Patrick Lam 林克忠

Lam, Hak Chung Patrick 林克忠

• Associate Director, The Hong Kong Academy for Gifted Education, a public enterprise that offers support to exceptionally gifted children, teachers and parents, Jan 2011 – present
• Antarctica Expedition Education Coordinator & Team Leader December 2010 (Read and watch the Government Press)
• Deputy Principal, Victoria Shanghai Academy, an IBO secondary school (MYP and DP), Sept 2009 – Nov 2010 (School administrator and Grade 11 -12 Geography teacher, Grade 9-10 Humanities)
• Principal, Shatin Tsung Tsin School, Sept 2007 – Aug 2009
• Founding Senior Teacher/ Vice-Principal, HKUGA Primary School, 2002-Aug 2007
• Project Manager/ Researcher, The University of Auckland under the contract of Ministry of Education, New Zealand (focused on reading and mathematics QAI/ School Inspection), 2000-2002
• English, Geography, Economics Teacher and Head of Geography Department, at S.1-7 (Grades 7-12) in Hong Kong EMI secondary schools, 1992-2000

  Christian, reflective practitioner in the field of education

  Life vision: To provide education for students to meet their 21st Century needs
  Mission: To develop a global village school/ global classroom

Other commitments:

• Arctic Expedition Education Coordinator and Team Leader (May – Sep 2011)
• Antarctica Expedition Education Coordinator and Team Leader (July – Dec 2010)
• Teacher Associate, Centre for Information Technology in Education (CITE), The University of Hong Kong (2008-2010)
• International Collaborator for Knowledge Building (the application of Knowledge Forum): mainly Spain, Canada and UK (2004-Present)
• Gifted Programme Voluntary Instructor, World Healer (international collaboration project), Ho Lap College 2008-present
  http://worldhealer.wikispaces.com (2009); http://worldhealer3.wikispaces.com (2011)
• Networked Teacher/ Member of Learning Community Project, Center for Information Technology in Education, The University of Hong Kong 2004-Present (strengths: integration of ICT in curriculum delivery and international collaboration)
  —- curriculum innovation, research, sharing in education field and The University of Hong Kong
• Teacher trainer in Mainland China 2004-Present
• Part-time lecturer at local tertiary institutions 2008-Present
• Mentor for pre-service teacher, The Chinese University of Hong Kong 2008
• Honourary Curriculum Advisor, Maryknoll College (Senior Forms) 2002-2009
• Voluntary English Teacher at S.3-5 (Grade 9-12), Women Centre of Tai Lam (prison) all weekends in 2002-2004
• Overseas educational excursion leader, 1997-present: UK, Canada, New Zealand, Spain, rural regions of Mainland China, Antarctica; upcoming Arctic trip in September 2011.

Current projects

1. Field trips conducted

Overview of both local and overseas field trips

Overview of Arctic and Antarctic expeditions (being the Education Coordinator and Team Leader)

2. Knowledge Building Project

On-line learning community (“Knowledge Forum”) supported by the Centre for Information technology in Education, The University of Hong Kong.
It is also an international collaboration project among Hong Kong, England, Canada, Spain and Dubai.

Overview

International knowledge building project: World Healer 3
Nov 2010 – June 2011: Ho Lap College and Pui Kiu College (Hong Kong), IE Costa i Llobera (Barcelona, Spain)
http://worldhealer3.wikispaces.com

International Knowledge Building Project Grade 9 in 2009-2010
Knowledge Building Project 2009 at Grade 5
World Healer Nov 2008 – April 2009 at Grade 8 (S.2): Ho Lap College
Knowledge Building Project 2008 at Grade 4
Knowledge Building Project 2008 at Grade 5-6

2. Research & Publication

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