Congratulations on the 35th Anniversary Conference of the ACEI-Philippines

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Congratulations on the 35th Anniversary
Conference of the ACEI-Philippines
Welcome to Hong Kong Macau !

• From
• All Members of
• ACEI Executive Board
• Hong Kong Macau

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Paper to be Presented at the 35th Anniversary
Conference of the Association for Childhood
Education International Philippines
(ACEI-Philippines) Focus on the Teacher Global
in Mind, Local at Heart December 8-9,
2006 Manila Pavilion Hotel, Manila,
Philippines A Review of ACEI-Hong Kong Macau
(ACEI-HKM) Branch History and the Scenario of
Regional Collaboration Dr. Ramsey D.Y. Koo,
ACEI-HKM President Hong Kong Macau Email
kdyramsey_at_gmail.com
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Introduction

• Brief review of ACEI-HKM branch history
• Nature and roles of ACEI-HKM.
• Scenario of building partnership,
• regional collaboration and international
• networking, with particular attention to ACEI
  branches in the Asia Pacific region

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Brief History of ACEI-Hong Kong Macau

• 1998 -- July 21, ACEI-HKM was founded as a
  chapter under ACEI, Maryland, USA
• 1999 15 June, ACEI-HKM
• Registration with Government of Hong Kong
  under
• the Cert. of Registration of Society
• Sec. 5A(1), Ch 151 of Societies Ordinance
• 1999 -- President contributes seed money to the
  branch
• 1999 June -- Received Donation from Director,
  Kingston International School, Hong Kong

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A Tale of Two Cities
Prior the return of sovereignty, both Hong Kong
and Macau were under colonial rule for centuries.
Hong Kong is a former British colony since
1842-- July1997 Pop. 6 million

Macau emerged as part of Portuguese empire in the
16th century-- Dec1999 Pop. half million

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ACEI-HKM Registration Under One
Countries Two Systems

• Registered in 2 territories in China, and under
  both Hong Kong Macau jurisdictions
• Founded in the middle of the end of 2 political
  transitions
• Documents subject to former British Portuguese
  as well as Chinese laws

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Other Affiliation of ACEI-HKM

• ACEI-HKM is granted a seat as an official member
  on the Advisory Management Committee of the Hong
  Kong Teachers Centre (HKTC), a public body under
  the Education Management Bureau (EMB) since 2003.

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II. Nature and Roles of ACEI-HKM

• ACEI has chapters in over forty countries
  including Philippines, Taiwan, Korea, mainland
  China, Russia, Canada, Hungary, etc., each
  working toward similar goals to improve the
  education of our future.
• Mission of ACEI-HKM
• Provide the impetus platform for change
• to promote and support the Hong Kong and Macau
  community in the optimal education and
  development of children, from birth through early
  adolescence, and to influence the professional
  growth of educators and the efforts of others who
  are committed to the needs of children in a
  rapidly changing society.

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Aims of ACEI-HKM

• To ensure children can enjoy their inherit right
  to receive education and welfares in families,
  infant education associations, schools and
  society
• To provide suitable syllabus, facilities and
  learning environment for infants, children and
  teenagers
• To foster mutual support between individuals and
  organizations concerning children education and
  development
• To enhance the service quality of organizations
  concerning children nursing and development
• To arouse the public awareness of children rights
  and their needs for caring, and to take
  approaches to accomplish the above goal
• To encourage research and publication about
  children edn development
• To promote exchange and collaboration across
  regions, cultures, and international boundaries

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ACEI-HKM Executive Board Members(13)

• President
• Vice-Presidents (2)
• Secretary
• Treasurers
• Public Relations
• Research Publication
• Middle School Coordinator
• Primary School Coordinator
• Early Childhood Coordinators(2)
• Special Education Coordinators (2)
• (Board of Trustees (3) Macau Coordinators
  (2))

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ACEI-HKM Executive Board
President
1 Vice-President Hong Kong
10 Executive Members
1 Vice-President Macau
3 Board of Trustees
2 Macau Coordinators
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Roles of Executive Members

• President Vice-presidents (Hong Kong Macau)
  executive members serve a two-year terms
  (2005-2007) elected or re-elected through
  public nomination at annual general meetings
  (AGM).
• help formulate and develop strategic plans and
  goals for the branch for each year and beyond
• facilitate input and efforts from members,
  committees, working groups, Board of Trustees,
  educators, communities leaders, academic experts,
  invited personnel, etc.

