Develop education
leaders
Successful
communities depend on effective and
visionary leadership. We can meet the
challenge of moving toward a 21st-century
learning model when we equip our greatest
resource—people—for the future.
Working with
educators and others invested in improving
education, the Microsoft U.S. Partners in
Learning program developed multiple
resources that support the development of
strong leaders within learning communities.
On this page:
For all learning community participants
Microsoft Institute. A unique,
three-day professional development
experience that provides education and
government leaders with tools and resources
to create and support innovative
environments and organizations that
integrate the latest technology and
pedagogical models.
Education Competencies.
Educators, learners, administrators, and
parents can use this tool to support their
professional growth and to bring rigor to
the hiring process.
For educators
Microsoft Innovative Teachers Program.
This program enables teachers to network
with a community of their peers, find help
using technology to transform teaching and
learning, and gain opportunities to be
recognized for their innovations in the
classroom.
- The
Innovative Teachers Network
(ITN) enables educators to
learn from one another, share
content and challenges, and
collaborate on new approaches
to teaching and learning
through national and
international portals.
Register for ITN.
- The
Innovative Teachers Forums,
a set of regional, national,
and worldwide events, identify
and reward exceptional examples
of technology in the classroom.
Sunshine Connections. A partnership with
the Florida State Department of Education
produced this online collaborative
environment that fosters innovation,
providing Florida's teachers with Web-based
tools linking them to student data, material
about curriculums, document management,
collaboration tools, and communications
capabilities.
For education administrators and
school-transformation experts
Michigan Leadership Improvement Framework
Endorsement (MI LIFE). MI-LIFE is a
stimulating, inspiring, and challenging
online tool that allows school leaders to
confront and question their current
assumptions about leading, teaching, and
learning. MI-LIFE was developed through a
unique partnership with the Michigan
Department of Education and Microsoft.
Virginia Turnaround Specialist Program.
This executive education program is designed
for experts who are charged with turning
around consistently low-performing schools.
The program focuses on leadership
challenges, strategic change,
decision-making, communications, and
partnering, and was designed in partnership
with the University of Virginia and U.S.
Partners in Learning.
For learners
CareerForward: Career Preparation in a
Global Economy. An online course
designed to help learners think about
and answer real-world questions, such
as:
- What is the global
economy, and does it affect my
future?
- What am I going to do
with my life?
- What kind of career
would I be good at?
- What would it take to
run my own business?
Available free to students around the
world, this 20-hour, media-rich,
online learning program was developed
through a unique public-private
partnership between the Michigan
Department of Education, Michigan
Virtual University, and Microsoft U.S.
Partners in Learning.
For
all learning community participants
