Teacher professional development and support

The focus of empowerICT™ is to empower teachers to integrate ICT in education via a blended model of training and support. Face-to-face training, continuous one-on-one and group support are available to teachers from local experts through out the duration of the project. In addition, teachers were encouraged to collaborate with peers within their school, and across schools, to exchange ideas, review each other's work, and provide feedback. An online portal was developed that also served as a mechanism for teacher continuous support.


Aligned curriculum, instruction, and assessment with focus on ICT outcomes

This program is being developed in collaboration with the project team, a local team of experts, the teachers involved in the project, and other stakeholders. Teachers are provided with ideas, examples of activities, and suggestions on how activities and lesson plans can be developed so that they are in alignment with their curricula and with ICT outcomes as they were identified by international bodies (UNESCO, ISTE, EU, etc.).

empowerICT™ P.E.T. ICT Outcomes

An evolutionary approach to ICT integration

The focus is not to completely change the curriculum but to integrate selected activities integrating ICT into classroom teaching and learning. By empowering teachers and offering them the mentoring and support they need, to succeed in the classroom, empowerICT™ attempts to establish the conditions needed for an evolutionary rather than revolutionary education reform.

empowerICT™ Culture of Schooling

Established on credible research and accepted by international education bodies
The framework and research behind the project are grounded on solid research behind ICT in education experts. The ICT outcomes and standards on which the program is based are in alignment with the International Society for Technology Education standards, the UNESCO framework for ICT in schools, and several other technology frameworks defined by international bodies of experts (ISTE standards, UNESCO report on ICT in education).

empowerICT™ Research Framework

Easily configurable and localizable for different contexts

One of the characteristics of the project is that it is designed to be flexible so that it can be easily adjusted to the local context of the country, school, and classroom of the teacher using it. The emphasis is not on giving teachers ready-made curricula but to empower them to develop their own as they better serve their students' needs.

empowerICT™ Program Resources

Professional and practical program management, execution and delivery support

The 20-week program, comprising a 2-day workshop and a 10-week in-class implementation phase, is extensively supported by a highly-skilled team of international and local program experts and project management professionals.

empowerICT™ Program Execution Methodology