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Professional Development Early Childhood Maker-Centered Learning

教師發展日 「創客教育」融入幼兒教育課程

Professional Development is an integral aspect of being With the support of CTF Education Group, two of our
forward-thinking educators. It benefits teachers and students campuses – Harbour Green and Harbour Heights – participated
alike, as we all strive to be lifelong learners. We are reflective in the pioneering research initiative, “Agency by Design: Early
in our practice and proactive in seeking out opportunities to Childhood in the Making,” by Project Zero of The Harvard
develop ourselves, both as individual educators, and as part Graduate School of Education. We worked with researchers
of a greater collective. Our team is purposeful in seeking out to explore the practices and pedagogies of Maker-Centered
new ways to further enhance our programmes and our high Learning (MCL) in a variety of our kindergarten settings. Within
standards of learning and teaching. At Victoria Educational this study, five thinking routines (Parts, Purposes, Complexities;
Organisation, we take great pride in these training opportunities Parts, People, Interactions; My Perspective, Other Perspectives;
and discussions, as they allow us to consistently ensure that our Think, Feel, Care; and Imagine If) were adapted for early
students remain at the forefront of our decision-making. childhood education and translated into Chinese. The joint
research resulted in the publication of Playbook: Maker-Centered
「教師發展日」是所有具教學熱誠的教育工作者都重視的日子， Learning Playbook for Early Childhood Education, a maker-
旨在激勵我們終身學習，將學到的應用在學生身上。無論是個體 centered step-by-step learning manual detailing VEO’s pioneering
以至是整個團隊，我們都重視在實踐中自我反思，並主動尋找發 adoption of the MCL approach in kindergarten classes. All of
展機會，以創新的方案進一步提升課程內容和教學質素。就機構 our kindergartens have incorporated maker-centered STEAM
非常重視老師的持續專業發展，我們深感自豪。 learning into current teaching practices and programmes.
在周大福教育集團的支持下，君匯港及海峰園兩所校舍於 2019
年率先參與美國哈佛大學教育研究院的 Project Zero 團隊「創客
教育」先導研究計劃。研究團隊與我們校舍的研究小組成員互相
交流，研究「創客教育」的教學法與實踐，並將五種思考模式 ( 包
括深入拆解、聯系互動、另眼相看、換位思考及推進創新 ) 融入
幼兒教育的框架，以及翻譯成中文。該研究成果更被結集成書，
出版了 Playbook: Maker-Centered Learning Playbook for Early
Childhood Education。現時各校舍均已將「創客教育」融入日常
的教學及探索學習課程中。

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