To advance teaching and learning for the 21st century, Intel Education provides programs and resources in these key areas: 

• Effective integration of information and communication technology (ICT) in the classroom to promote 21st century learning 
• Advancement of math, science and engineering education and research

Intel® Education programs are currently available in more than 40 countries in EMEA.

Integration of ICT to Enhance 21st Century Learning

Because teachers have a profound impact on what students learn, Intel collaborates with local governments and educators around the world to provide professional development programs and resources for elementary and secondary educators. These programs help educators integrate technology into their classrooms to promote 21st century skills.
Since learning neither begins nor ends at the schoolhouse door, Intel also delivers engaging after-school and community-based education programs to promote technology literacy and 21st century skills. These programs are designed to help young people with limited access to technology cross the digital divide.

Professional Development

The Intel® Teach program is a proven, worldwide professional development program that has been driving systemic change in teaching and learning since 1999. Through a rich suite of offerings, the program trains educators to effectively use technology in the context of local classroom curricula and education standards. With over 3 million teachers trained in 35 countries, Intel Teach is the most successful educator professional development program of its kind.

The program offerings, which include both face-to-face and online instruction, touch the entire school network—from ICT lab teachers, to classroom teachers, to school leaders. Through a “train the trainer” model, these programs focus on building local competency for teacher training.

Intel offers educators a robust set of practical and engaging online tools and resources on the Intel Education Web site. These resources are designed to provide educators with readily available content that can easily integrate into their classroom curricula. Some of these resources include unit plans, assessment strategies and tools to support higher order thinking skills.

In 2003 we introduced “Intel® Teach - Advanced Online” in Germany. The new curriculum is a blended learning concept – it combines face-to-face and online training to provide new training experience that aims at collaboration and mentorship. The program utilizes the highest level of technological, pedagogical, methodological and subject competency to create a program that meets the demands of the EU Commission regarding online training.

Intel® Education Initiative’s EMEA (Europe, Middle East, Africa) headquarter is in Munich Germany with dedicated teams in over 20 countries across EMEA.

Community Education

The Intel Computer Clubhouse Network is an after-school, community-based learning program that enables youth in underserved areas to access cutting-edge technology and become self-confident, motivated learners. At each Clubhouse, students create projects based on their own ideas. One Clubhouse member might be creating a Web site, while another records music or produces a video. Based on a learning model created by the Boston Museum of Science in collaboration with MIT Media Labs, the Intel Computer Clubhouse Network serves 20,000 young people annually at more than 110 Clubhouses in 20 countries.

The Intel® Learn program enables underserved youth ages 8-16 to learn technology, critical thinking, and collaboration skills using an engaging, project-based curriculum in an after-school, community-centered setting. Focused on meeting the needs of emerging markets where young people may have limited access to technology, Intel Learn has helped more than 225,000 learners in eight countries gain the access and instruction to acquire today’s critical skills.

Independent evaluation results conducted by the Center for Technology in Learning at SRI International show that Intel Learn successfully supports development of the 21st century skills it was designed to promote: digital literacy, critical thinking, and collaboration.

Advancing Math, Science, and Engineering Education and Research

In EMEA we are also engaged with the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair, (Intel ISEF).
It is the world’s largest pre-college science competition, brings together 1,400 young scientists from approximately 45 countries, regions, and territories to share ideas, showcase cutting-edge science, and compete for over USD 4 million in awards and scholarships. The finalists are selected from more than 550 Intel ISEF-affiliated fairs held worldwide. Through these affiliate fairs, Intel ISEF encourages literally millions of participating students to pursue their interest in math and science. As part of Intel ISEF, the Educator Academy brings together a select group of educators and government officials.

The Intel Science Talent Search, (STS), is America’s oldest and most prestigious pre-college science competition—often considered the “junior Nobel Prize.” Alumni of the Intel STS have made extraordinary contributions to science and hold more than 100 of the world’s most coveted science and math honors, including six Nobel Prizes, three National Medals of Science, 10 MacArthur Foundation Fellowships, and two Fields Medals.

skoool™

skoool Learning and Teaching Technology provides media-rich learning resources focused on math and science for secondary-level students (www.skoool.com). Available via Web or in a Managed Learning Environment (MLE) using IMS and SCORM industry standards, the program is specially designed to integrate into any standards-based learning environment. The program allows students and teachers to explore key mathematical concepts such as numbers, decimals, fractions, geometry and algebra. Doing so, skoool provides open-ended and almost infinite learning paths, placing control in the hands of students and teachers.

The Intel® Higher Education Program is a worldwide effort focused on advancing technology innovation and developing diverse pipelines of local technical talent. Through a sustained collaboration with over 150 universities in 34 countries, Intel brings cutting-edge technology expertise to university campuses that not only encourage students to pursue technical degrees, but also help move technology out of classrooms and into local economies where it can create real opportunity.

The Intel® Higher Education Curriculum Forum enables universities to develop and share new curricula for important emerging technologies such as parallel programming for multi-core architecture. This gives faculty and students access to state-of-the art curricula long before they would otherwise have it.

Research and entrepreneurship activities not only promote critical fields of technical study, but help move that technology out of university labs and into local communities through research grants, technology entrepreneurship forums, and mentoring by Intel technologists.

Student support programs are tailored to meet the specific needs of a country or region—often with a common theme of encouraging students to pursue advanced degrees. Fellowship and/or scholarship programs promote advancement of technology by providing students with mentors from Intel, internships at Intel, and tuition/stipend support.

Technology Leadership, Community Commitment

Intel is the world’s leading innovator in advancing silicon technology, with more than 35 years of leadership in computing and communications. In addition, Intel is a leader and contributing member in the global community, inspiring people through educational initiatives and outreach efforts.