Overview
These two-day seminars are designed
for teacher trainers and those who are responsible for training educators on
the integration of technology in the classroom. Teams from schools and
districts are encouraged to attend since there will be time set aside to
develop a teacher professional-development action plan. This plan can be
used to train teachers on how to incorporate Microsoft technologies into
teaching and learning.
Continue the training
We’ve designed these seminars for
teams of education professionals who teach or train other professionals.
Each seminar attendee commits to:
- Attend a
follow-up webcast with the facilitator and other attendees.
- Deliver, in the upcoming school year, teacher professional-development
activities to between 100 and 500 teachers within your school, district, or
state, based on this seminar.
- Contribute at least three teacher professional development best practices to
the
Partners in Learning Network; Microsoft Teacher Professional Development
Community.
Note: Since this is a
train-the-trainer program, we evaluate each registration. After you register
we will email you within 10 days to confirm your attendance.
Contact
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Upcoming dates
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Tempe, AZ | March 8 -
9, 2012 | | Alpharetta, GA | March 13 -
14, 2012 | | Silicon Valley, CA | March 21 -
22, 2012 | | Des Moines, IA | March 26 -
27, 2012 | | Ft. Lauderdale, FL | April 5 -
6, 2012 | | Atlanta, GA | April 17 -
18, 2012 | | Garden City Park, NY | April 25 -
26, 2012 | | Henrico, VA | May 7 -
8, 2012 | | Charlotte, NC | May 10 -
11, 2012 | |
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Who should attend |
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Teams that would benefit from attending include those with a responsibility
for developing or implementing professional development in their district,
region, or state. Specifically, a strong team would include any combination
of people representing education roles, including administrator, teacher
trainer, education technology director, curriculum integration specialist,
or master teacher.
In addition to learning new, hands-on, project-based,
student-centered activities for K–12 classrooms, attendees will receive:
- A Microsoft Innovative
Educator certificate.
- Free access to professional development curriculum for your use in your
school.
- Support from the
Microsoft Partners in Learning Network community.
- Eligibility for clock or credit hours (varies by state).
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Each Microsoft Innovative Educator seminar varies slightly from the others,
but the sample agenda below shows the types of topics we discuss and the
structure of each day. Breakfast and lunch are provided, although public
sector employees will need to provide a signed letter acknowledging that
they can accept these meals (per federal gift-giving regulations). You also
receive a USB flash drive with training resources. Details are sent with
your seminar confirmation.
Day 1
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Description |
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| 8:00–8:30 A.M. |
Breakfast |
| 8:30–10:00 A.M. |
Increasing classroom collaboration and student engagement
Project-Based
Learning (PBL) focus: “To develop or not to develop” (cross-curriculum project) |
| 10:00–11:00 A.M. |
Review of seminar training materials, goals, and expected learning outcomes |
| 11:00–11:15 A.M. |
Break |
| 11:15–12:45 P.M. |
Microsoft Office OneNote in the classroom |
| 12:45–1:30 P.M. |
Lunch |
| 1:30–2:30 P.M. |
Partners in Learning Network: Introduction and demo of teacher
professional-development community and resources |
| 2:30–2:45 P.M. |
Break |
| 2:45–4:15 P.M. |
Introduction to accessibility features |
| 4:15–4:30 P.M. |
Reflection and prep for day 2 |
Day 2|
Time |
Description |
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| 8:30–9:00 A.M. |
Breakfast |
| 9:00–10:30 A.M. |
Kodu: Game design for young students |
| 10:30–12:00 P.M. |
Right-clicks, tips, and tricks: Using Microsoft Office 2007 and Microsoft
Office 2010 |
| 12:00–12:45 P.M. |
Lunch |
| 1:00–2:00 P.M. |
Microsoft Live@edu and Office Web Apps |
| 2:00–2:15 P.M. |
Break |
| 2:15–3:15 P.M. |
Demo: Microsoft free tools for teachers and students |
| 3:15–4:30 P.M. |
Design your own training session |
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What to bring |
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Seminars are held at Microsoft offices (unless indicated otherwise), and
laptops are available during the training. Attendees may choose to bring
their own laptop computers. However, due to district firewall policies, we
cannot guarantee that you will be able to connect to some Internet sites.
Before the workshop, please make sure
you have:
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Registered for the Partners in Learning Network (PILN),
http://us.partnersinlearningnetwork.com/. If you do not have an active
Windows Live ID, you will be connected to the site to sign up for one before
returning to the PILN. You can create a
new email account or use your existing Windows Live Hotmail, Windows
Live Messenger, or Xbox LIVE Windows Live ID account.
If you plan to bring your own computer,
please make sure you have:
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Microsoft Office 2007 or Microsoft Office 2010 on your computer.
You can download a free
trial of Office 2010. Be sure to include OneNote, since it will be used
during the seminar.
If your school is a Microsoft Academic
Volume License customer, you may be eligible for home use licensing of
Microsoft Office applications on your personal laptop. Ask your IT
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