Teacher workshop – Quality Physical Education: Integrating Physical Literacy Into School PE
Children with physical literacy encompass the motivation, confidence (“want to move”), physical competence (“can move”), knowledge and understanding (“value moving”) to value, develop and maintain positive physical activity behaviours for life (“keep moving”). As PE teachers play an important role in promoting physical literacy among students, our Project is dedicated to provide professional development opportunities to inform teachers regarding the concept, and its application to support the whole-person development of students. This teacher workshop was divided into three parts: 1) Sharing on the concept of physical literacy and its integration in school PE; 2) Practical session for take-away fun activities; 3) Brief introduction and demonstration of Fun to Move Challenge Event - the first-ever student competition in fundamental movement skills among Hong Kong primary schools. The teachers were engaged in a range of activities and discussions led by Professor Ha and the Project Team.
Venue: Sham Shui Po Government Primary School,CUHK
| Date: | 15 January, 2020 |
Inter-school PTA Family Activity Day
Parents play a crucial role in influencing their children to develop an active lifestyle. In the sharing session, Professor Amy Ha, Principal Investigator of the Project introduced the concept of Physical Literacy, while parents shared their experience in participating in the activity classes held at their school. Representatives of the school parent-teacher associations (PTAs) also exchanged views with the project team. The occasion has provided a valuable opportunity for the PTAs to explore potential collaborations with the project, thereby reaching out to more families.
Activity zones themed under ball skills, locomotor skills and partner-stretching exercises were held to give some fun ideas for the families to get moving!
Venue: S.K.H. Holy Cross Primary School,CUHK
| Date: | 11 January, 2020 |
PE Assessment & Accreditation Days
Fun to Move@JC is committed to promote quality physical education (QPE). We place great emphasis on assessment as an integral part of the learning, teaching and assessment cycle. In November and December 2019, we conducted three "PE Assessment & Accreditation Days" to enhance teachers’ knowledge, understanding, and skills in PE assessments. In total, 78 teachers from 26 project schools participated in the accreditation activities and fulfilled the professional standards of using internationally recognized assessment methods to make well-founded judgments on students’ performance in fundamental movement skills and health-related fitness. Positive post-event responses were received from participating teachers. Teachers enjoyed the non-threatening test atmosphere that was optimal to familiarize themselves with the assessment methods, guidelines and criteria. The accreditation activities helped increase teachers’ knowledge and skills, thereby enabling objective and formative assessments to be conducted in PE classrooms for improving student learning and teaching effectiveness.
Dates / Venues:
1) 1 November at CUHK;
2) 6 December at TWGHs Yiu Dak Chi Memorial Primary School; and
3) 20 December at TWGHs Ma Kam Chan Memorial Primary School
Fun to Move@JC “Inter-school Family Fun Day”(4&5)
Riding on the success of the past events, the Fun to Move@JC “Inter-school Family Fun Day” has returned in the new school year! With the generous support from the hosting schools, namely the Po Leung Kuk Tin Ka Ping Millennium Primary School and Yaumati Catholic Primary School (Hoi Wang Road), two Fun Days were successfully completed in November 2019. The Fun Days were well received by families. More than 2,100 parents and students have joined us for an active and happy morning.
On 9 November, Mr LAU Chi-chung, Principal Education Secretary (Primary & Special Education) of Po Leung Kuk was invited to officiate the kick-off of the fun-filled family day. Participants took part in an array of activities including parent-child game stations, gross motor obstacle courses, group Fun Dance, photo booth, health-related fitness tests and more. An FMS Rater was also installed on-site on 30 November for visitors to test out their Fundamental Movement Skills (FMS) like running, jumping and catching.
“Inter-school Family Fun Day” - Po Leung Kuk Tin Ka Ping Millennium Primary School
“Inter-school Family Fun Day” - Yaumati Catholic Primary School (Hoi Wang Road)
| Date： | 9 /11/ 2019 (Sat) | 30/11/2019 (Sat) |
| Time： | 09:00 – 13:00 | 09:00 – 13:00 |
| Venue： | Po Leung Kuk Tin Ka Ping Millennium Primary School | Yaumati Catholic Primary School (Hoi Wang Road) |
Teacher workshop – Quality Physical Education: Communities of Practice
Through collaboration and partnership with school PE teachers, this workshop promoted the atmosphere of sharing good practices for learning and teaching enhancement to enrich teachers’ knowledge on developing an active and enjoyable PE lesson. The practical sessions led by the project school teachers and Professor Amy HA focused on the teaching of team (basketball), racket (mini-tennis) andindividual sports(trackandfield), followed by group teaching practice & demonstrations of context modifications and task progressions. This approach enhanced peer group learning and the application of quality physical education through professional exchange and experience sharing among the PE teachers.
Venue: Yeung Ming Biu Indoor Sports Centre,CUHK
| Date: | 8 July, 2019 |
