Potential candidate for all categories may log in to the “Teachers’Chamber” and submit the registration online. Please refer to the Award Scheme on Instructional Design website at http://www.dsedj.gov.mo/cre/tplan for the Regulations.

All teaching staff current in service of formal or recurrent education with valid Teaching Staff’s Card issued by DSEDJ are eligible.

Categories of the Award Scheme on Instructional Design 2019/2020:
Individual: Candidates must log in to the Teachers’ Chamber on DSEDJ website in order to register through the system of the “Award Scheme on Instructional Design”.
Group: Contact person of the group must log in to the Teachers’ Chamber on DSEDJ website in order to register through the system of the “Award Scheme on Instructional Design”. Other group members then are required login to the website to confirm such registration in order to complete the process.
School: Candidates must log in to the Teachers’ Chamber on DSEDJ website in order to register through the system of the “Award Scheme on Instructional Design”. The school will verify the registration at the ‘School’s Interactive Zone’. If there is more than one candidate in group, other group members will need to make confirmations on the registration before the recommendation and verification of the school. Each school unit is allowed to submit two registrations for each of Public Class category and Teaching Aids category at most while one for Teaching Achievements category at most.

The school has to fill in the form of ‘Information on operators of the “Schools’ Interactive Zone”’ (DSEDJ-B17) [PDF] [DOC]and apply access to “Application for the Award Scheme on Instructional Design” for designated person(s). Such authorized person of the school can log in to “Schools’ Interactive Zone” （http://www.escola.k12.edu.mo/）and verify the application.

Registration for the Award Scheme on Instructional Design 2019/2020 starts now until February 7, 2020.

If the registration status still shows “follow-up”, candidates may still modify or withdraw the registration. Candidates are still able to update their contact number and email address after the assignment of “Entry Number.” Project or group members’ information can be updated through the system of the “Award Scheme on Instructional Design” in “Teachers' Chamber” within given period. (Specific declaration form needs to be filled for change of group member) No change will be allowed after the given period. Candidate(s) has/have to fill in the form online to withdraw his/her registration.

Candidate(s) will be notified by email, SMS and through the "Award Scheme on Instructional Design" under Teacher's Chamber Website in case of incomplete or missing documents and information within 30 days of the registration deadline. Candidate(s) are responsible to be aware of the notifications. Candidate(s) must submit all the missing documents and information within specified period.

Candidate(s) has/have to log in to the “Teachers’ Chamber” website. In the system of the “Award Scheme on Instructional Design”, choose “edit” for modifications. Click “modify” to save your changes, and choose “view” to check your updated information.

Yes. Candidates may log in to the “Teacher’s Chamber” and upload the new
attachments to replace the original one. For deleting attachments, press the “delete”
button.

All candidates will receive a confirmation email for qualified registrations; Candidates have to log in to the “Teachers’ Chamber” website, and the system of the “Award Scheme on Instructional Design” will indicate the entry number for each of your registration, and corresponding submission schedule. For registrations with incomplete information, candidate(s) will receive our notification by email, SMS and through the "Award Scheme on Instructional Design" system, and must submit all missing documents and information within 10 working days of issuance of such notification.

Candidates need to log in to the “Teachers’ Chamber” and submit their work online through the “Award Scheme on Instructional Design” system.

Submission schedule for Award Scheme on Instructional Design 2019/2020 as follows:
Lesson Plan (Unit) and Teaching aids: 15/06/2020 to 30/06/2020
Lesson Plan (Theme) and Public Class: 01/07/2020 to 15/07/2020
Lesson Plan (Academic year), Pedagogical Research and Teaching Achievements: 16/07/2020 to 31/07/2020

Yes, candidates are required to put their lesson plan into practice before submission. Documents to be submitted include: teaching schedule, evaluation of the teaching practice, reflections and suggestions, etc.

Candidates should notify DSEDJ to withdraw the registration when a subsidy or an application of award has been made to different units and such subsidy or award is granted before the results of the Scheme are announced.

Violation of the following conditions is deemed not complying with the provisions of the Regulation. Depending on the decision of the Evaluation Committee and the degree of such violation, DSEDJ may disqualify the candidate from the Scheme. Awards granted will be deprived and with retroactive effect.

