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9
May 2000
Leadership for the New Millennium Education Lecture
Series:
Lecture delivered by Mr Moses Cheng Mo-chi, Chairman of the Board of Education
The Asia-Pacific Centre for Education Leadership and School Quality organised a keynote lecture of the "Leadership for the New Millennium Education Lecture Series" on 9 May 2000. The Centre had great pleasure to invite Mr Moses Cheng Mo-chi, OBE, JP, Chairman of the Board of Education to be the keynote speaker.
In his lecture, Mr Cheng shared with us his insightful thoughts and ideas on the challenges we face in achieving total commitment of the society, the strategies that front-line education practitioners should adopt in order to cope with rapid changes brought about by the education reforms as well as the ways to promote education reforms as a whole.
The thought-inspiring lecture was well received by different stake-holders in education, including policy-makers, school principals, scholars, researchers and students.
6-7
December 1999
Lectures Delivered by Professor Elliot Eisner, Professor
of Education and Art at Stanford University
a) "The Educational Value of the Arts", 6 December 1999
The Asia-Pacific Centre for Education Leadership and School Quality, in conjunction with the Advisory Inspectorate Division and the Curriculum Development Institute of the Education Department, the Hong Kong Arts Development Council and the School of Creative Arts, Sciences and Technology, organised a public lecture on "The Educational Value of the Arts" on 6 December 1999. Professor Elliot Eisner, one of the world's most renowned scholars in art education and curriculum studies, was the keynote speaker. Professor Stuart Richmond, Dean of the School of Creative Arts, Sciences and Technology, served as Chairman of the lecture.
In the lecture, Professor Eisner shared with our colleagues his invaluable insights and thoughts on arts education and the most important kinds of thinking skills that the arts promote in the recent decades.
The lecture attracted 300 participants including education leaders, school principals, scholars, researchers and students. They were all inspired by Professor Eisner's views and ideas. Some of the participants also attended the other lectures conducted by Professor Eisner on the morning and afternoon of 7 December 1999.
b) "Creating Schools that Educate", 7 December 1999
The Centre organised on 7 December 1999 another lecture by Professor Eisner, "Creating Schools that Educate", in conjunction with the Hong Kong Subsidised Secondary Schools Council, the Hong Kong Subsidised Primary Schools Council, the Education Department, the School of Foundations in Education and the School of Early Childhood Education. Dr P K Chan, Head of the Department of Educational Studies, was invited to chair the lecture.
With his extensive experience in education, Professor Eisner discussed in the lecture the conditions that schools should pay particular attention to for desirable educative outcomes.
The lecture was an extremely pertinent activity for all educators in pursuit of educational excellence. It enjoyed active participation from different stake-holders in education, including policy-makers, practitioners, researchers and students.
c) "What Have We Learned During the Past Millennium in Education to Guide Us in the Next?", 7 December 1999.
Another opportunity to share the views and experiences of Professor Eisner came with the public lecture, "What Have We Learned During the Past Millennium in Education to Guide Us in the Next", which was conducted in the afternoon on 7 December 1999. The Centre organised this lecture with the assistance of the Hong Kong Subsidised Primary Schools Council, the Hong Kong Subsidised Secondary Schools Council, the Education Department, the School of Foundations in Education and the School of Early Childhood Education. Professor Raymond Anderson, Associate Director (Academic Services), was invited to chair the lecture.
Professor Eisner identified the lessons of the past fifty years concerning the improvement of educational practice and the reforms that are useful in making plans for schooling in the coming fifty years. He also unveiled his thoughts on a wide range of issues involving teaching, learning, curriculum, and the sources of educational change.
The lecture was well received, with very positive feedback from participants including policy-makers, school principals, scholars, researchers and students.
18
November 1999
Leadership for the New Millennium Education Lecture
Series:
Lecture delivered by Mr Irving Koo Yee Yin, JP, Chairman of the Quality
Education Fund Steering Committee
The Asia-Pacific Centre for Education Leadership and School Quality organised a keynote lecture of the "Leadership for the New Millennium Education Lecture Series" on 18 November 1999. This time, Mr Irving Koo Yee Yin, JP, Chairman of the Quality Education Fund Steering Committee and one of the most prominent leaders of Hong Kong, was invited to be our keynote speaker.
At the lecture, Mr Koo shared with the audience his invaluable insights and thoughts on the close relationship between the work of the Quality Education Fund (QEF) and the recent educational review conducted by the Education Commission. He also unveiled his thoughts on the plans and strategies of the QEF in realising the concept of student-focused and life-wide learning - the most important principle of reforms proposed by the Education Commission.
The lecture attracted different stake-holders in education, including policy-makers, school principals, scholars, researchers and students. They were all inspired by Mr Koo's lecture, which according to some participants had enhanced their understanding of the role and strategies of the QEF, and provided them with further ideas and insights for submitting QEF proposals in future.
22
September 1999
Ceremonies and Lecture by Mrs Anson Chan, Former
Chief Secretary for Administration of the Government of the Hong Kong
Special Administrative Region
With the support of the Asia-Pacific Centre for Education Leadership and School Quality, the ceremonies for the "Leadership for the New Millennium" Education Lecture Series and the Hong Kong School Leadership Development Network were successfully held on 22 September 1999. The ceremonies were officiated by the Honourable Mrs Anson Chan, former Chief Secretary for Administration of the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.
After the ceremonies, Mrs Chan delivered a lecture outlining the Government's intention to create an environment which can "empower" teachers and, in turn, students. She also discussed what educators, particularly teachers and principals, could achieve in this "empowered" role.
Over 800 participants including education leaders, school principals, students and our colleagues attended the ceremonies and the lecture.
26
May 1999
Leadership for the New Millennium Education Lecture
Series: Lecture by Mrs Fanny Law, Secretary for Education and Manpower
Bureau (Former Director of Education Department)
The Asia-Pacific Centre for Education Leadership and School Quality organised a keynote lecture of the "Leadership for the New Millennium Education Lecture Series" on 26 May 1999. Mrs Fanny Law, former Director of Education, delivered a keynote lecture on "Quality Education in the New Century: Challenges to Teacher Development" on 26 May 1999. She shared her thoughts on how the government and the education sector could work together in meeting the challenges for education development. During the lecture, there were also discussions on the roles of teachers and the significance of teacher development in the pursuit of quality education.