Essentials Course Overview

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Intel Teach Program

Intel Teach Program Essentials Course

The Intel Teach Program is a worldwide initiative to provide teachers with the skills to effectively integrate technology into existing curriculum to improve student learning. Since 1999, the Intel Teach Program has helped over 4 million educators in more than 35 countries. The goal of the Intel Teach Essentials Course is to help classroom teachers develop student-centered learning through technology integration and projectbased approaches

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Course Focus
The themes of the Essentials Course include: Using technology effectively in the classroom to promote 21st century skills Identifying ways students and teachers can use technology to enhance learning through research, communication, collaboration, and productivity strategies and tools Providing hands-on learning and the creation of curricular units and assessments, which address state and national academic and technology standards Facilitating student-centered classrooms that encourage student self-direction and higher-order thinking Collaborating with colleagues to improve instruction by problem solving and participating in peer review of units

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Outcomes
Unit Portfolio Teachers create all the products listed. These items together make up a complete Unit Portfolio. Peer reviews are conducted on the products teachers create.

Unit Plan Aligns to standards Focuses through the use of CurriculumFraming Questions Includes Assessment Timeline to note ongoing assessment Provides accommodations to support all learners
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Curriculum Modules
Module 1: Module 2: Teaching with Projects Focus: Project-based learning and unit design Planning My Unit Focus: Curriculum-Framing Questions and ongoing student-centered assessment Module 3: learning Module 4: perspective
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Making Connections Focus: The Internet to support teaching and Creating Samples of Learning Focus: Project outcomes from a student

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Curriculum Modules
Module 5: Module 6: Module 7: Module 8: Assessing Student Projects Focus: Formative and summative assessment Planning for Student Success Focus: Student support and self-direction Facilitating with Technology Focus: Teacher as facilitator Showcasing Unit Portfolios Focus: Sharing Learning

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Typical Module Schedule

Pair and Share Pedagogical Practices Discussion Hands-On Activities Modifying Unit Plan Planning Ahead Activities

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Prerequisite Skills
Participants should possess intermediate-level computer skills
Ability to: - Format and edit text - Copy, cut, and paste text and graphics - Save documents - Use e-mail - Navigate and perform a search on the Internet - Use a word processing application
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Expectations

Attend all 30 periods of hands-on inclass training Be on time Participate in all activities and discussions Complete Planning Ahead activities between sessions
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Programs of the Intel Education Initiative are funded by the Intel Foundation and Intel Corporation. Copyright 2007 Intel Corporation. All rights reserved. Intel and Intel Education are trademarks or registered trademarks of Intel Corporation or its subsidiaries in the United States and other countries. *Other names and brands may be claimed as the property of others.

Programs of the Intel Education Initiative are funded by the Intel Foundation and Intel Corporation. Copyright 2007 Intel Corporation. All rights reserved. Intel and Intel Education are trademarks or registered trademarks of Intel Corporation or its subsidiaries in the United States and other countries. *Other names and brands may be claimed as the property of others.