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Nomination Period |
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Nominations will be accepted from 11 July 2011 to 7 October 2011. |
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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 of the nominees before making nominations. |
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Nominators may refer to the Nomination Guidelines when filling in the Nomination Form. |
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Nominees |
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Nominees are required to describe their philosophy of teaching and what constitutes excellence in Arts Education KLA, Information Technology in Education or Pre-primary Education 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 to illustrate. Nominees may refer to 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 nominations. |
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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. 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, and select among themselves a group leader. This will facilitate consideration of the nomination by the Assessment Panel. |
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The contribution of each group member, the interactions of the group, and how the 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 as an 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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Students and parents |
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Nominees may incorporate views of students and/ or parents in the nominations. Also, the Assessment Panel may interview the nominees’ students and/or their parents during school visits for a more thorough understanding of the teaching practices through the eyes of students and/ or their parents. |
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Nomination Guidelines and Nomination Form |
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The Nomination Guidelines and Nomination Form can be downloaded here.
Nomination Guidelines
Nomination Form (Word Format / PDF Format)
IMPORTANT: Please read the Nomination Guidelines carefully before preparing the nomination. |
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Submission of Nomination Form
The completed Nomination Forms and all the enclosures should be submitted in triplicate (including the original), in person or by post, to the CEATE Secretariat, 17/F., Murray Building, Garden Road, Central, Hong Kong on or before 7 October 2011.
Checklist for Submission of Nomination |
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