Launched in October 2017, the\nJazz Smart Schools programme has been a success story so far. To celebrate this\nsuccess, a ceremony was held, where Shafqat Mahmood, Federal Minister for\nEducation, Ursula Burns, VEON\u2019s CEO and Chairman and Saif Chi, Huawei\u2019s CEO graced\nthe occasion to commend the team behind the programme and encourage its\nadoption in all middle schools of Islamabad. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The ceremony was also a way to\nrecognize top performers from amongst the programme. 100 students received\ntablets and certificates by Ursula Burns and Mr. Shafqat Mahmood for their\nexceptional performance during mid-term examinations. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
In\nPakistan, where 38% school going students hardly know how to string a sentence\nin any language or do basic math, the programme has successfully taught 28,000+\nmiddle school girls blended learning in 75 public schools of Islamabad. Also 800+\nfemale teachers have been trained to use tech to teach using smart learning\nsolutions based on existing curriculum. Since the program, both the assessments\nof students and the training capacity of teachers have improved considerably. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Talking about the need for\nsimilar digitally enabled educational initiatives, the Federal Minister for\nEducation Shafqat Mahmood stated, “Digital skills are a priority for us\nbecause they enable learning on a larger and more effective scale. We will be\nable to bridge the digital literacy divide in Pakistan with programs like the\nJazz Smart Schools.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Launched as a two-year pilot\nwith Knowledge Platform, the Jazz Smart Schools programme has recorded\nsignificant improvement in five areas: student learning outcomes; teaching\nquality; student engagement, expanded use of technology, and improved\naccountability and monitoring of results. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe\nresults clearly confirm how Jazz and Pakistan Federal Directorate of Education\nis committed to the digital transformation of Pakistan\u2019s youth. Digital\neducation is the future and I\u2019m very pleased to see that the students at Jazz\nSmart Schools have taken to it like any other child in the Silicon Valley,\u201d\nsaid Ursula Burns. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe hope that this program is\nnow implemented across the country, as it is in line with not only the United\nNations Sustainable Development Goals 2030, but the Pakistan government\u2019s\nstrategic vision 2025,\u201d she added. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
A\ndigital sustainability initiative under VEON\u2019s \u2018Make Your Mark\u2019 programme, Jazz\nSmart Schools are designed to increase student-learning outcomes and improve\nteaching methodology by a smart learning solution deployed through a digital\nblended learning platform. The idea is to digitize Pakistan\u2019s youth bulge and\nequip them to access entrepreneurial opportunities when they are ready. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Pre-tests\nwere organized for all 20,000 female students in the programme to evaluate\ntheir current learning levels based on subjects they studied in previous\ngrades. The internal mid-term evaluation results recorded remarkable\nimprovement in student learning outcomes. The formal results of the program\nwill be measured once these students appear for their external board\nexaminations scheduled in April 2019.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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