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Nomination period |
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Nominations will be accepted from 15 July 2013 to 4 October 2013. |
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Nominators |
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Each nomination should be made by one nominator in his or her personal capacity. Self-nomination is also accepted. |
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Nominators should be school heads, colleagues of the nominees, peers or experienced educators. |
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Nominators have to obtain prior consent from the nominees before making nominations. |
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Nominators may refer to paragraph 7.2(a) of the Nomination Guidelines when filling in the Nomination Form posted on the web. |
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Nominees |
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Nominees are required to describe their philosophy of teaching and what constitutes excellence in Curriculum Leadership, Liberal Studies, Personal, Social and Humanities Education KLA or Physical Education KLA and to reflect on their teaching practices. Nominees are also required to give an account of their teaching practices, how these practices are implemented and their effectiveness. Nominees should cite examples for illustration. Nominees may refer to paragraph 7.2(b) of the Nomination Guidelines when filling in the Nomination Form. |
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Each nominee can be nominated once only at each CEATE, irrespective of individual or group nomination. |
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Seconders |
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Each nomination (including self-nomination) should be seconded by two to three persons in their personal capacity. |
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Seconders should be school heads, colleagues of the nominees, peers, experienced educators, students (including past students) or parents. |
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Group nominations |
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Each group should comprise not more than five teachers, and select among themselves a group leader. If a teaching practice has been developed by a group of more than five teachers, the group has to decide among themselves who the “core members” or “representatives” are. |
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Contribution of each group member, interaction in the group, and how efforts of the group have contributed to the desired outcomes will need to be explained. The professional competence of each and every group member and the overall performance of the group in its entirety will be taken into account when considering whether the group will be recommended for the Award or the Certificate of Merit. |
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School heads |
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The school heads of the nominees should either be the nominators or the seconders of the nominations. The school heads are encouraged to release their teachers, if awarded, to organise or participate in post-award dissemination and sharing activities within one year after being awarded. |
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Colleagues, students and parents |
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Nominees may incorporate the views of their colleagues, their students and/ or parents of their students in the nominations. Also, the Assessment Panel may interview the nominees’ colleagues, students and/ or the parents of their students during school visits for a more thorough understanding of the teaching practices through the eyes of interviewees. |
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Nomination Guidelines and Nomination Form |
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The Nomination Guidelines and Nomination Form can be downloaded here. |
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IMPORTANT: Please read the Nomination Guidelines carefully before preparing the nomination. |
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