Microsoft Worldwide Innovative Education Forum

November 3-6, Salvador, Brazil

The 5th Annual Worldwide Innovative Education Forum celebrates the impressive work of educators from around the world to help every student realize their full potential.

Worldwide Innovative Teacher Awards Announced

This year's winners have demonstrated an exemplary use of technology in the classroom. Join us in congratulating these innovative educators!

Innovation in Community

• Best Practice: Mandeep Atwal (England), "Young Voices"
• First Runner-Up: Ollie Bray (Scotland), Thinking outside the XBOX"
• Second Runner-Up: Lucrecio Filho de Oliveira (Brazil), Projeto "Barreiro"

Innovation in Collaboration

• Best Practice: Mark Sparvell (Australia), "Connecting Hearts Heads and Hands"
• First Runner-Up: Karina Batat (Israel), "The Traveling Mascot"
• Second Runner-Up (Tie): Myreia Gussinye (Mexico), "Tolerant"
• Second Runner-Up (Tie): Xiaoyong Tang (China), "Exploration of Ant Behavior"

Innovation in Content

• Best Practice: Autumne Streeval and Harriet Armstrong (United States), "US Industrial Revolution Tic Tac Toe"
• First Runner-Up: Damien Lebegue (France), "Differentiated/adapted Teaching in PE"
• Second Runner-Up: Alex Vieira dos Santos (Brazil), "Fontes De Energia"

Educators' Choice

• Best Practice: Moliehi Sekese (Lesotho), "Indigenous Plants"
• First Runner-Up: Janjira Phongchoo (Thailand), "MS Excel Game Building Techniques"
• Second Runner-Up: Isabel Schapdryver (Belgium), "Secondhandshop"

Find out more about these winners.

Partners in Learning Network

At this year's forum, Microsoft announced the launch of the world's largest network for educators-the Partners in Learning Network. The Network underscores Microsoft's commitment to expand the power of education for all through personalized learning by connecting millions of teachers and school leaders around the world in a community of professional development.

The Partners in Learning Network is the next-generation of the Innovative Teachers Network (ITN), a global network of over two million teachers and school leaders. It has evolved to include advances in social networking technology that will help teachers and school leaders do their jobs better by connecting them with one another in professional development communities.