Martina Roth | SMEC 2010

Systemic Education Transformation for Innovation and Economic Growth in the 21st Century slides

Most countries’ education systems haven’t kept pace with the dramatic changes in the global economy and the skill sets that are required for students to succeed today and throughout the 21st Century. These skills include: The ability to think critically and solve problems, the ability to think creatively and drive innovation, the ability to work cooperatively and a familiarity with the IT technologies in common use in the business world. This problem is bigger than any one government, corporation, academia or organization could solve on its own.

A Systemic Education Transformation is needed, in collaboration with all stakeholders: government, NGO, academia, industry. The approach must be holistically and should include Policy to support systemic and sustainable change,  Curriculum standards and Assessment focused on helping student achieve the skills needed to today’s global economy, Professional Development to help teachers integrate technology into the classroom effectively, Information and Communications Technology (ICT) to enable access to information, facilitate collaboration and encourage communication and creation, Research and Evaluation to ensure continuous improvement.

Intel is committed to support the systemic education transformation on a global and local level with its Intel® Education Initiative. We believe that Economic Growth is built upon a Quality Education and Talent Promotion for young people so they can drive Innovation and solve the big problems such as healthcare, climate and infrastructure.  That’s why we have invested more than $1Billion in the last decade in education around the world in more than 70 countries.

Biography

Dr. Martina Roth is Director of Intel’s Global Education Strategy, Research and Policy.

Dr. Roth joined Intel in 1997 as Program Manager for “Kids and Creativity” at Intel’s Content Group, managing Intel Software Developers throughout Europe and providing leading edge Education content to the school and after school market. From 1999 to 2002 she led the Intel Education Programs for Central Europe, especially Teacher Professional Development, Math Science and Higher Education. From 2002 to 2007 she was Director of the Intel® Education Group for Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) and responsible for the development and implementation of Intel’s Education Programs in the region, covering approximately 50 countries on three continents.

Prior to joining Intel Corporation, Dr. Roth was Methodic Director of the Management Training Center at Carl Zeiss Jena GmbH, Germany; Marketing and Multimedia Instructor at 3V Multimedia in Munich, Germany; Lecturer and Scientific Collaborator at the Friedrich Schiller University in Jena, Germany.

Dr. Roth holds a M.A. in Pedagogy and a Ph.D. in Philology from the University of Jena, Germany. She received an additional qualification as Media-Didactic and Lecturer for Learning Systems in Munich, holds a Certificate for Market Strategy at INSEAD, Fontainebleau/France and Entrepreneurship from UC Berkley/US.