Intelitek

March 23, 2010 - Charlotte, North Carolina - intelitek and the International Technology and Engineering Educators Association’s (ITEEA) STEM Center for Teaching and Learning jointly announced a new, exciting partnership last week at the International ITEEA (formerly ITEA) conference in Charlotte, North Carolina. ITEEA has chosen intelitek’s Robotics Engineering and Automation™ program as the curriculum for ITEEA’s Engineering byDesign™ (EbD™) Robotics Engineering and Automation PathwayExtension™.

The EbD™ Program is a model used by schools developing themes in the STEM cluster that are seeking to increase all students' achievement science, technology, engineering and mathematics through authentic learning. The program is built on constructivist models and creates awareness and competence over time as it builds on learned knowledge and skills. EbD™ is the only standards-based national model for Grades K-12 that delivers technological and engineering literacy.

Kendall Starkweather, the Executive Director of the ITEEA said: “This extension to the Engineering byDesign™ program is an example of our commitment to integrative STEM courses and programs. The partnership with intelitek to infuse robotics into a four credit pathway program paves the way for a rigorous expansion to the comprehensive core program.”

intelitek’s Robotics Engineering and Automation™ program consists of two 36-week courses that deliver thorough and engaging STEM education. Built on the power of LearnMate™, intelitek’s e-learning platform, Robotics Engineering & Automation™ delivers comprehensive, standards-based instruction via relevant activities and compelling online curriculum. Packaged for 20 to 30-student classrooms, Robotics Engineering & Automation™ EbD™ Robotics PathwayExtension™ will include comprehensive LearnMate curriculum backed by the LearnMate™ learning management system (LMS), easyC® programming software, Vex™ Robotics hardware, and two years of maintenance and support.

Brenda Quinn, the CEO of intelitek, said: “intelitek is extremely proud to enter this new partnership. It represents another milestone in our efforts to promote STEM education and encourage all students, especially women and minorities, to pursue careers in these fields.”

About ITEEA: The International Technology and Engineering Educators Association (ITEEA) is the professional organization for technology, innovation, design, and engineering educators. Our mission is to promote technological literacy for all by supporting the teaching of technology and promoting the professionalism of those engaged in these pursuits. ITEEA strengthens the profession through leadership, professional development, membership services, publications, and classroom activities. The STEM Center for Teaching and Learning provides models for standards-based curriculum, instruction and assessment and is developed through a consortium of states.

About Intelitek: intelitek’s mission is to improve student outcomes in education by transforming the classroom for schools, colleges, universities and industrial training. Through our proven innovations in curriculum, training hardware, classroom management technology, assessments and teacher training, intelitek seeks to engage students, empower instructors and support administrators in the quest to equip learners of all types with relevant skills. Intelitek is committed to putting the best technology at the service of educators to prepare a wider range of students with career- and college-ready skills and the desire to use such skills to improve the world around them.