Curriculum Management and Leadership

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Curriculum Management and Leadership

• English Language Education Section
• Curriculum Development Institute
• Education Bureau
• 5 November 2008

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Seminar Objectives

• To provide suggestions on planning and managing
  the English Language Curriculum at secondary
  level
• To provide suggestions on how to enhance
  students English proficiency to facilitate
  learning across the curriculum
• To share good practices on curriculum planning
  and management

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Todays Programme
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A Framework for Understanding Educational
Leadership and Management
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Educational Leadership
the process of influencing the activities of an
organised group toward goal setting and goal
achievement
(Stogdill, 1950 3)
a wilful act where one person attempts to
construct the social
world for others
(Greenfield, 1986 142)
attempting to make sense of events and building
a social consensus around the interpretations
(Bryman, 1999)
Source Turner, C. (2005). How to Run Your
Department Successfully. London Continuum. p.3
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Educational Leadership
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Educational Management
the operation of the system as it is currently
constructed preoccupied with firefighting

• Source Turner, C. (2005). How to Run Your
  Department Successfully. London Continuum. p.3

(Bolman and Deal, 1994)
undertaking three different roles a role
model, a team leader and a liaison
(Mintzberg, 1990)
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Educational Management
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Educational
Educational
Management
Leadership
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Roles of English LanguageCurriculum Leaders
English Panels

• e.g. emphasis on learning English for
  communication rather than as a system of rules

e.g. developing Ss potentials to the full
through creating an English-rich environment
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Tasks for English LanguageCurriculum Leaders

Strategic direction and development of the subject
English Language Curriculum Leaders
Leading and managing staff
Managing learning and teaching
Efficient and effective deployment of staff and
resources
Source Turner, C. (2005). How to Run Your
Department Successfully. London Continuum. p.6
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Sharing of Good PracticesSchool-based English
Policies
Christian Missionary Alliance Sun Kei
Secondary School

• Ms Louisa Kwok, Mr Sunny Wong and Ms Noel Law

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English Language Curriculum Leadership and
Management in Practice
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English Language Curriculum Leadership and
Management in Practice at Sun Kei Secondary
School
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English Language Curriculum Leaders and Managers
at Work at Sun Kei Secondary School

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Source Turner, C. (2005). How to Run Your
Department Successfully. London Continuum. p.6
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Enhancing Students Writing Skills at Sun Kei
Secondary School
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Group Activity

• In response to the review of MOI for secondary
  schools, you are asked by your Principal to
  strengthen the learning of English in your school
  through promoting language-across-the-curriculum.
• Choose an entry point to promote
  English-across-the-curriculum at Junior Secondary
  Level, e.g.
• EMI Extended Learning Activities (ELAs)
• Reading-across-the-curriculum
• Cross-curricular Learning
• Project Learning
• Refer to the Framework for Understanding
  Educational Leadership and Management, i.e. the
  Roles of and the Tasks for English Language
  Curriculum Leaders. Discuss with your group
  members what you would do and fill in the table
  on English Language Curriculum Leaders and
  Managers at Work.

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Background Information
Report on Review of Medium of Instruction for
Secondary Schools and Secondary School Places
Allocation (Education Commission 2005)
Strengthening the learning of English through

• Incorporating EMI Extended Learning Activities
  (ELAs) in CMI secondary schools
• Promoting language-across- the-curriculum in
  EMI secondary schools

Also available at http//www.e-c.edu.hk/reform/re
sources/MOISSPA_report_Eng.pdf
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Incorporating English
Extended Learning Activities in CMI Secondary
Schools

• ELAs are conducted in the context of content
  subjects, e.g. Mathematics, Science.

• Fostering the use of English as a learning tool
• Facilitating cross-curricular learning
• Enhancing collaboration between English language
  teachers and content subject teachers

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Promoting Language-across-the-curriculum in EMI
Secondary Schools

• Providing an English immersion environment to
  support EMI teaching
• Facilitating cross-curricular activities
• Strengthening the learning of English
• Enhancing collaboration between English language
  teachers and content subject teachers