In order to recognise schools and teachers using technology to enhance learning, Intel Pakistan hosted ‘Intel Education Awards’ in collaboration with Intel Education Initiative and Ministry of Education, attended by Additional Secretary Education Muhammad Juman J Jamro.
The awards are held annually in the country in conjunction with the implementation of the Intel Teach Programme, which provides professional development and guidance to teachers on how to use technology to enhance student learning in the digital world.
To date, the programme has trained 220,000 teachers in Pakistan, reaching out to over 60 cities and districts.
In addition to the teachers’ training, the Intel Teach Programme also hosts forums and workshops to enhance the use of ICT in the learning environment, and so far, it has reached more than 28,000 teachers and principals.
The Intel award-winning principals included Rehana Shabbir of FG College for Women G-10/4, Khadija Javed of FG Margalla College for Women F-7/4, Farzana Yousaf of Government High School Gulbahar, Peshawar, Naheed Begum of Government Higher Secondary School Lady Griffith, Peshawar, and Bilqees Ismail of Government Girls Middle School, Peshawar.
The ‘Teacher of the Year’ shield was given to Nargis Gul Yousafzai of FG Margalla College for Women F-7/4 and Kulsoom Bibi of Beaconhouse School System, Wah Cantonment. While appreciation awards, given to government officials associated with the task of improving the state of education, included the names of former federal education minister Mir Hazar Khan Bijarani and Minister of State for Education Ghulam Farid Kathia.
Other officials included Qazi Muhammad Asad, Sardar Hussain Babak, Imtiaz Qazi, Atta ur Rehman Lodhi, Muhammad Arifeen, Mohammad Akram Sohail, Muhammad Juman J Jamro, Qaisar Alam, Nasreen Javed, Aurangzeb Rehman, Shaista Pirzada, Prof Muhammad Rafique Tahir, Muhammad Ismail, Noor Amna Malik, Air
Commodore Waseem Mahdi, Major General M Tahir, Brig Muhammad Asif, John Raleigh, Helen Kirby, Mrs Shama Saeed, Amina Sitwat, Faisal Mushtaq, Abida Sohail, Zahida Powar, Anwar Ahmad Khawaja, Mohammad Zaman, and Salahuddin.
The Intel Teach Essential Awards were awarded to Durdana Shaheen and Arjumand Bano, Ayesha Ahsan and Rubab Minhas.
“Teachers play a significant and valuable role in our society and the Intel Education Awards are held with the recognition of this role in mind,” said Ashar H Zaidi, Country Manager Intel Pakistan. He said the programme inspires the teachers to revisit their views on how ICT could be used in education, and encourages them to use technology to enhance the learning of their students.
“Schools and teachers, who take an innovative approach to use technology, are equipping their students with the real-world skills. Intel invests more than $100 million annually to promote education and technological literacy across the globe, and we are pleased to be working closely with the government to ensure that this training reaches the teachers across Pakistan,” Zaidi said.
