ICT plays a major role in the following technology programs for teachers:

Intel Teach to the Future Program

Intel Teach to the Future with support from Microsoft is a worldwide initiative to address the barriers teachers face in effectively applying computer technology to improve student learning. Over three years, 400,000 classroom teachers in 20 countries will be trained through the Intel Teach to the Future Program.

As part of the Intel Teach to the Future Program, ICT:

• Created and continues to update the training curriculum.
  
• Trains and contracts with the Master Teachers who deliver the training to the 100,000 U.S. participating teachers.
  
• Manages the national Teacher Leadership Seminar Program which is supported by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
  
• Serves as the Intel Regional Training Agency (as a link to http://www.ict.org/leainfo.html) responsible for training 6,000 participating teachers in northern California.

Building the Digital Bridge Project

The goal of the Building the Digital Bridge Project is to improve teacher competencies in the integration of computer technologies with classroom curriculum. As Sonoma State University's partner in this Project, ICT provides state-of-the-art, instructor-led, online training courses. The Digital Bridge Project is funded by the U.S. Department of Education’s Preparing Teachers for the 21st Century Program.

Hewlett-Packard Company Silicon Valley Grants Program

Classroom teachers who receive equipment donations as part of this program attend ICT training classes on integrating technology into the classroom. For a list of courses and grant information: http://webcenter.hp.com/grants/us/svg/k12/k12.html.

NorCal TeachTech

NorCal TeachTech provides 60 hours of follow-up training to northern California teachers who have completed the Intel Teach to the Future Program. This training is both classroom-based and online. NorCal TeachTech is offered in partnership with Sonoma State University and is supported by a grant from the California State University System.

ICT played a major role in the following technology programs for teachers:

BellSouth/Hewlett-Packard Power to Teach Project

The 1999-2000 BellSouth/Hewlett-Packard Power to Teach Project trained over 1,100 classroom teachers how to integrate the use of computers into their existing curriculum so students would increase their learning and achievement. Project sites were in Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, and Tennessee. This project was supported by the BellSouth Foundation, the Hewlett-Packard Company, and the Intel Corporation.

ICT provided the training curriculum, project management, and training for local trainers. For evaluation results, click here.

Intel Applying Computers in Education (ACE) Project

The 1998-2000 Intel ACE Project trained over 4,200 teachers in California, Oregon, Texas, New Mexico, Washington, Arizona, Massachusetts, and Washington D.C. This project was supported by the Intel Foundation, Hewlett-Packard Company, and Microsoft Corporation. The project web site was donated by iUniverse.com.

ICT provided the training curriculum, project management, and training for local teacher trainers. For evaluation results, click here.

The success of the Intel ACE Project resulted in the creation of the Intel Teach to the Future Program.

The Intel ACE Project Curriculum (3.0) is available for download by non-profit schools, universities/colleges, and organizations for non-commercial, not-for-profit purposes: click here.

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