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Event Details
Date: September 5,2007
Time: 3.30pm to 4.00pm
Venue: The Ball Room,
Oberoi Hotel, Dr.Zakir Hussain Marg. New Delhi
Audience Size: 300
Audience Profile:
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Ms Meera Balachandran Chair Person Fusion Club
- Mr K R Jyothilal Director KSITM (Kerala State IT Mission)
- Mr O N Singh Commissioner, Navodaya Vidyalaya Schools
- Prof Prem Vrat Vice Chancellor UP Technology University
- W A Alliance partners (in audience)
- Milestone teachers to be felicitated
- 190 public school principals & Teachers
- Pre Service teacher Educators-25
- Government School Teachers - 35
- Fecilicitation ISEF winners- 7
- Representatives from press, Intel, LLF, Sigma, 2020 etc.
Background:
Intel celebrates its achievements in education in India on the occasion of Teachers Day.
Every year, Sept 5 is celebrated as Teachers’ Day in India. This year, the Intel Teach
program celebrates the teachers and students who have contributed to or benefited significantly
from Intel Teach, IRIS Science Fairs and Intel Higher Ed programs. India has all core Intel
Education Programs operating in the country: Intel Teach, Intel Learn, higher ed, science fairs
(IRIS -- (IRIS-Initiative for Innovation and Research in Science)).
The event was hosted by the Fusion Club, an educators’ network of the Delhi region which brings
together like-minded educationists who wish to make learning an interesting and rewarding experience
for students. The objective of club is to provide a platform for exchange of ideas and enriching
experiences in: integration of technology; innovative teaching approaches, and teacher development programs.
3. Objective of the Event
- Offer public recognition of teachers and learners
- Allow teachers and learners to interact with Intel and Dr. Craig
Barrett –founder of Intel Education programs that touched their lives
- Celebrate impact of Intel’s involvement in Education in India during the last 7 years
- Reiterate importance of effectively integrating technology into teaching and learning practices to create impact beyond classroom and into really changing and empowering lives
- Communicate Intel’s commitment across K-12, Higher Ed and Community in India
- Highlight need for Industry Academia collaboration in Higher Ed
4. Agenda
1.30: Lunch
2.30: Welcome
2.35: Introduction
2.45: Dialogue with Key program partners
3.15: vote of Thanks
Details of the event
Mrs Balachandran welcomed the gathering on behalf of the Fusion Club New Delhi.
She thanked Dr. Barrett for making teachers part of this journey of Intel. She said
that it has been a great pleasure for all of us to celebrate this very special day with
CRB. On behalf of the entire Education Fraternity .she presented a Plaque as a remembrance
of his having celebrated Teachers Day in India.
Details of Teachers being felicitated
| · SI No, Year, Name of the Teacher, School, City |
· Brief / Key Achievements |
| · 1, 2000, Ms Nafisa Bhinderwala, Children’s' Academy School, Mumbai |
· Headmistress of Children’s’ Academy Mumbai. |
| · 2, 2001, Ms. SG Mahapatra, Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya Vishakahapatnam |
· A teacher from rural settings
· Trained her colleagues on Intel curriculum, implementing it in letter and spirit. |
| · 4, 2003, Mr. Gopinath, Education Technology Head, Mangalore, Karnataka
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· Education Tech head for Mangalore DIET, has reached out to 4,000 teachers in his district
· Been instrumental in guiding students of Govt High School, Kotteswara in spreading awareness on AIDS
amongst the local population. |
| · 5, 2004, Dr. Vani, Teacher Educator Osmania University
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· A Lecturer and Principal of the leading Teacher Training Institution in Hyderabad, AP. Under her able
leadership, the teacher at the college have been able to model effective use of TAL to student teachers. |
| · 6, 2005, Ms. Neha Dua |
· Teaches Math at Modern School, New Delhi. Trained on Intel curriculum during her teacher
training course at Jamia Millia Islamia. |
· 7, 2006, Mr. Amit Mali, Nari,Bhavanagar,
· Smt.A.K.Mradia High School, Gujarat Millia Islamia. |
· A teacher from Govt School in Bhavnagar, Gujarat. |
| · 8, 2007, Dr. MU Paily, Reader GVM College of Education, Goa |
· A reader in Education at the Regional Institute of Education (NCERT) – Bhopal |
Initiative for Research & Innovation in Science (IRIS)
- Intel entered into a partnership with Dept of Science and Technology (DST) at
Confederation of Indian Industries (CII), resulting in merger of two programs,
Intel Science Talent Discovery Fair and “Steer the Big Idea” into one program
‘IRIS – Initiative for Research & Innovation in Science.
