Teacher development seminars / workshops are conducted by SPFEO Consultants for an individual school or a group of schools at school premises or a training venue in Hong Kong specified by the school(s). Seminars are mainly held in the format of presentations followed by a Q&A session while workshops include additional hands-on activities.

A topic may be selected from the list below. Each topic can be presented independently on its own or be linked up to the others from the range of topics covering essential aspects of teaching and learning. Each topic is normally presented in 3 hours, while some can go up to 6 hours. The topics being offered include:

Teachers should be able to understand the core elements of lesson analysis in order for them to make use of classroom observation to improve teaching. This topic illustrates how to analyse the effectiveness of a lesson in terms of managing the object of learning. Through detailed exemplification and explanation, the core elements of an effective lesson will be vividly demonstrated.

Learning Study is a type of action research, which is underpinned by Theory of Variation. This topic introduces the procedure of conducting a Learning Study and explains its rationale. We try to narrow the gap of theory and practice by exemplifying through examples lesson planning and classroom teaching, so that teachers can grasp the essence of Learning Study. This topic is especially useful for teachers who would like to acquire initial understanding of Learning Study.

Excellent classroom questioning can bring about remarkable improvement of teaching and learning. In the past, many colleagues have accumulated much constructive experience in effective questioning techniques. However, there is some left to say about "how to improve questioning techniques in order to teach students the most and the best within teaching time limit". This topic focuses mainly on how teachers can conduct effective questioning around the object of learning in order to enhance students’ classroom learning.

Catering for learning diversity has become a major concern in education. Different opinions on what brings about learning diversity will lead to different ways of dealing with this problem. This topic talks mainly about the mainstream schools and students of normal intelligence. It analyses the causes of learning diversity and suggests some feasible ways of dealing with the problem, in the hope of elaborating how to equip each student with basic knowledge so that they can pass through the threshold towards more advanced learning.

Dealing with classroom management is the routine of a teacher and actually quite a problematic issue to some teachers. This topic starts from the relationship between classroom management and teaching. It then puts forward some practical solutions to this problem, which hopefully can effect a permanent cure.

Assessment not only acts as a tool to evaluate students' attainment, but also provides feedback to classroom teaching and learning. It is in fact an important resource of improving teaching and learning. Therefore, to make the best use of assessment, teachers should learn how to design appropriate and focused assessment questions and how to dig out students' different understandings of the objection of learning from their answers. This topic explores how to design and analyse assessment questions in order to enhance learning with the help of assessment.

Organizing group work is currently one of the most popular teaching strategies. Some people even regard it as a compulsory part in every lesson. However, we need to carefully study the relationship between group activities and classroom learning, in order to achieve a great impact on classroom learning with group work. For example, it is worth considering the relationship between group work with the intended object of learning and the use of 'patterns of variation' to facilitate learning. We hope through detailed discussions on these issues, teachers can be empowered to effectively make use of their organization of group work to empower students' learning in the classroom.