• Intel launches Directors’
Leadership Technology
Forum for Education
Professionals in Sri
Lanka ’s Southern Province
• Highlighting the role of
Educators in the Effective
Integration of Technology
in Learning
Intel believes that the key to
solving global challenges lies
amongst the young people of
the world. As a result, the
Company has initiated
a global program to
effectively integrate
technology and education to
ensure that the youth is
sufficiently skilled to face the
challenges of today ’s world.
The Intel® Teach Directors
Leadership Technology
Forum was recently launched
for officials of the Ministry of
Education in the
Southern province of Sri
Lanka. The forum was held in
Unawatuna, Galle and it is
hoped that by instructing
educators and getting them
enthused about the use of
ICT in education, students
too will become eager and
comfortable about doing so.
The forum, which was
attended by Zonal Directors
of Education and other
officials in the Southern
province of Sri Lanka, was
an introduction to the Intel®
Teach In-service Teacher
Training program. The
program offers teachers
professional development
supporting skills that have
become commonplace in the
21st century. The Intel®
Teach Program has proven to
be the most successful
program of its kind around
the world as it promotes a
student-centered approach
which helps teachers to
encourage students to use
technology in appropriate
ways for learning, creativity
and communication. So far,
over 17,000 teachers from
the Western, Uva, Central.
Sabaragamuwa, Northern
and Eastern provinces in Sri
Lanka have been successfully
trained under this program.
Prior to introducing the Intel
Teach program, the Forum
discussed the present status
of ICT in the Southern
province of the country while
laying out the vision for the
future role of ICT, especially
in the field of education in
the province.
It is expected that by sharing
this insight, the Forum can
provide direction and
guidance to educators while
giving them possible
options for developing lesson
plans that are best suited for
the students of the province.
Speaking at the event Indika
de Zoysa, Country
Business Manager, Intel EM
Limited, Sri Lanka Liaison
Office said, “It is important
for ICT to be tightly
integrated with education in
an appropriate manner. By
launching DLTF in the
Southern province, Intel
hopes that teachers and
educators in the region will
be able to identify
the opportunities as well as
the available tools and
resources to use ICT in
learning and help them
utilize them effectively. It is
part of Intel ’s commitment to
providing the youth with
digital literacy which is
crucial for them to succeed
in the present world. ”
The Ministry of Education has
also identified the need to
foster ICT in education and
has many initiatives which it
has implemented to achieve
this goal. Mr. Anura
Dissanayake, Additional
Director Ministry of
Education and Project
Director EKSP prior to the
event said, “We are pleased
that organizations such as
Intel are investing in the
youth of our country by
training educators on how
best to integrate technology
with learning. ”
The Chief Guest Provincial
Director of Education Mr.
Kithsiri Liyanagamage
thanked Intel for introducing
a world class teacher
training programme to
Southern province.
The
Additional Director of
Education and Project
Manager of EKSP Mr. B.
Jayatissa mentioned that
the Intel Teach is the best
teacher training programme
they have received upto now
as per the feedback from
other provinces.
Independent evaluation of
the Intel Teach Program has
revealed that 91%# of
teachers who are
participating in the program
reported their students were
‘motivated and involved in
the lesson’. In addition, 81%#
of participating teachers
reported that ‘student
projects showed more in-
depth understanding ’ than
comparable work. Thus, it is
apparent that initiatives such
as the Intel Teach Program
are effective tools in
preparing young people of
our nation to face the
expectations of a
technologically advanced
world.
About Intel: Intel, the world
leader in silicon innovation,
develops technologies,
products and initiatives to
continually advance how
people work and live.
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