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Responsibilities Division of Labor

• (i) promote the aims and missions of the branch
• (ii) recruit new members and facilitate
• fund-raising
• (iii) organize various branch activities
  including seminars, workshops, visits etc.
• (iv) participate in research and publication
• (v) enhance networking and regional cooperation.

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ACEI-HKM Small is Beautiful
Young is Attractive !

• ACEI-HKM is a young small association
• The association is composed of about 100 active
  members (Annual Membership fee US 7).
• Majority being teachers, university professors,
  college students, school administrators,
  government officers, etc. (Macau members
  constitute about 20 percent of the population
  with the similar composition).
• Since the return of Hong Kong and Macau to
  mainland China, much effort has been devoted to
  promote and support educational exchange and
  collaboration in the neighboring region.

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Education Reform after Handover

• Both governments encourage educational exchange
  and provide support and funding for programs
  pertaining to innovations in school curriculum,
  teaching and learning, civic language
  education, school partnership, extracurricular
  activities, school-based management, school
  evaluation, exchange and professional development
  of teachers.

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Significant Efforts Over These Years

• (i) promote the aims and missions of the
  association,
• (ii) recruit new members and facilitate
  fund-raising,
• (iii) organize branch activities including
  seminars,
• workshops, conferences, visits etc.,
• (iv) participate in research and publication
• (v) enhance networking and regional cooperation.
  
• As a result, the association has been able to
  make some significant development and complete a
  variety of activities and challenging tasks in
  Hong Kong, Macao and mainland China, such as fund
  raising, website construction, rebuilding rural
  schools in China, contracting education research
  projects with the Macau government, organizing
  education workshops, seminars and conferences,
  book publication, and conducting cross-national
  research on teachers social status, etc.

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Some Significant Areas of Development

• 1) Fund-raising
• 2)Seminars workshops, symposiums
• 3) Research and publication
• 4) Networking and regional cooperation

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1. Fund-raising Donation

• 1999 -- June, Received Donation from Director,
  Kingston International School
• 1999 ACEI-HKM makes donation to earthquake
  organization in Taiwan
• 2002 -- ACEI-HKM is awarded a publication grant
  from Sik Sik Yuen, Taoist religious body
• 2006 Receive donation for book publication,
  businessmen

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2 . Seminars, Workshops, Conferences

• On the average, ACEI-HKM offers
• about 3 free seminars and workshops annually to
  the public.
• Example
• 2005 May, International Baccalaureate Program
  (IBP)
• Co-organize 2 day seminar with IBP
  representatives and Kingston International
  School. Over a hundred participants and
  representatives from various schools
  (particularly international schools) and
  educational organizations attend share their
  views about the future of IBP for HK.

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Seminars, Workshops, Conferences

• 2004 -- 30 October ACEI-HKM hosts its first
  regional conference at HKTC
• Theme Adaptation Development in
  Education in the Pearl River Delta
• 2005 16 April, Professional Development
  Workshop, San Jose College, Macau Theme General
  education, professional development, teacher
  empowerment
• 2005 May 2006 -- 24 June, ACEI-HKM hosts its
  second regional conference at HKTC
• Theme Quality School Education
  Professional Development of Teachers in the Pearl
  River Delta Region

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3. Research Projects

• 2000 Curriculum Evaluation Project (Stage I
  and II) for DSEJ competed in four subject areas
  Civic / Moral Education Social Studies, Visual
  Art Craft, Mathematics.
• 2001 Consultancy services on Hope Project for
  Rebuilding Rural Schools in China. ACEI-HKM
  visits rural schools, coordinates with government
  agencies, and sends stationery and gifts to
  children and teachers to rural schools. Over the
  next few years ACEI-HKM continues to sponsor
  teachers from the rural areas to attend
  conferences, submit articles, and participate in
  exchange programs in Hong Kong Macau.
• 2003 -- School-based Management (SBM) Exchange
  Project completed and production of first
  CD-ROM
• 2004 -- Pearl River Delta Exchange Project,
  Awarded HKTC Grant This project
  focuses on the development of childhood education
  exchange and visits to the Pearl
  River Delta Region in China
• 2005 -- Perception and Values of Leisure
  Education among Youth in Macao.
• A large-scale survey project for DSEJ,
  Macau Government.

