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Intel® Teach to the Future
Intel Teach to the Future continues to have widespread impact in its country of origin, the United States of America. Over 80,000 teachers have learned to effectively incorporate technology into their classroom projects. From geology to genetics, physics to poetry, and social studies to special needs, teachers create unit plans that support improved learning experiences for students.
Intel Teach to the Future first launched in 14 states. It has since expanded into all 50 states, serving K-12 classroom teachers and colleges of education faculty members. Over 20,000 teachers have participated in the state of Texas alone! We expect to have trained 150,000 U.S. teachers by the end of 2003.
Intel Computer Clubhouse Network
 From Harlem to San Francisco, 45 Intel Computer Clubhouses have opened in 13 states and Washington, D.C. The Intel Computer Clubhouse Network is a community-based education program where underserved youth have access to high-tech equipment and supportive mentors to encourage self-confidence and enthusiasm for learning that will help them develop job and life skills. For Latoya, it's a place where she could come on Mondays, a designated "girls day," and work with female mentors and staff. At the Clubhouse, young people can create and design computer games, videos, music, and more. Latoya was especially proud of her balloon project—a weather balloon with a microcomputer that records data. For Latoya and others, the Clubhouse is a place where they can try out new ideas, take risks, become inspired and, ultimately, become active participants in today's world.
Intel Science Talent Search
Creative ideas that lead to scientific innovation can come from just about anywhere, as Ryan Randall Patterson, first-place winner in the 2002 Intel Science Talent Search, can attest. Patterson got an idea for a sign-language translation device after seeing a girl use sign language to order a meal at a local fast food restaurant. His winning project, The American Sign Language Translator, uses a glove outfitted with microprocessor circuitry to convert American Sign Language to written text on a laptop or portable display. Patterson and the other 39 finalists in the 2002 Intel Science Talent Search are among the nation's brightest young scientists. For over 60 years, this competition has provided an opportunity for U.S. high school seniors to complete an original research project and have it reviewed by a national jury of professional scientists.
U.S. Students Win at Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF)
Science fairs have come a long way since the days when students hoped their clay-and-wire model of a dinosaur would earn a blue ribbon. Three finalists received the highest award of the 2002 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair, The Intel Foundation Young Scientist Award. Alexander Mittal, a junior from Connecticut, won the award for his chemistry project Nanoconstruction with Self-Assembling DNG-PNA Complexes. The project has the potential to change the way computer chips are developed resulting in smaller, faster, and cheaper electronic devices. Mittal loves the whole process of research, experimentation, and discovery and has applied for a patent on his work.
- Naveen Sinha, a junior from New Mexico, developed a novel acoustic technique that can monitor the stages of an air bubble's evolution. The physics project has potential for use as a sensor in the chemical, environmental, food, and medical industries.
- Nina Vasan, a senior from West Virginia, investigated the speed and effectiveness with which people learn using pictures versus words. Vasan is a first time participant in this competition and conducted her research at Harvard Medical School.
Higher Education
Intel's higher education programs support the latest use of technology in curriculum, promote research on emerging technology areas, and develop the pipeline of future engineers and computer scientists to support tomorrow's technology needs.
Intel funds new initiative grants annually on different topics. Past grants have been in the areas of e-business, nomadic computing, and biotechnology. The 2002 new initiative grant promotes wireless technologies with grants distributed to University of California - Los Angeles, Carnegie Melon University, and Virginia Institute of Technology.
The Intel® Internet Exchange Architecture™ (IXA) Research and Curriculum program supports research and curriculum labs using the Intel IXA family of network processors. Through this program, Intel funds large labs located at the University of Texas at Austin, Georgia Institute of Technology, Carnegie Mellon University, California Institute of Technology, University of Illinois - Urbana Champaign, University of California - Los Angeles, and Purdue University. The Intel® Personal Client Architecture and X-Scale™ technologies are also placed in many curriculum and research labs including the University of Michigan, Carnegie Mellon University, Stanford University, and the University of Washington.
Intel student support efforts are multifaceted, encompassing support of programs that target increasing the enrollment and retention of students in engineering/computer science and related programs. Intel also supports individual graduate students through national fellowship programs such as the National Consortium for Graduate Degrees for Minorities in Engineering and Science, Inc. and Semiconductor Research Corporation. Intel is currently expanding its focus to support historic black colleges and universities with programs at Howard, North Carolina A&T, and Clark Atlanta.
Intel® Innovation in Education Web Site
In 2002, the Intel® Innovation in Education Web site released major teaching projects and learning tools. In addition, the entire site was redesigned to better serve the needs of educators. One of the new tools is Seeing Reason, a classroom workspace where students study cause-and-effect relationships in complex systems. Seeing Reason is a comprehensive resource containing all the information teachers need to get started with the tool and try it out.
- 80,000 teachers in the United States have completed the Intel® Teach to the Future program.
- In the United States, the Intel Teach to the Future program is offered to both K-12 in-service and Pre-Service educators using a curriculum designed for each audience.
- 45 Intel Computer Clubhouses are located in the United States.
- 1,562 high-school students applied for the 2002 Intel Science Talent Search. 48 percent of the applicants were female.
- Three American high school students received the highest award at the 2002 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair. The winners received a scholarship, a high-performance computer, and a trip to the Nobel Prize ceremonies in Sweden.
- More than 200 higher education institutions in the U.S. have received support through Intel grants, lab donations, or the Intel Foundation.
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Elementary school students in Fairfield, California are learning about geology in an entirely new way. Third-grade teacher Eva LaMar uses clay animation and computer software to make it easier for third graders to grasp geological changes that occurred over 40 million years ago. LaMar gained inspiration and direction from participating in the Intel® Teach to the Future training, then applying its principles to integrate technology effectively into her classroom and lesson plans. "Technology magnifies and makes students' learning visible," says LaMar. "When a student creates a project and puts it on the Internet, the whole community can look at it."
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