Downloads and resources
Download these files and explore the resources to learn more about Microsoft U.S. Partners in Learning and see how they can help you improve your learning environment.
Downloads
Whitepapers
- Establishing Public/Private Partnerships (.pdf, 753 KB): Learn about some of the critical elements that businesses, government agencies and school districts should consider before engaging in a true public private partnership.
- US Partners in Learning (.doc, 112 KB): Read about the approach U.S. Partners in Learning took in its first five years to support technology integration in the academic environment and to help make teaching and learning more rewarding for teachers and students.
- Redesigning the high School experience for college and career readiness (.pdf, 1.36 MB): Read success stories from a high school a non-traditional learning environment. This is the first guide in the series, “College and Career Readiness Program,” published by Microsoft Partners in Learning and the National Career and Technical Education Foundation (NCTEF).
Resources
- National Student Driven Helpdesk: We are working with the Corporation for National and Community Service to design and establish an approach to providing service learning opportunities for students to assist K12 teachers with their technology needs. The National Student Driven Helpdesk aligns a student service opportunity with President Obama's United We Serve initiative. It focuses on giving students real-world learning experience as they support non-profits and teachers who are using technology in their classrooms.
- Scaling tutorial: Watch this demo to learn about the stages you can take to scale solutions in education institutions.
- Microsoft Institute downloads: View presentations given at the Microsoft Institute or watch recent live meetings.
- Education Competencies: View the complete list of competencies, and take the first steps toward incorporating them into your professional development and hiring practices.
- Sunshine Connections: This site brings together resources and tools to help educators mange their classroom and maintain student information, as well as technical resources for districts or universities creating online portals.
- CareerForward: This self-contained online course can help schools prepare high school students for their place in the workforce of the future and for career opportunities in a global economy.
- Innovative Teachers Network: Become part of a worldwide community of teacher leaders.
