I - THINK

Teachers exchange ideas on i-

Think programme


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ABOUT 1,000 teachers from 46 schools in Selangor, recently attended a
session aimed at enhancing and strengthening their delivery skills in the
classroom.
Called the i-Think knowledge-sharing session, the event held in Shah Alam,
was organised by the Selangor Education Department and supported by
Agensi Inovasi Malaysia (AIM).
The schools involved were among the first cohort of 500 schools in the i-Think
programme.
The objectives of the knowledge-sharing session was to enable teachers to
ultimately impart thinking skills to students, allowing them to be lifelong
learners who will be able to solve problems and come up with creative
solutions.
School heads and teachers from i-Think showcase schools, also shared their
thoughts and experiences.
V.Gopal, a Bahasa Malaysia teacher at SJK(T) Teluk Panglima Garang, Kuala
Langat said: Teachers who want their students to succeed will certainly
accept the i-Think programme and I find it to be an effective tool for students
to enhance their thinking.
He added that the long-term effect on students would be the development of
their critical creative and innovative skills.
Zariah Zainal, an English teacher at SMK Serendah, Ulu Selangor, related
that students were beginning to think differently after being exposed to the
programme.
They are beginning to think more systematically and are excited about what
they are learning ... this is simply because they can already visualise what
they think.
If there is just one point I can highlight to other teachers, it would be to
embrace the i-Think programme and give students a chance to execute their
thoughts.
Yen Lai Leng, from SJK(C) Peng Ming, Teluk Panglima Garang, attended the
session at the invitation of the District Education Office.
Yen whose school is not part of the first cohort, was impressed with the
programme and how it helped cultivate thinking skills.
Last year, 2,500 teachers were trained by experts from the Malaysian
teachers education institutes and Institut Aminuddin Baki with assistance from
the education authorities at state and district level.
The teachers then trained their peers in their respective schools. In total,
25,280 teachers have so far been trained.
The training of the second cohort of 500 schools has been scheduled for later
this year.
There are concerted efforts underway towards an online learning platform for
the final cohort of 9,073 schools in 2014.
The Education Ministry and AIM have received positive feedback not only
from schools in the first cohort, but also from schools that have yet to join the
programme.
In fact, many schools, have asked for their teachers to be trained sooner to
enable them to use the i-Think programme.
What is even more apparent is how the programme is helping improve the
teaching and learning in schools.
Response from school heads and teachers point towards how collaborative
learning has cultivated and nurtured the active exchange of ideas and
promoted critical thinking.
This shared learning has allowed students the opportunity to engage in
discussion, take responsibility for their own learning, and to be critical thinkers.
Launched last year, the programme has also placed emphasis on science,
technology and information technology, as well as inculcating good moral and
work ethics.
This has remained the central focus in developing a world-class curriculum
that will help teachers, parents and children keep up with the accelerating
pace of economic and technological changes.
The programme is also in line with the goals manifested in the National
Educational Philosophy with the ultimate aim of achieving the nations vision
to prepare children to become knowledgeable and skilled individuals to meet
future challenges.












To remain competitive in the world, Malaysia needs to embrace change and become an innovation
economy.

To achieve our goal, the Ministry of Education & Agensi Inovasi Malaysia (AIM) jointly created the i-
THINK project.

i-THINK equips Malaysia's next generation of innovators to think critically and be adaptable in
preparation for the future.

The project helps schools impart thinking skills to students, allowing them to be lifelong learners;
great at solving problems and coming up with creative solutions.

Agensi Inovasi Malaysia (AIM) is a statutory body set up by the Malaysian Government to drive and
sustain progress for Malaysia by accelerating a culture of innovation.

Providing equal opportunities to quality education for all is the Ministry of Educations primary
focus. Malaysias educational goals are manifested in the National Educational Philosophy (NEP) with
the ultimate aim of achieving the nations vision to prepare children to become knowledgeable and
skilled individuals to meet the challenges of the 21st Century.

Emphasis is placed on science, technology and information technology, as well as inculcating good
moral and work ethics. This remains the central focus pursuant to developing a world-class
curriculum that will help

teachers, parents and children keep up with the accelerating pace of economic and
technological changes.
Access, equity and quality education will ensure a progressive future for Malaysia, even in
inaccessible areas. Under the 10th Malaysia Plan, new initiatives are further enhanced through the
entire educational developmental lifecycle, from early childhood education to basic education and
tertiary education and all the way to adult working lives. The National Key Result Areas (NKRAs) for
education under the Government Transformation Programme (GTP) provide the roadmap with
detailed objectives, outcomes and set of actions to address these challenges in our endeavours to
ensure that quality education is available to all.
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