Intel assists Southern educators
Directors Leadership Forum:
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Training Team Manager Dulip Gunasekara, Intel EM Ltd - Sri Lanka
Liaison Office Country Business Manager Indika De Zoysa,
Southern Province Education Director Kithsiri Liyanagamage,
Intel Education Program Manager Priyantha Weerabahu, Southern
Province Additional Director and EKSP Project Manager B
Jayatissa
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The Intel Teach Directors Leadership Technology Forum was recently
launched for officials of the Education Ministry in the Southern
province of Sri Lanka.
The forum was held in Unawatuna, Galle. It is hoped that by
instructing educators and getting them enthused about the use of ICT in
education, students too will become eager and comfortable about doing
so.
The forum, which was attended by Zonal Directors of Education and
other officials in the Southern province was an introduction to the
Intel Teach In-service Teacher Training program.
The program offers teachers professional development supporting
skills that have become commonplace in the 21st century.
The Intel Teach Program has proven to be the most successful program
of its kind around the world as it promotes a student-centered approach
which helps teachers to encourage students to use technology in
appropriate ways for learning, creativity and communication.
So far, over 17,000 teachers from the Western, Uva, Central,
Sabaragamuwa, Northern and Eastern provinces in Sri Lanka have been
successfully trained under this program.
Prior to introducing the Intel Teach program, the Forum discussed the
present status of ICT in the Southern province of the country while
laying out the vision for the future role of ICT, especially in the
field of education in the province.
It is expected that by sharing this insight, the Forum can provide
direction and guidance to educators while giving them possible options
for developing lesson plans that are best suited for the students of the
province.
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