- The primary objective of IRIS is to promote and nurture science and scientific research
amongst young Indian innovators by recognizing and rewarding outstanding projects and providing
a platform for the young innovators at International
events like ISEF and the International
Exhibition for Young Innovators (IEYI).
| Year |
Name of the Winner/School |
Awards at Intel ISEF |
| 2000 |
Madhurima Benekareddy |
First Indian student to win an award at ISEF 2000 |
| 2001 |
Yash Joshi
St. Xavier High School,
MumbaiMaharashtra |
Intel achievement award and 4th place in Intel Award in Engineering for
the project titled - 'Reprocessing of Plastic wastes at place of generation' |
| 2002 |
Shrushti Mukesh Shah
J.B. Vachha High School,
Mumbai, Maharashtra |
4th place in Intel ISEF Best of category in team projects, special award
from Ashatavadhani Vidwan Ambati Subbaraya Chetty Foundation, the Honorable
Mention Award from American Chemical Society and CSIR Diamond Jubilee Invention
Award For School Children for the project titled -'Application of Natural Dyes
to Natural Fibres' |
| 2004 |
Amruth B R
Sadvidya Composite Pre University College |
Honorable Mention Award Certificates for International
students and students under the age of 16 Fourth Place,
Grand Award in Physics: $ 500 for the project titled
‘Mechanical Wave Modulation and Its Applications’ |
| 2005 |
Malavika Tiwari
St. Mary’s Convent High School,
Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh |
The Intel Foundation Award in Engineering, Third Place $1000 for project titled
‘Foot Operated Vehicle Device for the Physically Challenged’ |
| 2006 |
Apurv Mishra
D A V Public School,
Bhubaneswar |
One Grand award -Third prize of $1000 and one Special award of $500 in Individual
Category for Engineering for his project " Glabenator - An Advanced Alternative
And Augmentative Communication Device " |
| 2007 |
Ram Raghunathan Sishya,
Chennai |
Special award- second prize in the Computer Science category for his project FDIS: A Fast Frequency Distribution Based Interpolation Search Algorithm.
The prize is of $500. |
Intel Higher Education:
Trained 1,000+ faculty members and 18,000 students across 150 institutes across the country over last 3 years.
100 more universities to participate by end of 2008 and beyond.
To develop emerging engineering institutes, Intel India partnered with
UP Technical University for its Multi Core Program.
U.P.T.U. is among the largest technical universities in India with about 160,000 students in 238 institutions/colleges.
Prof Prem Vrat, Vice Chancellor, UP Technology University was felicitated by Dr. Barrett.
Intel Learn Program Background :
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First implemented in Kerala in 2004 in the district of Malappuram. Has impacted ~20,060 learners, touched 331
Centers and trained
498 Akshaya Centre staff members, in Malappuram.
- Kerala State Information Technology Mission (KSITM) is an autonomous nodal IT implementation agency for Dept of IT, Government of Kerala.
Primary responsibilities include enhancing IT industry base in Kerala and ICT dissemination to bridge the digital divide.
Mr. K R Jyothilal , IT Secretary to the state Govt and the Director of Kerala State Information Technology Mission (KSITM)
was felicitated at the event.
Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti and Intel –Relationship
NVS and Intel® joined hands in 1999 with joint initiative launched by the Dept of Education and Intel to conduct a pilot in a few selected schools
Mr. O. Nabakishore Singh, Commissioner of NVS has done intensive research in area of formulating a strategy to balance the budget of and increase efficiency of
State Govt of Manipur. He has held many responsible posts in state and central govt in various sectors. On behalf of NVS, Mr. O.N. Singh was honoured.
Some glimpses of the Event:
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CRB With Mr.O.N.Singh |
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CRB With Ms. Balachandran |
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CRB With Ms.SG Mahapatra |
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CRB With Ms. Manjusha Rawat |
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Dr. Craig Barrett with the Milestone teachers of Intel ®Teach Program |
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