smart school

SMART SCHOOL

            Smart school is a Malaysian education system which learning instituition that reconstruct systematically teaching-learning and school management in order to prepared children for Information Age. Smart School had become one of the seven flagship of the Multimedia Super Corridor (MSC) that will carry out in 2000. Early in 1996, the Ministry of Education was created laws of Smart School concept. There was teaching and learning based on creative thinking. Technology as a important component in Smart School concept when Smart School project exist as one of application that are part of Malaysian Multimedia Super Corridor (MSC).

Learning institution of Smart School was created systemically reinverted in term of teaching and learning practice and school management in order to prepare student for Information Age. In the Information Age, a Smart School will evolve over time continuously developing its professional staff, education resources and its administrative capabilities to adapt to changing condition, while continuing to prepare student life. Actually, teaching and learning process were included the process of curriculum, pedagogy, assessment and teaching learning materials in a mutually reinforcing, coherent manner. Smart School management can be manage efficiently and effectively when the primary objective were correlation with the resources and processes that required to support the teaching-learning function. The Smart School management will need strong, professional administrators and teachers who can articulate school goals clearly, lead teaching at the school and elicit strong parental and community support to fulfill its objective.

There are several groups of stakeholders that play important role in order to ensure that the Smart School plan always in a good conditions. There are five stakeholders that are involve as the key success of Smart School which is school stakeholders, community stakeholders, MoE stakeholders, state stakeholders and industry stakeholders. Thus, the most important groups that will helps to achieve the goals and objectives of Smart School which is teachers, students and parents. Teachers, students and parents participation with full commitment are the source and major factor to fulfill the goals and objectives that already been listed in the Malaysian smart school programmed. As we all know there are five goals that have to be fulfill which is provide all around development of the individuals, provide opportunities to enhance individual strength and abilities, increase participation of stakeholders, democratize education and produce a thinking and technology literate workforce.

Teachers are the main source and primary deliver for students to refer in order t get information. The roles that can be played by teachers to accomplish the goals of smart school are they have to well planned and preparation of learning activities so that  the students  enjoy in learning time either inside the classroom or outside of the classroom. For example, teachers can do an internet searching on the topic that will discuss in the next session of teaching. Next teacher should provide additional material that related to the topic so that students have lot of materials to refer not just using textbooks and workbooks. Then, the role that can be played by teachers is by delivering effective instructions so that the students can understand the topic easily. The good communication between teachers and students will allow effective acceptance from the students to the topics. Another role played that teachers can make is by handling professional tasks so that teachers is highly ready to organize programme in order to enhance students knowledge.