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Hong Kong Knowledge-Building Teachers Network (KBTN)

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Description

A Hong Kong Ministry of Education-supported teacher network that connects policy, peer support, CSCL research, knowledge-building theory, and classroom technology to support teachers adopting knowledge-building pedagogy.

Components

  • Knowledge-Building Teacher Network (KBTN) in Hong Kong: A teacher network funded by the Hong Kong Education Bureau since 2006, consisting of more than 50 teachers across primary and secondary schools. It uses a secondment scheme (50% release time) and later a university-school partnership scheme with teacher associates. The network connects researchers and teachers to implement and scale up knowledge building across 18-29 schools per year, spanning curriculum areas from science to liberal studies. (Chan (2011))

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Key Sources

  • Gerry Stahl & Friedrich Hesse. (2011). Let a hundred flowers bloom; let a hundred schools of thought contend. Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning, 6, 139-145. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11412-011-9118-8
  • Chan, C. K. K. (2011). Bridging research and practice: Implementing and sustaining knowledge building in Hong Kong classrooms. Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11412-011-9121-0
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description A Hong Kong Ministry of Education-supported teacher network that connects policy, peer support, CSCL research, knowledge-building theory, and classroom technology to support teachers adopting knowledge-building pedagogy.
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