The teacher training program in the Municipal School of Basic Education “Francisca F. P. Saile” has motivated significant actions, such as the initiative of some teachers to immediately apply their new abilities on their classes. In the computers lab, as they interact with different softwares, they discuss the use of them in the classroom and the related concepts from different subjects, always towards a solution of a certain challenge. This is the Educational Computers Lab's door, which opens a world of possibilities! On it, there is a piece of work made with a 4th year group with satellite images, that allowed the construction of New Perspectives.

My Intel Teach trainers used a very different approach to teaching teachers to use technology. It’s not about mastering the technology. What matters, they emphasized, was our desire to translate what ‘little’ we could learn into magic tricks in the classroom.

It was the best day, when I was informed that I have been selected as a Senior Trainer for the Intel Teach Program. Today, I can say I enjoyed my 11 years journey of learning with the program. It has enhanced not only my own learning, but also that of teachers and students. I see change in teachers, they now give me their email and blog addresses, they introduce each topic through presentations. Intel Teach changed the Pre-service syllabi; a two credit course of computer application was revised as 4 credit course. Intel Teach course is included as reference for B.ED courses. I co-authored a research paper “Understanding the Practices of Teacher Educators in implementing Intel Teach” with senior educationist, available at www.intel.com/cd/corporate/education/APAC/ENG/pk/ The credit to the program were the words of the provincial minister of education, ”Intel has taken and delivered what should have been the responsibility of the Government.”

New friends, constant forward movement, the desire to know today what we couldn't imagine yesterday.

My Own Teaching Style in Creation The change that education drives could happen unconsciously but with far-reaching impact. As a teacher at Longhu Middle School in Huainan city, Anhui Province, I have experienced magic by changing my way of teaching. The school I have been working in is located in mining area, so students are mostly descendants of miners and some are living in the linkage area between urban and rural areas. Parents of these students work outside of their hometown all year round. Thanks to Intel Teach, I learned that reflecting interaction in activities, displaying cooperation in class, embodying exploration in homework, teaching benefiting teachers as well as students, and emotional communication can gradually create my own unique teaching style, which will make me a better (and more popular) teacher among my students.

As a Senior Trainer for Intel Teach, I’ve had the opportunity to work with teachers and university faculty throughout the United States and internationally. This role has transformed my teaching, most obviously from face-to-face to virtual. Even when I'm in a traditional setting, I'm always focused on how to use technology to improve teaching and learning. Intel Teach has taught me to "plan with technology in mind.” I love my job – preparing teacher candidates, teachers, and university faculty around the world—to be change agents who use technology to engage learners and prepare them for 21st century workplaces. I also love the Intel Teach Elements Courses [free at www.intel.com/teachers], which are significantly impacting teacher development. Teachers enjoy the rich lessons, incredible resources, and detailed instructions for developing high quality instructional materials to prepare their students to think critically, collaborate effectively, and improve understanding of subject matter. Photo Captions: [Door:] This is a door to my fireplace. It reminds me of family and friends, good times, and is also where I sit nearby, use my laptop, and interact with the world! [Classroom Photo 1:] Teaching Online - One of my favorite virtual classrooms is the Moodle Course Delivery System - we call it TITANium at Cal State Fullerton] [Classroom Photo 2:] Teaching Online - Another favorite virtual classroom is Google Sites.

Thanks to the Intel Teach Program, my professional and personal growth has taken off. I’m not only a teacher, but a methodologist and a postgraduate student, where the subject of my dissertation is deeply connected to Intel Teach. Project-based learning, information technology, WEB 2.0—all help my students be more successful, compatible and competent.

The most aggressive feeling one can have is discovering that you have been working the wrong way for 10 years. That’s how I felt in Intel teach which showed me and my colleagues that we have two choices either we stay the same or to work hard to change ourselves, the students, and the school environment. That’s what I decided to do, “Change the world from my class”. The last unit plan I implemented was a lesson about flying to students in the 10th grade. I teach English which aim to enhance 4 skills. The unit was about the different parts of the airplane and how it flies and land. The students submitted powerful reports after data search and a visit to the airport and the engines department in industrial school. The conducted interview with pilots and engineers in English, they did talk in English while they were constructing a plane by meccano toy .the student enjoyed working with each other they had so many teachers from real world I was their as a facilitator most of the time, planner and evaluator from time to time. This project has been submitted by the school to the ministry and won the first place on the PBL 2011 competition.

This door symbolizes the entrance to a temple where we (teachers) are messengers of the goddess Saraswati, and we are here to impart knowledge and inculcate good manners among students for their overall personality development and also help them to become good and responsible citizens.

