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Error processing SSI file Error processing SSI file			Intel® Teach to the Future Recognized by South Korea Ministry of Education Not yet a year old, the Intel® Teach to the Future effort in South Korea has already received recognition from the Ministry of Education and has trained 11,000 teachers. The Ministry Award of Recognition was presented to the Intel team in Korea "in recognition of a strong commitment and enthusiasm shown to contribute to drive the IT Education Initiatives in Korea effectively." Lasting changes in the profession are already resulting. "Their minds are changing," reports Jay Lee, education program manager for Intel Korea. A teacher from Chungbuk Internet High School explains: "This training totally changed my understanding of the concept of technology integration in classrooms, as well as my mind-set. I used to use technology only for teacher-centered teaching but through this training I learned to think from the students side and was motivated and empowered to engage them in the classroom using technology" says Jin, Sang Ho. Previously, teachers were likely to use technology as a form of classroom presentation. "Now, it's more dynamic. Teachers are using technology to encourage students to think more creatively, to get them to use higher-level thinking skills," Jay Lee says. When teachers see students respond in a positive way to classroom projects that integrate technology, that helps them stay motivated. "To lead and observe the growth among students is a fascinating process and keeps me motivated to improve my teaching" explains Lee, Young Suk, a teacher at Shinga primary school in Seoul, Korea. Fostering higher-level thinking is an important learning goal. "It's what teachers have been wanting for a long time," Jay Lee says. "They know this is what is important for our students." Equipped with good ideas, effective strategies, and a stronger network of colleagues, teachers now have tools for reaching these key learning goals. "Fostering higher-level thinking is an important learning goal." Before South Korea joined the Intel Teach to the Future program last year, many educators in this country had already acquired basic computer skills, reports Jay Lee. But as Intel's teacher-training program has taken hold, engaging more than 11,000 participants since June 2002, it has fostered better integration of technology in the classroom and generated a new spirit of teacher collaboration. In introducing the program, 20 veteran teachers were selected to serve as national leaders. These national leaders, who were proficient in information technology and had strong content knowledge, formed "the human network," Jay Lee explains, to launch the intensive 60-hour training to interested teachers across the country. After the national leaders participated in Intel Teach to the Future training, they helped further localize the curriculum to meet the specific needs of Korean teachers. Collaborative planning also helped the national leaders come together as a strong team. "They better understood the learning goals and found more ways to enhance learning," Jay Lee says. They developed a Web page to share information, communicate, and mentor each other. In July 2002 the curriculum rolled out nationwide, with 500 Master Teachers being the first recipients of the training. Then the Master Teachers began taking the curriculum to the local level, following the model used to disseminate the Intel Teach to the Future curriculum around the world. Within one month, 2,000 teachers had participated and the response was positive. "In evaluations, 94 percent said they would recommend the training to their peers," Jay Lee reports. That positive response, combined with continuing support from the Ministry of Education, swelled the total to 11,250 teacher participants by the end of January 2003. Empowering Teachers "It has fostered better integration of technology in the classroom and generated a new spirit of teacher collaboration." Benefits of the program don't stop with the initial training. Participants are coming together to form teacher communities and extend the collaboration they enjoyed during training. They have a synergy together, Jay Lee explains, which they hope will lead to school improvement. The core group of national leaders also continues to maintain a strong network. "They share good examples of how to integrate technology and good teaching strategies. They use e-mail, come to meetings in Seoul, and stay in regular contact," Jay Lee reports. "They are honored to do it, to help one another. It's empowering for teachers." In 2003, Intel® Teach to the Future will continue outreach efforts across South Korea to engage more teachers in training. In addition, a new effort will start bringing pre-service teachers into the program. Intel Teach to the Future is currently training teachers in 28 countries on six continents, and has collectively trained more than 850,000 teachers around the world. For more information on Intel Teach to the Future, visit www.intel.com/education/teach.
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