About GHMUSIT Competition
The Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Universities Student Innovative Teaching (GHMUSIT) Competition is an inter-disciplinary and inter-institutional initiative for pre-service teachers jointly organized by the Education University of Hong Kong (EdUHK), South China Normal University (SCNU) and University of Macau (UM), under the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao University Alliance for Teacher Education (GHMU-ATE).
Theme : Global Citizenship
The promotion of a sense of a shared future of humanity is a key educational goal for all. According to UNESCO (2014), global citizenship refers to ‘a sense of belonging to a broader community and common humanity. It emphasises political, economic, social and cultural interdependency and interconnectedness between the local, the national and the global.’ UNESCO (2015) advocates global citizenship education (GCED), which aims to be transformative, building learners’ knowledge, skills, values and attitudes to contribute to a more inclusive, just and peaceful world.
Objectives
To encourage pre-service teachers to integrate ideas of global citizenship education into the K-12 curriculum in their respective contexts (i.e., Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macau)
To deepen pre-service teachers’ appreciation for global citizenship education issues and values related to their own community and in wider society​
To promote innovation in curricular, extracurricular and/or teaching interventions that support students’ examination of real-life issues critically and creatively
To foster collaborative lesson planning among pre-service teachers that enriches student participation, experience and outcomes
Competition Format
First Round
​​All current full-time/part-time education students (undergraduate) from EdUHK, SCNU and UM or participating Normal universities and universities providing teacher education programmes in Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macau are welcome to participate.
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Students should form a team of 2-4 people to design and plan one lesson for up to 40 minutes (including a Lesson Plan, Teaching Schedule, Assessment Criteria/Rubrics and Teaching Materials) that integrates global citizenship into their chosen topic and subject (any discipline) of the K-12 curriculum in their context.
Final Competition
Each university’s shortlisted team(s) will present their lesson plans on-site in Hong Kong. Student teams can deliver the presentation in Chinese (including Cantonese and Putonghua) or English.
The judging panel will comprise representatives from each participating university. A seventh criterion is added in this round to assess student teams’ quality of presentation.
Schedule
2024
2025
October 2024
Open for registrations and applications of 1st round GHMUSIT Competition at each university
November 2024
Encourage training sessions in each university
Self-paced training videos and guidance framework from UNESCO
December 2024
1st Round of GHMUSIT Competition (based on the partner university’s timeline
January 2025
15 January 2025:
Release of 1st Round GHMUSIT Competition results (EdUHK)
May 2025
Host Final Round of GHMUSIT Competition at EdUHK
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Publicize winning lesson plans on the website
Judging Criteria
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Lesson objectives
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Learning tasks and activities
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Instructional strategies
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Assessment strategies to enhance learning
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Feasibility
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Relevance to Global Citizenship Education
Prize
A prize valued at HKD 5,000 will be awarded to the four best lesson plans!
