The Intel® Teach Program engages both teachers and students in the development of 21st century skills and the integration of technology for teaching and learning. Teachers and students collaborate, analyze the quality of information, problem-solve, and communicate using online resources and technology tools.
Using these 21st century skills with the Essentials Course curriculum, teachers develop a project-based unit of instruction aligned to standards with multiple forms of student assessment (formative and summative).
Goals
As teachers progress through this course, they collaborate with other teachers and discuss ideas for both introducing and using technology in the classroom. Participating teachers develop a specific unit plan based upon material they are teaching. The goal is for each teacher to leave the course prepared to effectively implement a technology-rich Unit Portfolio that engages students in effective use of technology to achieve standards.
The result is students engaged in standards-aligned, technology-supported projects that promote the use of 21st century skills.
The Essentials Course consists of instruction delivered through 8 curricular modules.
The course curriculum supports:
Instructional design, project approaches, multiple methods of assessment, and promotion of 21st century skills
Effective use of technology in the classroom
Instructional uses of new communication and collaborative learning technologies
Research and productivity strategies and tools
Problem-solving and working in teams
Course Formats
Intel® Teach Essentials Course is 32 hours of face-to-face training.
Intel® Teach Essentials Online Course is 40 hours for Master Teachers and 36 hours for Participant Teachers, a hybrid of face-to-face and online training.
Research Findings
Data collected and reported by independent research firms contains not only descriptions of successes, but also honest appraisals of areas needing improvement.
Evaluation findings from U.S. participants include:
A large majority of both the Master Teachers (MTs) and Participant Teachers (PTs) reported that the course "focused on the integration of technology into the curriculum".
Most respondents indicated that the course "provided useful new ideas for teaching strategies to apply with their students".
When asked if the course "illustrated effective uses of technology with students", a large majority of Master Teachers and Participant Teachers said it did.
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