1. It is forbidden to use any data or material that infringe intellectual property rights;
2. Works must be original and have never been presented, awarded or published before;
3. Works that were evaluated by DSEDJ before cannot be submitted again even if they are revised or rearranged.
4. Dissertation or thesis of any kind will not be accepted in Pedagogical Research category.

No. Names of candidate(s) and schools, or any other details, characteristics, or codes that indicate or provide clues on candidates’ identity, must be concealed on the submitted work for Lesson Plan, Pedagogical Research and Teaching Achievement categories. Violation will result in a grading penalty on “Accuracy and rigorousness,” and for serious offence, candidate(s) may be disqualified and all awards granted may be deprived.

Cover page must include the name of the Scheme - “Award Scheme on Instructional Design 2019/2020”, the name of the project, category, sub-category (if applicable), entry number, subject (except Pedagogical Research), educational type and stage (except Pedagogical Research), individual or group work and the grade that the work is targeted for.

All documents should be saved in one single WORD file and PDF file (A4 size, portrait orientation, horizontal writing, page number at bottom right corner of the page). For the format of the documents, please refer to the “File Format Template” posted on the Award Scheme on Instructional Design website at http://www.dsedj.gov.mo/cre/tplan.

Requirements (File size limits: 1Gb of compressed file for “Teaching Achievement,” 700 Mb for other categories):

1. Copyright declaration: All candidates must make Copyrights Declaration via the “Award Scheme on Instructional Design” system by logging in the Teachers’ Chamber Website. Any candidate or group who fail to complete the declaration will be disqualified.
2. List of work components: Fill in the form on the“Award Scheme on Instructional Design” system.
3. Digital document (Single DOC and PDF file):
   1. Lesson Plan: cover page, introduction, table of contents, lesson schedule, lesson plan, evaluations and reflective suggestions of the trial lesson, bibliography and other related teaching materials.
   2. Pedagogical Research Paper: cover page, abstract, table of contents, introduction, literature review, methodology and process, research outcome and discussions, conclusions and suggestions, as well as bibliography.
   3. Teaching Achievement: cover page, an introduction on the achievements, table of contents, research contents and implementation of the achievements, methodology and process, innovative ideas borne by the achievements, application of the achievements, effects and reflections, photos and videos of the achievements, bibliography as well as related teaching materials and documents.
   4. An operation manual for Teaching Aids: cover page, introduction, table of contents, lesson plan, illustrations of its production and operation, photos of the teaching aid (8 or more multi-dimensional photos), bibliography, related teaching materials such as textbooks, etc.
   5. Public Lesson: cover page, introduction, table of contents, Lesson Plan, teaching evaluation, reflective suggestions, bibliography, related teaching resources, such as teaching materials, textbooks, etc.
   6. For the format of the documents, please refer to the “File Format Template” posted on the Award Scheme on Instructional Design website at http://www.dsedj.gov.mo/cre/tplan.
4. Other digital files:
   For Lesson Plan, Teaching Achievement, Teaching Aids and Public Lesson, materials that need to be uploaded must include:
   1. Related supplementary teaching materials (photos, courseware, tools and multi-media teaching resources etc.).
   2. For projects of visual arts discipline, drafts/sketches (with descriptions about the ideas or thoughts) and the finished works of students must be submitted.
   3. For Teaching Aids:
      1. Operation video: an illustration of its operation (with subtitles in the corresponding language used in the written text of the work).
      2. Demonstration video: a video recording the application of the teaching aid(s) in a real lesson.
      3. Resolution of the video should be at least 720 x 576 pixels, with no more than 15 min (in WMV or MP4 format), compatible with Windows 7, and with clear images and sound.

Descriptions of how the work has fulfilled the “Requirements of Basic Academic Attainments” of related discipline(s) (by indicating the educational stage, discipline(s) and descriptor numbers) are required. The work may cover some or all descriptors of one discipline. The work may also be cross-disciplinary. Official copy of the “Requirements of Basic Academic Attainments” for each educational stage can be found and downloaded on the Imprensa Oficial website (www.io.gov.mo) or The Curriculum Development website (http://www.dsedj.gov.mo/crdc).

