaching
  practices

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Members in a learning circle

• About 4-8 members

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Learning Circle Cycle

• The RPAOR Process

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• R Reflect (initial)
• We come together to reflect, dialogue and ask
  questions about our area of concerns in teaching
  and learning (AOC)
• A shared area of area of concern (AOC) is then
  agreed upon.

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Lets Travel through a LC journey

• Pilots
• Ms Lau Shui Sun
• Mr Chan Wai Kit

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Research question

• Derived from AOC
• It defines AOC further
• Consists of 2 components means and outcome
• E.g. How can __________ (means)
• Help students to learn Geography more effectively
  (outcome)

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Contributing questions (CQ)

• It addresses different aspects of the Research
  Question
• Help us focus on the RQ and strategies to address
  the area of concern
• CQ
• How can we evaluate the effectiveness on the use
  of _________?
• How do _______ help in the thought process of
  students?

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Outcomes

• Students should be able to

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Strategies

• The use of ..

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Beliefs underlying strategies

• Students need to make connections on

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Learning Circle CycleWhat is the RPAOR Process?

• 1.Reflection

• Dialogue on an Area of Concern
• Clarify AOC through Research Question (RQ) and
• Contributing Questions (CQs)

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Plan

• Determine outcomes
• Clarify intended Strategies Beliefs Underlying
  Strategies
• Conduct necessary Research
• Prepare lesson plans and materials for
  implementation

• 2. Plan

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Learning circle cycle

• 3. Act
• 4. Observe

• Implement Strategies
• Observations from implementing strategies
• Share and reflect upon observations
• Review and refine strategies
• Implement revised strategies
• Determine outcomes

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• 5. reflection

• Reflect critically on how strategies have
  impacted students learning
• Complete Group Reflective Journal

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Critical Friendship

• Helps one another grow
• professionally personally
• through reflection dialogue

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Developing critical friendship

• Probing for root issues
• encourage deeper reflection

• Why are you saying this ?
• What makes you say this ?
• help to probe deeper into the issues

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Critical friendship

• Provide emotional support
• Reflection dialogue occur at every stage of the
  Learning Circle process
• The main objective of LC is that SHARING TAKES
  PLACE.

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Dialogue

• Meaningful dialogue
• brings people together
• facilitate genuine shared
• understanding

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Dialogue

• Dialogue can happen on paper
• Can be inquiry reflection
• Good questions enable deep reflection
  thinking

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Reflective questions

• Precise specific
• Invite participation
• E.g.
• A. What are the keep points in the lesson ?
• B. What behaviours did you observe during the
  lesson?

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Reflective Questions

• Enable reflective practice as necessary
• Invite deeper level of participation
• E.g.
• A. What are the most successful/least successful
  thing you did in the class ?
• B. Which part of the interaction with the
  students did you feel best about?

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Something that ..

• helps us to work smart, not just hard

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We emphasize on team spirit

• Team spirit is an important element in our staff
  development

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We form circles (groups)

• To improve quality of T L
• So we called the NEW THEME Quality circle

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INTRODUCTION AND Training

• All teachers got professional training on this
  project
• 2 hours in late August 2005
• 4 hours on 30 September

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To build up team spirit

• Name our groups
• tried to think of something that represents their
  group .
• make reflection on their vision.

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Our real group work
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E.T.
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E.T

• Enjoy Teaching

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Dolphins

• Wish members to be like dolphins
• Sociable, in groups
• Smiling face , ready to accept new things

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• Like to jump out the water surface,
• May symbolize ready to accept new things