Microsoft Institute Overview
Participate in a unique professional development experience that will provide you
and your organization with tools and resources to create and support innovative
environments and organizations. Based on key learnings of Microsoft initiatives
and our Partners in Learning
program, (which has already reached nearly 3.5 million educators in more than 100
countries), this program will give you new ideas to implement in your organizations,
district, classroom, or workplace.
You’ll have ample opportunity to participate in, investigate, and debate different
theories and practices that can lead to improved learning environments and more
effective organizations. We limit each three-day session to 40 or fewer participants
to ensure an environment in which everyone can contribute, offer unique perspectives
and learn from one another.
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Guests are strongly encouraged to attend the full three-day experience. Each day
builds on the knowledge gained the previous day. Multi-functional teams from organizations
ready to create change are the preferred audience. There is no registration fee
to attend a Microsoft Institute.
What you’ll learn
The Microsoft Institute will expose you to new tools and educational resources that
have been developed through the Partners in Learning projects as well as our experience
in education, government, and innovation. You’ll learn about the vision for the
School of the Future
and the process that went into creating it. You’ll learn how to use the
Education Competency Wheel—the professional development
and hiring tool used at the school—in your organization. You will be exposed
to new technologies and learn how to implement them. You will get glimpses into
how we run our business and think about managing innovation.
Each Microsoft Institute experience will have a slightly different agenda. Below
are the typical foundational components included.
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Day 1 – Process |
Day 2 – People |
Day 3 – Technology |
- Using a process
- Developing a vision
- Scaling success
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- Using competencies
- People and hiring
- Developing leaders
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- The role of technology
- The School of the Future portal
- Role of new media in education
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Who should attend
Leaders from learning organizations (including K-12, Higher Education, Government,
and Public Sector) who can consider how the tools and resources we will discuss
can improve your learning environment. The ideal group is a multifunctional team
of implementers, teachers, school leaders, administrators, superintendents, officials,
school board members, and technical stakeholders who can discuss the affects the
changes will make.
What people are saying
“Besides the Microsoft institute's content and technology, its real strength is
its people: educational leaders will immediately get the sense that the Microsoft
leaders and instructors speak from experience and knowledge of what it's like to
lead and create world-class schools.”
Dr. Maurice Ghysels
Superintendent
Mountain View Whisman School District (CA)