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1. Intel® Teach to the FutureProgram Overview Dr. JoAnne Miller
CA Coordinator, Regional Training Agency, ICT
www.intel.com/education/teach
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March 9-11, 2006
2. Intel® Teach to the Future Essentials Course
3. Instruction and materials provided free of charge
Delivered in a hands-on, face-to-face environment
Aligned to state and national standards, as well as NCLB
Unit plans created for immediate use in the classroom
Helps teachers learn to integrate technology seamlessly and appropriately into curriculum they already use
Option to earn and purchase university academic credit Course Benefits
4. Train-the-trainer model:
Local Education Agency applies online to get their teachers involved in one or both offerings
Local Education Agency selects candidate(s) to be Master Teacher
Master Teacher attends the 40-hour course to become certified
Each Master Teacher trains a minimum of 10 Participant Teachers from their school or district within 1 year How it Works
5. Intel® Teach to the Future Workshop on Teaching Thinking with Technology Focus – Enhances effective technology integration skills and uses free online tools to support students’ higher-order thinking skills
Length – 24- to 40-hours
Outcomes – Teachers create a fully- developed unit plan, aligned to standards, that incorporates:
Curriculum-Framing Questions
Detailed instructional strategies
An online thinking tool project ready for classroom implementation
Assessment plan and tools
6. Visual Ranking Tool A tool for prioritizing and comparing lists
Students use this tool to:
Evaluate and prioritize information
Collaborate with peers
Study multiple perspectives
Make decisions through consensus or negotiation
7. Seeing Reason Tool A tool for investigating cause-and-effect relationships
Students use this tool to:
Represent, discuss, and defend their interpretations
Use mathematical and scientific reasoning across the curriculum
8. Showing Evidence Tool A tool for building well-structured arguments
Students use this tool to:
Make claims
Support positions with evidence
Debate differences
Reach conclusions
9. Workshop Model Workshop for Master Teachers
Comprehensive
40 hours, covers all three thinking tools
Certifies Master Teacher to deliver workshop to colleagues (Participant Teachers)
Workshop for Participant Teachers
Modular and flexible
Master Teachers select modules to offer to PTs, depending on local needs
24- to 40- hours, may cover 1-3 thinking tools
10. Intel® Teach to the Future Leadership Forum
Focus – Help instructional leaders effectively integrate technology into the classroom
Length – 4-hours
Outcomes – Leaders engage with peers to:
Explore and prioritize leadership behaviors that help integrate technology into teaching and learning
Analyze national technology standards for administrators
Begin development of a personalized action plan
11. Interested participants:
View scheduled forums online or apply to host a forum for leaders in their schools or district
Register online to attend a forum
Attend and participate in the 4-hour face-to-face forum
Participants must be K-12 instructional leaders (principals, curriculum or technology directors, or district administrators), with basic computer skills.
Participants should have knowledge of their district’s technology and professional development plan How it Works