To drive the digital transformation of education in Hong Kong, the Hong Kong Education City has established a comprehensive teacher development system. It introduces the latest teaching methodologies through professional seminars, enhances technological application skills through practical workshops, and sets up an industry connection platform to facilitate innovation and technology exchanges, thereby creating a synergistic effect. It continuously provides professional support to educators, jointly building a new ecosystem for education in Hong Kong.
PD Thursday
EdCity has officially launched the brand-new “PD Thursday” Teacher Continuing Professional Development (CPD) series, delivering online teacher training seminars every Thursday to help educators progressively build their AI competencies. The series covers six core development domains, including fundamentals of AI literacy, classroom applications of AI, principles for the healthy use of AI, school AI policy planning, AI in learning and teaching, and fostering an AI culture. This initiative is designed to support teachers in mastering the digital competencies required for future education, boosting teaching efficiency, and driving innovative development in schools.
While the full-year schedule of sessions is listed below, the themes and content will be continuously updated to closely align with the latest educational trends and frontline teachers’ needs. Participating teachers will be eligible to earn “Teacher Continuing Professional Development” hours. Teachers are advised to refer to the official event website for the final arrangements and details.
AI + Subjects
The “AI + Subjects” series is designed to help teachers integrate artificial intelligence into the teaching and assessment of various subjects, covering languages, mathematics, science, humanities and the arts. Combining theory with practical examples, the series demonstrates how to harness AI tools to enhance learning and teaching effectiveness while nurturing students’ AI literacy.
Physical Workshops & Visits
EdCity offers a variety of workshops and other training programmes, enabling teachers to learn and experience diverse digital educational tools and innovative strategies. These events aim to leverage big data, machine learning, and artificial intelligence technologies to enhance classroom interaction and promote teaching advancement.
Solution Showcases
EdCity fully acts as a “super connector,” actively engaging various partners from the business sector, tertiary education, and the innovation and technology sector to jointly promote the high-quality development of digital education. It continues to host multiple online and in-person educational solution showcases, providing teachers with a platform to access and understand the latest digital educational technologies.