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Empowerment Nexus

Leading Education, Nurturing Talent: Empowering Through Systems and Innovation.

The School-Based Curriculum Leadership Team from Taichung, comprised of principals, directors, and teachers. We are dedicated to advancing school-based curricula and fostering systematic thinking among curriculum leaders to enhance teaching and unlock student potential.

Overview

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Updated April 2025

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One of the key aspects of professional development in curriculum teaching is for teachers to absorb new knowledge in their daily educational activities and continually update in response to societal trends. By establishing a "Co-Learning Ecosystem" and ensuring the sustainable operation of workshops, we aim to drive bottom-up change among teachers.

About the innovation

Why did you create this innovation?

1.Curriculum reform stagnation → Accompaniment and leadership, moving forward together.
2.Willing but powerless, hindrance in development → Systematic workshops, collaborative progress.
3.Vast territory, significant disparities → Excellence, consolidation, support for the weak, every school excels.

What does your innovation look like in practice?

Building School Curriculum Profession with a "Curriculum Co-Learning Ecosystem"
Amid diverse expectations and environmental changes, we see the urgent need for developing school-based curriculum and understand that "local connections" and "professional empowerment" are key to a success of school.
1.Core Pioneers: Education Bureau and core lecturers plan citywide curriculum development. Lecturers guide participants to share insights during workshops transforming curriculum from isolated academic knowledge to learning closely tied to life experiences.
2.Expert Leadership: Experts and lecturers collaboratively prepare 14 workshops based on regional characteristics every semester.
3.Practice Network: Lecturers connect curriculum professional with implementation. Thematic workshop training develops curriculum leaders who return to their schools to implement their expertise, benefiting students by applying what they've learned to real life.

How has it been spreading?

1.Lecturers who have their sensitivity to curriculum teaching expertise and the establishment of partnerships, guide experienced academic staff to share suggestions with newcomers in the workshop. This helps newcomers find solutions to real-world problems and introduces professional tools and methods to embed the curriculum effectively.
2.School-based instructors conducting on-campus guidance can enable full participation of all attendees, allowing members within the school to understand each other's ideas through the board game-"curriculum evaluation cards". This may even foster dialogue between senior and newly appointed teachers regarding the school curriculum, providing curriculum leaders with opportunities to guide professional growth planning.

If I want to try it, what should I do?

1.Participate in Workshops
2.Collaborate with Local Schools
3.Connect with Core Lecturers
4.Utilize Shared Resources
5.Join Professional Networks
6.Attend Public Lectures and Training

Implementation steps

School-Based Curriculum Development Professional Growth Plan
Schools should design a strategic curriculum professional development growth plan, structured in three-year phases. Year One: Assurance - Focus on school-based curriculum context and evaluation.
Year Two: Enhancement - Explore integrated inquiry-based curriculum and comprehensive curriculum evaluation.
Year Three: Optimization - Concentrate on competency-based teaching and assessment, along with micro-system curriculum evaluation.
School-Based Curriculum Evaluation Card Game Dialogue
Year 4: Facilitate collaborative discussions by developing a school-based curriculum evaluation card game. The cards use Wish Cards to simulate background challenges, allowing participants to combine curriculum elements in various scenarios and propose innovative solutions. The core elements include school vision, curriculum focus, core competencies, curriculum objectives, teaching priorities, competency-based teaching, and evaluation. These help learners address problems in different contexts.
Integration of Curriculum and Teaching Expertise as a Drive for Sustainable Development
The core of curriculum practice is teaching. Plan development through professional teacher communities and adjust practices by incorporating external expert guidance.
Year 5: Focus on planning school-based programs for public teaching seminar and methods for collecting effectiveness.
Year 6: Concentrate on designing assessment rubrics and executing results.
Year 7: Focus on methods for assessing academic performance and evaluating student profiles and learning outcomes.

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