USING ICT IN EMPOWERING TEACHERS FOR QUALITY EDUCATION

The quality education depends upon the quality of teachers. Teacher education play a vital role in developing quality education which is the present requirement in the modem information & communication era. Teachers educators are the basis producing the future teachers who are the pillars of nations. The quality of teacher education programmes depend on the quality of teacher educators who are the teachers of teachers. They should be well equipped with the latest knowledge's in their subject by undergoing orientation & refresher courses, seminar etc., management skills, communication skills, good qualities to inculcate among the teachers trainees. Teachers educators should be a friend, philosopher and guide to teachers trainees and be a role model to the teacher trainees. A teacher with technology is the need of the hour. The techno-teacher is one who integrates the content with technology in the classroom. The teacher has to use the simple technology to higher technology that is black board to space-board. The Information Communication Technology (ICT) heralds the world of knowledge on the screen hence the learners learning will be enhanced in a split of second meeting the demands of the society at large.