The document outlines the conceptualization and development of the Malaysian Smart School initiative by the Ministry of Education between 1996-1997. It discusses the goals of developing students for the Information Age and promoting national education philosophy. It describes the key components of a Smart School including curriculum, pedagogy, assessment, management, technology, processes, policies, and roles of teachers, principals, support staff and parents. The initiative aims to systematically reinvent teaching-learning practices and school management through integrated strategies across these components.

1. The Malaysian Smart School

2. Introduction Early in 1996 -the Ministry of Education was involved in intense discussion about “Smart Schools”: the concept and its implications on the Malaysian education system Late 1996 -the Smart School had become one of the seven flagship applications of the Multimedia Super Corridor.

3. Introduction January 1997 -the Ministry of Education conceptualized the vision of the Malaysian Smart School in the document “Smart Schools in Malaysia February 1997 to June 1997 -team comprised by industry representatives, Multimedia Development Corporation officers, and officers of the Ministry of Education, worked at producing the Blueprint of the Malaysian Smart School.

4. Introduction -the team was charged with the task of proposing the necessary guidelines for launching the Smart School.

5. The Malaysian Smart School Conceptual Model

6. The Malaysian Smart School is a learning institution that has been systemically reinvented in terms of teaching-learning practices and school management in order to prepare children for the Information Age

8. The Malaysian Smart School The Smart School initiative has five main goals which focus on the need to develop a skilled work force for the Information Age and to promote the goals of the National Philosophy of Education

10. The Malaysian Smart School An integrated set of strategies will be employed to achieve these goals

12. Key Components of a Smart School Teaching and Learning Curriculum Pedagogy Assessment Teaching-Learning Materials

13. Management and Administration School governance Student affairs Educational resources External resources Finance Facilities Human resources Security Technology

14. People, Skills and Responsibilities Teachers Principals Ministry of Education officers Support staff Parents Technology Processes Policies

15. Teaching and Learning

16. Teaching and Learning The Smart School teaching and learning environment will be shaped in four main areas, each of which will be a critical element in defining the overall teaching and learning experience for Smart School children

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22. Management and Administration

23. Management and Administration Primary Objective To efficiently and effectively manage the resources and processes required to support the teaching and learning functions within Smart Schools

24. Management and Administration

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34. People, Skills and Responsibilities

35. People, Skills and Responsibilities The stakeholders involved in the implementation of Smart Schools.

36. People, Skills and Responsibilities

37. People, Skills and Responsibilities Teachers

38. People, Skills and Responsibilities Principals

39. People, Skills and Responsibilities Clerical Staff

40. People, Skills and Responsibilities Media/Technology Coordinator

41. People, Skills and Responsibilities Technical Support

42. People, Skills and Responsibilities Other Education Personnel

43. People, Skills and Responsibilities Parents

44. Technology

45. Technology The Technology Derivation Process

46. Processes

47. Processes Smart School Process Goals

48. Processes

49. Policies

50. Policies Policy Implications

51. Policies Policy areas that need to be addressed in the implementation of Smart Schools

52. Thank You!!!