Yes. With reference to the Regulations, registration for “Public Lesson” category should be made under “school unit.” A maximum of 2 registrations for each school unit is allowed. Contact person of the group registers via the “Award Scheme on Instructional Design” system by logging in the Teachers’ Chamber Website. The school makes recommendation and verification of such registration at the “School’s Interactive Zone.” Applicable education levels and disciplines: infant education, primary Chinese, primary English, primary Mathematics, secondary Chinese, secondary English, secondary Mathematics.

No. Instead, candidate(s) of Public Lesson are required to make public presentations and demonstrations of their work as well as to stand in front of the panel of judges for oral defense at the Evaluation Session. Date (tentatively between November and December 2020), time and venue of the Evaluation Session are to be announced.

Yes. Registration method is the same as “Public Lesson” category.

Yes. According to the Regulations, dimensions should not exceed 230cm (H) x 190cm (W) x 50cm (D).

No. The work must be a physical tool but may involve electronic or IT components.

An operation video is an illustration of its operation (with subtitles in the corresponding language used in the written text of the work) while a demonstration video is a video recording the application of the teaching aid(s) in a real lesson. Resolution of the video should be at least 720 x 576 pixels, with no more than 15 min (in WMV or MP4 format), compatible with Windows 7, and with clear images and sound.

Candidates may register their work under secondary, primary or infant education for “Teaching Aids” category.

1. The work must align with the education direction and policies of the Macao SAR; embody the spirit of cultivating people and the spirit of the times; provide solutions to existing difficulties and future challenges in education and teaching; as well as propose new scientific ideas, methods and measures that can be applied and proved to have significant effects on uplifting education standards and quality. The work is also a model of the school and represents important achievements on education reform and practical exploration. Scope of the work may involve curriculum, teaching, evaluation, resource building etc.
2. The length of implementation and research should not be less than 2 or 4 full academic years.

No. As long as the lesson plan shows appropriate integrations of IT application into the lessons, makes good use of IT to develop innovative teaching resources, or allow students to apply IT and the Internet to carry out project research or collaborative learning etc., works with any of these IT elements or similar degree of IT application are eligible for the Award. This IT award is dependent on the main category and is optional. Evaluation will be based on the work for the main category, i.e., no additional work to be submitted. Candidates may check corresponding box on the registration form to indicate the enrollment in the IT Award evaluation.

Yes. Candidates may also enroll in the evaluation for “Award of Emotional Attachments to Home and Country.”

Yes. Candidates are required to complete the “IT tools and strategy applied” and/or “Related ideas on ‘Emotional Attachments to Home and Country’” sections on the registration form respectively.

The contact person and all team members of the work must click two items with their own account through the registration system:

1. I hereby confirm that I have carefully read the regulations of the “Award Scheme on Instructional Design” and we agree to assume all related obligations and responsibilities.
2. 《Measures for Personal Data Protection》
   I hereby agree the relevant staff of DSEDJ to handle the project(s) of “Award Scheme on Instructional Design”. I declare all the personal information submitted by me, including the personal information of the entrant and the information of other people being mentioned in the project documents, if any; in this situation, the entrant needs to declare that the related parties have agreed DSEDJ to handle their personal information, including transferring it to the areas outside Macao for evaluations of judges.

Please visit the Award Scheme on Instructional Design website at http://www.dsedj.gov.mo/cre/tplan for the latest information about the Scheme, browse and download part of the collection of introduction and project. For reading or borrowing the projects, please visit Educational Multimedia Room on the 3rd floor of Centre of Educational Resources during opening hours (Mondays to Fridays 10:30 – 19:00 and Saturdays 9:30 – 13:00 and 14:00 – 17:40).

DSEDJ will mail out official letter to awardees of Award Scheme on Instructional Design - 2019/2020. The list of awardees will also be uploaded on the Award Scheme on Instructional Design website (http://www.dsedj.gov.mo/cre/tplan).

Yes. All awardees are obliged to participate in the promotion and sharing activities related to the Scheme that are organised by DSEDJ.

Cash prizes will be awarded from 2021 Q4 in the form of bank transfer to the candidate’s bank accounts for receiving professional development subsidy (for private school teaching staff) or the bank accounts for receiving remuneration (for public school teaching staff). Awardees will be notified at the time cash prizes are released.

For enquiries, please contact Ms Leong, Mr Tam, Ms Lam or Ms Lau at 8395 9140/8395 9108/8395 9122/8395 9101, or email to tplan@dsedj.gov.mo.