China
iEARN-China
The iEARN-China Center has been active since 1991. Schools are located in Beijing, Shanghai, Hohhot, Chengdu, Hangzhou, Xian and other cities. iEARN-China and iEARN-USA are currently participating in an exchange programme linking schools in the two countries for both physical and on-line exchanges. In 1996 iEARN and the Discovery Channel co-sponsored a China: Bridging the Culture Project. iEARN has worked with MIT in the USA to expand educational networking to schools in Xian and Shanghai. The 7th Annual iEARN International Conference was held in Beijing in July, 2000.
Intel® Teach to the Future
Launched in 2000, the Intel® Teach to the Future programme in China has successfully expanded to over 20 provinces and has trained more than 120,000 teachers as of Spring 2003. The program has gained wide acceptance among both K-12 teachers and educators, and the China Ministry of Education and local governments support expansion of the programme. The project delivers teacher professional development on how to integrate ICT and new teaching methodology in teaching and learning.
The Teacher Education Network Union
In 2003 several universities, such as Beijing Normal University, Central Radio and TV University, and the China education TV station set up the Teacher Education Network Union. The union will work on supplying teacher professional development by distance education using ICT.