The following is issued on behalf of the Chief Executive's Award for Teaching Excellence Steering Committee issued:

Chief Executive Donald Tsang today (July 8), the Chief Executive's Award for Teaching Excellence (2007-2008) at the presentation ceremony, praised Hong Kong for the teachers concerned about the academic performance of students, while more concerned about their all-round development of students and won Parents of trust and love.

This year the Chief Executive's Award for Teaching Excellence "primary and secondary school sports and physical child care" and "special educational needs" two areas targeted for the award, a total of 42 secondary, primary and special school teachers were awarded the Chief Executive's Award for Teaching Excellence, and the other There are 24 teachers by the Education Secretary, Mr Michael Suen, presented certificates of appreciation.

The Chief Executive commended the winners of this year's physical education teachers that they not only through the interesting activities and effective teaching, students explore the potential of movement to establish and develop their sports indomitable spirit of perseverance; many teachers also use the opportunity of the Beijing Olympics, Project Learning and Research activities, so that students understand the Olympic Games, while also increasing the national recognition.

Mr. Tsang said: "As for the 'special educational needs', the award-winning teachers for students of different learning needs, at the end of top-notch security, allowing them to the exhibition director at the same time on campus to create a caring culture, and encourage other teachers and students in harmony Inclusive attitude, look at individual students, the differences in learning ability. "

He referred to one of the winning cases, a normal IQ but the primary and secondary school students with autism, often for trivial matters, such as: loss of emotional control and handkerchiefs. We are responsible for the teachers with tremendous love, tolerance and patience, through effective strategy to help students understand the consequences of his acts and other people's feelings. After two years of "reform", which students have significant progress, the last more successful integration into mainstream schools and among the best?

The Teaching Award received a total of 133 nominations. After the assessment, a total of 17 nominations (a total of 42 teachers) awarded the Award for Teaching Excellence, and another nine nominations (a total of 24 teachers) were awarded certificates of appreciation. We assess criteria for accreditation of four main areas, namely the "professional competence", "educating students", "professionalism and commitment to the community" and "school development."

The Chief Executive's Award for Teaching Excellence Chairman of the Steering Committee Mr Pang Yiu-kai praised the winners of teachers in the development potential of students and educating students as a positive attitude towards life's contribution. Mr Pang Yiu-kai said: "They teaching philosophy and teaching practice, not only full of enlightening, but also practical and effective in enhancing the effectiveness of teaching, it is with the reference model."
Mr. Pang Yaojia also thanked the past three winners of the Teaching Excellence Award teachers, after winning the active participation of various types of continuing professional development activities, and actively with other teachers to share their successful experience with the incentive to strive for excellence. Mr. Pang Yaojia said: "Education is like planting farmers planted, teachers in the hard work, nurtured by the seedlings will be able to grow and even become a towering tree."

Today's ceremony, the award-winning teacher of students invited to share their power of the teachers how to inspire their potential and assist them in their personal development.

The Chief Executive's Award for Teaching Excellence (2007-2008), the results has been uploaded onto the website (www.ate.gov.hk). The public can also watch television production in Asia by the special programmers "Rainbow Class (2007-2008)", to view the winners of the excellence of teachers teaching methods. The programmed will be held on July 20 and at 17:30 on July 27 in ATV-Home player.

In addition, the Chief Executive's Award for Teaching Excellence (2007-2008), sharing activities will be held in November to let the teaching profession and the public understanding of the successful experience of winning teachers. Details will be related activities in the above published on the website.

The Chief Executive's Award for Teaching Excellence (2008-2009) will be July 14 through October 10 during the acceptance of the nomination. Teaching Award at its next cover "science, technology and education fields of study" and "pre-" two areas of teachers, more information, please visit the Chief Executive's Award for Teaching Excellence website.

2008. 7. 8 (Tuesday)
Hong Kong time 16:08