The Intel® Teach Program – a global initiative
The Intel® Teach Program improves teacher effectiveness through professional development, helping teachers integrate technology into their lessons and promoting students' problem-solving, critical thinking, and collaboration skills. The original program, entitled Intel® Teach to the Future was launched in the US in 1999, but now with more than 10 million teachers trained in over 60 countries, Intel Teach is the largest, most successful program of its kind in the world. Courses are developed by teachers for teachers, and evaluation data is highly regarded and utilised by the Intel curriculum team to drive program development. The Intel® Teach Program is now a suite of professional development courses for teachers, which recognises all skill levels and progressively builds teacher competencies in ICT integration.
Australia
In 2003, the Intel Teach Program was launched in Australia through negotiation with the education departments in New South Wales and Victoria; in 2004 Education Queensland joined the program.
The program expanded over the years to include
Intel® Teach Thinking with Technology
(using the Intel Education Online Thinking Tools),
Intel® Teach Essentials Online
and
Intel® Teach Leadership Forums.
South Australia joined the program in 2007, and in 2008 Catholic schools began to introduce Intel Teach courses to their teachers. Australian universities have also used the courses and accompanying resources in their student teacher training programs; these universities include Deakin and RMIT in Victoria and CSU and University of Western Sydney in NSW.
Intel® Teach Elements
In 2010, Intel introduced
Intel® Teach Elements
to Australia - a series of free, online courses which provide deeper exploration of 21st Century learning. Interactive, visual and engaging, these courses are an exciting development in the Intel Teach Program.
The first Australian titles in this new series include:
To date, more than 30,000 Australian teachers have completed Intel Teach Program courses demonstrating their professional approach to being 21st century teachers, dedicated to the preparation of their students for life and work in the future.
All Intel Teach Program courses offered here have been adapted by Australian educators for this country.
(Compiled November 2011)
Evaluation
The program has been continuously measured to gauge its impact and improve and localise the curriculum for the Australian education environment. The evaluation program also includes research, reports and case studies around specific aspects of the role of teacher and student in the 21st century and the factors which influence successful integration and use of technology in the classroom.
Survey results for the program reveal the strong impact of the different courses on teaching and learning, as teachers develop and implement curriculum that effectively uses ICT to generate inquiry driven, collaborative learning. Teachers and schools are using their learnings to increase student engagement and to better prepare students for success in the future.
Review
The role of leadership in the successful implementation of Intel Teach Programs
– December 2010
Preparing future teachers for 21st century learning
– April 2008
