Now in its second year, the Innovative Schools Program is working closely with Australian schools to help inspire creative thinking, discover best practices and create models that any school, in any system, can use to develop 21st century learning.
In Australia, there are two levels to the program:
Pilot Schools - Each year, State Departments of Education select 20 schools from across Australia to work with its experts and other innovative schools in an intensive process of reform. The Pilot schools for 2010 have already been selected.
Participating Schools - Any school can become a Participating School. To get started, you can access a wealth of complimentary resources available on the Innovative Schools toolkit web site. Additionally, your school can access a collaboration portal containing complimentary content, discussions, resources, teaching tools and advice from educational leaders and experts, all through the Partners in Learning Network web site.
For more information on the Innovative Schools program in Australia,
When we announced that we were successful in becoming our Innovative Pathfinder school, the community clapped and cheered. To them it’s an affirmation that we believe that children in disadvantaged areas are important and can learn – that their postcode is not their destiny.
Val Karaitiana, Principal, Dallas Primary School and Kindergarten – now a Microsoft Mentor School
