Ibtikar, loosely translated in Arabic to mean “innovation” or “creativity,” is an underlying concept of the CATT-PILOTE. It also serves as the identifier for a teachers’ web site under construction at www.ibtikar.ac.ma, which will host information on local innovation through technology. Bilingual in Arabic and French, the site offers portals for CFIs, resources, bibliographies, and, eventually, project items such as the self-competency tools, learning modules, collaborative tools, a bulletin board for messages, and help information. All project information also will be made available on CD-ROM.

APPLYING ICTS TO THE LOCAL CONTEXT
In the summer 2000, a group of Moroccan educators from the Ministry of Education and CFIs visited the US to learn about different computer-mediated teacher training tools and to observe educational technology in action. Now, through the CATT-PILOTE project, Moroccan educators are applying educational technology to their own professional development needs and context. The computer-mediated training, which includes a face-to-face component as well, is expected to increase interactions among teachers and administrators, enhance pedagogy and curriculum reform, enrich existing educational resources, and achieve the specific educational reforms that the nation considers critical for its future.