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Lesson exemplar – Planning of Kai Tak. Present S4-5 Geography Syllabus: Theme: City Issue: Sustainable City. NSS Geography Syllabus: Building a sustainable city – Are environmental conservation and urban development mutually exclusive?. This exemplar included:. Lesson Plan (9 pages)
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Lesson exemplar – Planning of Kai Tak Present S4-5 Geography Syllabus: Theme: City Issue: Sustainable City NSS Geography Syllabus: Building a sustainable city – Are environmental conservation and urban development mutually exclusive?
This exemplar included: • Lesson Plan (9 pages) • A set of worksheets (4 pages) • Information Folder 1 (13 pages) • Information Folder 2 (6 pages) • Master Plan of Kai Tak for Third Public Consultation (1 page)
Prior knowledge: • The concept of sustainable development • Urban renewal in Hong Kong • Conflict between environmental conservation and urban development in Hong Kong
Characteristics of this lesson exemplar • Generic skills – collaboration skills, communication skills, critical thinking skills, study skills • Higher order thinking skills – decision making (with the help of graphic organizer)
Development of generic skills • Critical thinking skills • search for relevant information • determine the strength of an argument • make reasonable judgment • Study skills • Collaboration skills and communication skills (think, pair and share)
Thinking Skills Higher order thinking skills Basic-level thinking skills Distinguish, sort and classify, compare and contrast, observe, recall, explain, comprehend, make analogise, infer, list & sequence, match, analyze, define and synthesize Critical thinking, Creative thinking, Problem-solving and Decision making Types of thinking skills Metacognition
Decision-making Why is there a need to make a decision? What choices do I have? What are the consequences of each choice? How important are these consequences? Which is the best choice?
Step 1: Why is there a need to make a decision? Why is there a need to develop the area? What are the criteria for making the decision?
Use of graphic organizer Collaborative learning: think, pair and share Reading and analyzing information Ability to synthesize information Step 2: What choices do I have?
Step 3, 4&5: What are the consequences of each choice? How important are these consequences? Which is the best choice?
Supported with reasons Evaluation depends on: • Criteria chosen at the beginning • Principle of sustainability • The foci of the design of these concept plans Advantages and disadvantages Best choice
Study skills Catering for learners’ diversity