I was introduced to the magical world of Intel in 2009 when my Institute nominated me to be a Master Trainer for Intel Teach Essentials Online and Essentials Course. Over the years I have trained many of our teachers in Intel Teach Trainings. Now, we are making a difference by inculcating not only technological literacy, but also the competency to impart collaboration, critical thinking, media literacy and communication skills, enabling students to be self directed and fully empowered with 21st century skills. The Intel Teach Program helped me to convert my classroom from “Teacher centered” to “Student Centered” by kindling curiosity and promoting students’ creativity. My objective for this step is to make my students competent enough to match those in any part of the world. I am trying to implement PBL in all of my classes. After learning from the Intel Teach Courses, I created wikis for collaboration with other TEVTA (Technical Education & Vocational Training Authority) Institutes. I uploaded the resource material for students on my wiki and motivated students to submit their assignments online for teacher as well as peer feedback. My students are doing this activity in group as many of my students have no computer or internet at their homes. They are grouped in a way to help each other to complete the task. Intel Teach Program helped me to develop self-direction among students; when I facilitate my students in collaborating to do projects, I consider myself socially responsible and accountable. My Intel experience helped me to enliven my dream to make a change for students who lack resources. The change in students is tremendous. I felt my students grow up having the capability to think big and independently with greater self-reliance and self-confidence. Within two months from the commencement of the session, even the shiest students tried to express themselves in class interactive activities. My long term goal is to get rid of the traditional education system entirely from my pedagogical practices and replace it with project/activity based learning (PBL). So far the biggest hindrance I am facing is to motivate other teachers to use technology in their classroom ambiance. The teachers in our educational system are reluctant to use technology. Many of our teachers do not realize their dynamic role to make students more conscious and socially aware global citizens. I give all the credit to Intel programs and the Teachers Engage community for opening a new door of learning and enabling me to use student oriented methodologies to make them self-confident and successful member of global citizenry.

One of the key moments in my professional development was learning from the Intel Teach Essentials Course («Design activity in the information educational environment of the XXI-st century») .The big thing, I consider, is the leading idea of the Program - effective use of information and educational technologies. Technologies which we practiced using during the course, I now use effectively in my pedagogical activity. Intel Teach has allowed me to understand this success: inner confidence that my pupils will live in life with values, knowledge and the skills that really are necessary for the person in the 21 century. It also is the most important thing - achievement of internal success, satisfaction and the professional work. The lessons of the Intel Teach course is an open door in new understanding at higher level of life, a new educational system, overall objectives and problems.

Technology brings students from behind closed doors into a world of knowledge. I began work at the eMINTS National Center in Columbia, Missouri (USA) in 2000 and since then I’ve been training and coaching classroom teachers and I am amazed at how much has changed in that time!! An eMINTS classroom looks like a regular classroom except that it has lots of cool technology for students and teachers. Each room has an interactive whiteboard, scanner, camera, internet connections, a printer, and computers for students and teachers to use at any portion of the school day. I am currently providing professional development to 7/8th grade teachers in my portion of the state that are a part of our I3 validation study. These teachers want to enrich the learning in their classrooms by integrating technology in meaningful and purposeful ways. They will do this using a 1:1 classroom laptop environment in combination with eMINTS and Intel Teach Thinking with Technology professional development programs. _____________________________________________ [Intel editor's note: Intel Teach Thinking with Technology is course designed to help teachers learn instructional strategies for addressing and assessing thinking skills, using technology to support deeper understanding of core content. The goal is for teachers to leave the course with a standards-based unit plan, support materials, and implementation strategies to improve and assess students’ higher-order thinking with the use of free online tools.]

I was first introduced to the Intel Teach Program as a student in 2006. I was completing my Post Graduate certificate in Education at the University of Pretoria and the Intel Teach to the Future Course was part of our training. It was my first taste of integrating technology into the classroom and was a springboard for my future. SchoolNet SA invited me to improve my original portfolio—which received a Silver grading—to a Gold and then to go on to become a trainer for Intel Teach to the Future (now titled the Intel Teach Essentials Course).

Two and a half decades ago I became a special education teacher. I was inspired by the work of Anne Sullivan, a teacher who unlocked doors to the world of knowledge for Helen Keller, a blind and hearing impaired student. Discovering ways to improve education for ALL students is my mission in life. The Intel Program gave me a fresh perspective on technology integration within my own curriculum. The results...Students are engaged and highly motivated when standards are incorporated into real world project- based approaches to learning. Add the 21st century skills and higher levels of thinking to the recipe... you have a formula for the success and the love of lifelong learning. As a National Senior Trainer I have collaborated with other educators. This experience helped me recognize the qualities of a great teacher. Great Teachers do more than explain and demonstrate. They inspire!

Thanks to the Intel Teach Program I’ve learned the advantages of project-based learning and web 2.0. I’ve found like-minded persons in other regions of Russia – and all of it has allowed me to advance in my professional career, including rising from a methodologist to a deputy director in just five years.

The program Intel Teach "for the Future" led my students and me to discover the way to success and recognition through projects. Now, we are members of this unique educational community, which aims to make education truly modern.