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3. Publication

• Book Publication (6)
• Cheng, Doris Yuen, Freda (eds.) (2002).
  Comprehensive Curriculum for Childhood Education.
  A Re-visit A collection of articles translated
  into Chinese from ACEI journal articles
• Koo, R., Wu, S. W., Li S. P. (eds.) (2003).
  Education Development Curriculum Innovations
  Perspectives Experience from Mainland China,
  Hong Kong Macao. Hong Kong ACEI-HKM.
• Koo, R. Kam, C. K., Yung, M. S. (eds.) (2004).
  Education Curriculum Reform Adaptation
  Development in the Pearl River Delta Region.
  ACEI-HKM. 268 pp.
• Hui, M., Dawson, C. R., Moont, M. G. (eds.)
  (2004). Inclusive Education in the New
  Millennium. Hong Kong ACEI-HKM Education
  Convergence. Sponsored by ACEI-HKM and Education
  Convergence under the District Teacher Network
  Scheme of HKTC.
• Koo, R. Kam, C. K., Wu, S. W. (eds. ) (2006).
  Quality School Education Professes ional
  Development of Teacher Development in Zhujuang
  Region (PRD). ACEI-HKM.
• Lo, Y C Yung, M S (eds.) (2007). Curriculum
  Assessment Challenges reform in the Pearl
  River Delta. Hong Kong ACEI-HKM.
• Others Newsletters, CD Rom, reports, etc.

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4. . Networking and Regional Cooperation

• 2000 Invite Prof. Glen Dixon, former ACEI
  President visits ACEI-HKM.
• 2002 25 Sept., Prof. Kenneth Baron students
  of Institute for Shipboard Education,
  Semester-at-Sea arrives in Hong Kong joins
  ACEIHKM for school tour
• 2002-- ACEI-HKM members attended International
  Conference on Professional Growth of Teachers in
  21st Century, 18-19 May, DSEJ University of
  Macau
• 2002 Prof. Susan Miller, ACEI Board Member,
  visits ACEI-HKM
• 2005 -- Prof. Vidya Thirmurthy, ACEI
  Professional Member visits ACEI-HKM.
• School visit to Shatin Baptist LMC Primary
  School and the kindergarten school at the Hong
  Kong Institute of Education (HKIEd)
• School Visits
• ACEI-HKM website http//www.acei-hkm.org.hk

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Future Outlook Possibilities Regional Exchange
International Collaboration

• Optimistic and promising future
• Some possible areas (8) include
• Links establish partnership and strengthen the
  links with regional ACEI branches and other
  international organizations
• Website facilitate web links for other branches
  and collaborate in developing new web materials
  for exchange of ideas for teachers and students
• Outreach / Visits promote educational visits
  and the reciprocal to regional branches such as
  ACEI-Philippines, KACEI (Korea), ACEI-Taiwan,
  etc.
• Seminars / Workshops invite and welcome members
  and scholars from other branches or countries to
  give presentations

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Outlook Possibilities (contd)

• Conference -- joint venture or co-organize
  conference with regional branches on rotation
  basis.
• Research Projects provide opportunities to
  branch members and scholars for collaboration in
  small-scale / cross-national research, as in
  comparative studies, questionnaires survey and
  data collection from different geographic
  regions.
• Publications facilitate joint publications with
  other branches and ACEI-Headquarters in
  newsletters, books, journal articles, VCDs,
  reports, etc.
• Regional Journal of ACEI branches
• publication of academic papers for ACEI
  branches using electronic or paper format.

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Regional Collaboration
Links Email ACEI Annual Conference
Website
Outreach/ School Visits
Journal of ACEI Branches Electronic / paper
Building Partnership Collaboration
Seminars Workshops
Others eg. fund- raising
Joint-Venture Conference
Research Projects Comparative Or Trans-regional
Publication Newsletters, books, reports,
research output
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Conclusion

• ACEI branches should provide impetus and
  platform for change and dialogue.
• help build bridges connecting educational
  practitioners and scholars from different regions
  of the world to work together.
• Suggestions and proposals are welcomed and
  valued.
• Continuous dialogue and interactions between
  branches are absolutely essential and necessary
  for future development.

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Proposals are Welcomed Valued

• Together We Can Make a Better World !
• Thank you !
• Maraming Salamat !
• Gracias!
• (End)