Education Qualifications:
1990-1992 Postgraduate Diploma in Student Guidance, Hong Kong Polytechnic University
1986-1988 Master of Science,
University of York, UK
1981-1983 Postgraduate Certificate of Education (Teaching Credential),
University of Hong Kong
1978-1981 Bachelor of Science (Major: Chemistry, Minor: Biology),
University of Hong Kong |
Scholarships obtained:
-Sir Robert Black Trust Fund Scholarships to complete the 2-year MSc course
-Scholarship from University of York for the MSc course
-Sir Robert Black Training Grant for ICASE World Conference in Canberra 1988
Employment:
St. Paul’s Convent School, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong.
1995-Present Vice-Principal
1988-1995 Biology Panel Teacher
1981-1988 Science Teacher (teaching High School Biology, Chemistry, Human Biology)
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Curriculum Development:
2003- 2006 Health Management and Social Care Subject Committee Member
2000-2004 Hong Kong Examinations & Assessment Authority Working Party on the Revision of High School Biology Syllabus
1999-2003 Curriculum Development Council Science Education Committee Member
1993-1995 Curriculum Development Council Biology Subject Committee Member (Advanced Placement Level)
1990-1994 Human Biology Textbooks Reviewing Panel
1985-1993 Human Biology Subject Committee Member
Assessment and Examination:
Setter and Moderator of High School Public Examination Biology Paper
Item Contributor of High School Public Examination Biology & Chemistry Multiple Choice Paper
Marker of High School Public Examination Biology Paper
Oral examiner of English Language Public Examination
Service to the Community:
Various Posts held in Hong Kong Association of Science & Mathematics Education
-Vice-Chairman, Secretary and Council member
Teacher Advisor of Oxford University Press – Biology
Member of the University of Hong Kong Faculty of Education Advisory Committee
Orientation Programme for Beginning Teachers – Instructor
Budding Scientist Competition Organizing Committee Member
Regular Donor for UNICEF, Community Chest, ORBIS, Cancer Trust Fund, Medecins Sans Frontieres etc.
Teaching Resources developed:
-Experimental Techniques in Chemistry CD-ROM
-Guidelines for assessing practical skills in Chemistry
-An assessment checklist for the practical skills in Advanced Level Chemistry
-School-based curriculum – Simple things that we can do in our daily lives to save
the Earth
Publications:
-author of the Science Bulletins for the Hong Kong Association of Science & Mathematics Education
-the Revised Human Biology Syllabus 1987, Education Department, Hong Kong
-Articles in the Young Post of South China Morning Post
i. Food for Thought
ii. That yawn can be catching
iii. Beware the silent killers
iv. Pesticides: hazardous to wildlife
-Articles in Wah Kiu Yat Po Newspaper
i. 參加 [英國科學教育會議] 後感
(Report on the UK Science Education Conference)
ii. [第五屆國際亞洲理科教育會議] 參加後感
(Report on the 5th ICASE-ASIAN Symposium)
The report on the 5th ICASE-ASIAN Symposium had been published in the International Council of Associations of Science Education newsletter and the School Science Newsletter published by the Education Department, Hong Kong
-Articles in the Hong Kong Science Teachers’ Journal
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Title |
Issue |
i. |
The teaching of Plastics at F.5 level (Part 1) |
Vol. 11, no. 2, Dec 1983 |
ii. |
The teaching of Plastics at F.5 level (Part 2) |
Vol.12, no.1, June 1984 |
iii. |
The teaching of Plastics at F.5 level (Part 3)
-A Self Instructional Booklet on Polymerization |
Vol. 13, No.1, June 1985 |
The above three articles had been republished in the New Zealand Science Teacher Journal. |
iv. |
An Introduction to Artificial Intelligence |
Vol. 14, No. 2, Dec 1986 |
v. |
A report on the 5th ICASE-ASIAN Symposium |
Vol. 15, No. 1, June 1987 |
vi. |
A Shocking Story |
Vol. 16, No. 2, Dec 1987 |
vii. |
Teaching Ethics and Social Responsibility through
Science: A Hong Kong Approach
(Paper presented at ICASE World Conference, Australia, July 1988) |
Vol. 17, No. 2, Dec 1988 |
-Articles in the Hong Kong School Science Newsletter
i. Report on the 5th ICASE-ASIAN Symposium
ii. The Implementation of ethics and social responsibilities in secondary school science teaching
Science Conferences attended (as Hong Kong representative):
1982 4th ICASE-ASIAN Symposium held in HK
1986 Annual meeting of the Association for Science Education held in UK
1986 5th ICASE-ASIAN Symposium held in Penang, Malaysia
1987 Cultural and educational trip to Beijing
1988 ICASE World Conference- ‘Science Education & the Quality of Life-A World Issue’ in Canberra, Australia (paper presented)
1990 Cultural and educational trip to Shanghai (paper presented)
1992 Annual meeting of the Association for Science Education held in UK
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