This paper examines the influence of an information and communication technologies (ICT)-focused professional development program—the Intel® Teach Essentials Course—on classroom learning environments in six schools in Chile, India, and Turkey.
Intel® Teach Essentials Course
Education Development Center, Inc. / Center for Children and Technology
As part of a formative evaluation of the initial deployment of the program, researchers interviewed educators in five countries where Getting Started was implemented in 2007 to understand what Participant Teachers (PTs) think of the course, whether it has enabled them to use Information and Communications Technology more, whether it is filling a relevant need in their countries, whether PTs see the value in the new teaching methods, and how they follow up on training when they are back in their schools.
Intel® Teach Program Getting Started Course
Education Development Center, Inc. and SRI International
Increasingly, educational policy makers are being asked to formulate educational
policies and programs-particularly those related to ICT-in ways that advance the
nation's economic and social development goals. This paper describes factors that
influence this, presents a conceptual framework to analyze ICT-based education reform,
and provides recommendations to help policy makers move toward an education system
based on knowledge creation.
This paper uses the conceptual framework presented in the paper above to show how
programs of the Intel® Education Initiative can help educational policy makers
and leaders prepare their teachers and students for the challenges and opportunities
of the 21st century and contribute to national economic and social goals.
This paper focuses on a pre-service program designed to equip future teachers for
their role in preparing students to live in a changing world. It draws from a three
year study of the Intel® Teach Program Essentials Course, pre-service
curriculum, conducted by evaluation teams in ten Asia Pacific countries and coordinated
by Deakin University, Australia.
In particular, it highlights the positive impact of the Essentials Course
on Teacher Education Institutions, teacher educators, pre-service teachers and new
teachers who completed the program during their pre-service training. It also identifies
the factors that underpin success.
Intel® Teach Program Essentials Course, pre-service curriculum
This report presents findings from evaluation research on the Intel® Teach Affiliate
(ITA) management structure.
EDC/CCT conducted case studies of ITAs in six states, to investigate how the new
ITA structure was working toward achieving goals related to systemic reform, educational
technology use, and, ultimately, improvements in student achievement.
