the teaching and learning of liberal studies

Helping our students soar towards greater heights

The teaching and Learningof Liberal Studies

Date: 14th November 2009Chow Chi-leong

St. Stephen’s Girls’ College

Helping our students soar towards greater heightsHelping our students soar towards greater heights

Lesson preparationLesson preparationissues and objectives

lesson plan

resources

activities

revision,adjustment

Teaching and learning


LS teaching and learningLS teaching and learning


Interface between junior education and NSS LSInterface between junior education and NSS LS


F.1 LS curriculum individual subjects life-wide learning other learning experiences thinking skills / study skills reading project learning

Interface between junior education and NSS LSInterface between junior education and NSS LS

Progression of StudiesProgression of Studies

Class StructureClass Structure


Newspapers / News headlines

Case studies / Stories / Scenarios

Photographs / Pictures Comics / Cartoon Advertisement / Films /

Video clips Statistics / Figures / Tables

/ Diagrams Songs / Lyrics / Poems Brochures / Leaflets

Teaching MaterialsTeaching Materials

Policy documents Research reports Journal articles Games Websites Worksheets Short quizzes


Learning ActivitiesLearning Activities

Brain-storming Group competition Group discussion Games Role play Lyrics analysis Video analysis Commentary

Conference / Debate / Forum

Seminars Case studies Model making Visits / Field trips Mind mapping


Role of LS students Role of LS students -- knowledge constructorknowledge constructorIdentify problem / issue

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Collect information ↓

Explore and enquire↓

Find possible or sensible solutionsGive constructive suggestions


Socio-political participation in the Legislative Council election

Case Study Case Study -- ElectionElection


Assessment requirementsAssessment requirements


Pay attention to the task words of questions


– Help students to sustain their momentum in learning

– Helps students to identify their strengths and weaknesses

– Comments, rubrics

Appropriate feedback


Overall meaning:

Conclusion:

Detail:

Implication + examples (related current affair):

Detail 1:

Detail:

Implication + examples (related current affair):

Detail 2:


Introduction

Conclusion:

Topic sentence:

Topic sentence:

Point 1

Point 2

Topic sentence:

Point 3


Issue:

Contents and value position:

My own views

Contents and value position:

Reasons for supporting that viewpoint / the value position behind decision

Viewpoint 1

Viewpoint 2

Examples of issues discussed in Sep & OctExamples of issues discussed in Sep & Oct

Final remarksFinal remarks

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