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The Intel® Teach Program has been launched to train school teachers
belonging to Government funded schools. The training focuses on teacher
development. Teachers are equipped with the knowledge and use of
technology in teaching and learning.
The three government funded school teacher training programs at present
are
Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan (KVS)
Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan (KVS) is a vast network of more than 900
Central Government Schools. Intel got associated with KVS in 1999 and
around 20000 teachers have been trained under Intel® Teach Program.
15 KVS schools, where teachers have undergone the Intel Teach Program training
have been identified as model schools for ICT implementation and showcasing
Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti (NVS)
In 1999, NVS and Intel® joined hands to conduct a pilot program for few
selected schools .After the success of pilot project, around 3486 teachers
across all the schools of NVS were trained during their summer and autumn
vacations during the period 2001-2002.
The various initiatives taken jointly undertaken jointly by Intel and NVS
are Smart School Project, Joint Contest, Technology Plan Workshops, Workshops
for NVS officials, IT Curriculum Review Committee.
Vidya Vahini Project - Ministry of Information Technology (MOIT)
Vidya Vahini’ pilot project was launched by the Department of Information
Technology and Ministry of Communications and Information Technology;
Government of India. Teach Program from rural
parts of the country. The pilot project aims to connect140 Government/Government-aided
Senior Secondary Schools in seven districts across the country.It would
enable these schools to form their own Intranet and Internet and facilitate
in information exchange. The likely benefits to be accrued from the project
are better coordination among schools and promotion and implementation of
e-governance amongst them. A total of 1344 teachers have been trained
under the program, so far.
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