BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN: Students need to have skills that enable them to analyse and evaluate information and ideas creatively in order to make career and life decisions and choices appropriate to the family, community, culture and religion, ©BRUDIRECT.COM reported.
Speaking at the Launching Ceremony of the 21st Century Teaching and Learning Space for e-Hijrah Computing in Model Schools (CIMS) Project, at Rimba II Secondary School, the Minister of Education, Yang Berhormat Pehin Orang Kaya Seri Kerna Dato Seri Setia Dr Hj Awg Abu Bakar Hj Apong said that having such a skill would enable them to be innovative, and be able to participate and contribute to the 21st century.
The Minister added that educators also need to adopt new pedagogies and teaching practices, create stimulating and engaging learning environments and harness the educational power of emerging technologies to make the students achieve new skills.
Yang Berhormat Pehin then presented Certificates to Model Schools Principals for Completion of the Leadership Professional Learning and Teachers Professional Learning. The certificates were presented to the Wasan Vocational School, Rimba II Secondary School, Panaga Primary School, Kg Bukit Beruang II Perpindahan Primary School, Tutong II and Sultan Hashim Primary School, Batu Apoi, Temburong. The event was followed by a video presentation on “21st Century Teaching and Learning”.
Yang Berhormat Pehin then launched and toured the new learning space. This 21st century classroom learning is more about developing skills for lifelong learning which involves analysing, evaluating information and ideas creatively, solving real world problems and communicating effectively with peers, teachers and experts in the field.
Also present at the launching ceremony were the Deputy Minister of Education, Dato Seri Setia Awg Hj Yusoff Hj Ismail and the Acting Permanent Secretary of Core Education, Dr Hjh Romaizah Hj Md Salleh.