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Teaching and Learning Resources under the

New School Model

教學資源組 張冠威老師

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“You can teach a student a lesson for a day; but if you can The learning environment appears to be a platform for
teach him to learn by creating curiosity, he will continue the students’ interaction and engagement.
learning process as long as he lives.” Clay P. Bedford
The instructional space is used flexibly, which encourages
An appropriate learning environment is crucial in promoting student activity and makes learning visible. Student work
learning among students, while the learning spaces and is evident and celebrated. Displaying students’ results and
learning resources give a wide range of opportunities for products serves as a tool to educate visitors to the space
students to think and explore. This process trains pupils’ regarding the kind of learning that is occurring.
collaboration and problem solving skills.
Indoor and outdoor spaces support all aspects of physical
The successful implementation of the New School Model and social learning. The learning spaces are organised in a
adopts an approach that allows students to learn through a manner that guides our students to different teaching and
set of rich and diversified instructional materials, including learning opportunities, such as shared thinking, artistic
books, independent and guided readers, writing programs, exploration, focused teaching and collaboration with peers.
eLearning as well as other technological resources, “hands-
on” manipulative and specialised resources that support the Curriculum resources reflect what is familiar to students as
subject matter and students learning outcomes. well as introducing new and advanced learning approaches,
which are efficient in engaging students when teaching
Important concepts and learning outcomes are usually stated complicated and abstract ideas and concepts.
in the curriculum. Teachers’ job would be motivating students
to actively participate in learning, with the help of different Carefully selected digital resources provide students with
pedagogies and materials. In time, students and parents access to global connections and resources, meanwhile
witness a shift from textbook-based to standards-based encouraging new ways of thinking. Setting up technologically
instruction, bringing educational practices in line with the rich environments and multi-sensory resources are always
best school systems around the world. useful in entertaining students’ diversity and promoting life-
long learning among students. Therefore, the importance of
In the implementation of the New School Model, schools teaching and learning resources shall not be underestimated.
invite students to explore, investigate, learn and collaborate.

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