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An essential 21st Century skill is
the ability to build and foster communities in both
the virtual and real world. Twenty-first century
schools and institutions make best use of these
communities and are able to identify, assess, and
then communicate relevant information amongst
themselves and to their wider world. Like most
competencies, the art of making connections must be
learned.
Microsoft, with educational institutions and
industry partners, helps to connect students,
educators, and school leaders to each other and to
the outside community through sponsored programs
like The Spoke, the Learning Essentials Community,
and our Partner Marketplace.
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Students
Students need a place to call their own,
and nowhere is this more important than in
education. Student communities are an
essential part of the educational
experience, because they allow like-minded
individuals to share aspects of themselves
that they’d never reveal to an educator or
parent. They also help each other learn new
things connected and not connected to the
learning experience, from cutting-edge
technologies to fashionable trends in music,
gaming, culture and more.
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Educators
The most inspiring educators all know the
same thing: in order to teach, you must
first learn. The most effective way of
continuing this process throughout a
teaching career is in connecting educators
to each other in collaborative communities
through the right network of technologies
and solutions. In doing so, educators can
learn from each other on best practices,
solve real-world problems, and learn how to
create an inspirational environment for
learning, no matter the constraints of time
or money.
Programs and communities uniquely suited for
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Innovative Teachers Network, encourages
educators to share information, and the Peer
Coaching program provides training on how
educators can become technology leaders in
their own schools. |
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Partners
Microsoft provides a portal to our Partner Market
place, where we’ve carefully selected outstanding
companies from the public and private sector,
including independent software and hardware vendors.
Microsoft also lists external services that can
provide support in partnership with our tools and
technologies and assist in maximizing educational
systems for optimum performance.
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Learning and Pedagogy
These are some examples of Best
Practices on Learning and Pedagogy
in Latin America (with the links to
access further information):
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Par@ Educar in
Argentina
offers virtual training for
secondary teachers. The
initiative was recognized by
the Ministry of Education as
the most important national
program. Its goal is to
train 260,000 teachers in
the use of ICT in 8 middle
school and high school
subjects. The subjects, in
agreement with the National
Ministry of Education, are
Language, Literature, Math,
Biology, Physics, Chemistry,
History and Geography. For
more information visit:
www.educ.ar
and if you are a teacher you
are welcome to use the
curricula to include
technology in your
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Latin American Primary and
Secondary Education Roadmap |
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Proyecto
Galileo
Caribbean
and
Central
America:
El
Salvador
21st
Century
Skills:
Communities:
Learning
Communities:
Learning
and
Pedagogy
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Proyecto
Galileo
in El
Salvador
is the
integration
of
different
elements
developed
to
enable
teachers
and
students
to
produce
digital
content
integrating
IT into
the
day-to-day
teaching/learning
process.
It
Includes
4 main
inputs:
CIAB:
methodology
to
create
and
develop
communities
inspired
by “a
causeâ€
(in our
teacher’s
case,
the
“causeâ€
is to
publish
the best
educational
materials
in the
portals).
FUSALMO:
Partners
in
Learning
(PIL)
Curricula
standardized
in all
schools
ATEES:
a
methodology
developed
by
Carnegie
Mellon
University
and
piloted
in some
universities
in Latin
America
(ESEN in
El
Salvador)
that
helps
teachers
create
high
quality
materials
based in
experienced
learning
with the
use of
Visual
Basics
for
Applications.
Peer
Coaching:
the
principles
of Peer
Coaching
and
mentoring
designed
by Puget
Sound
Center
and
adapted
by our
schools.
This
project
is
developed
in
partnership
with the
Ministry
of
Education
El
Salvador,
Fundación
Salvador
del
Mundo,
Communities
In A
Box,
“Escuela
Superior
de
EconomÃa
y
Negociosâ€.
IMPACT:
It has
impacted
2,200
students,
800
teachers
and 100
schools.
This
project
is still
in its
first
steps,
but so
far it
has
influenced
teachers
and
students
to be
more
scientific
and
logical
thinking
within
the
investigation
process.
In
addition,
it has
created
an
informal
national
network
and is
helping
to
promote
local
development.
For
more
information
visit:
www.miportal.edu.sv
Or
contact:
Liz
Romero:
liz.romero@microsoft.com
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Bolivia
launched its national
education portal
www.educabolivia.bo
in April 2007 with
Microsoft’s support. It
provides resources for
teachers, students,
communities and families. |
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The Innovative
Teachers program through the
Proyecto Galileo in
El Salvador
provides opportunities for
teachers and students to
produce digital content
integrating IT into the
day-to-day teaching and
learning process. For more
information click on the
link above. |
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In El
Salvador, the
Innovative Schools and the
Virtual Communities were
created for teachers and
students to share knowledge
and technology through the
Ministry of Education
website. 74 Communities were
created including more than
2,800 members, 74
principals, more than 550
teachers. Over 2,000
students, personal, group
and institutional blogs, and
7,300 members registered at
www.miportal.edu.sv.
Communities In A Box is a
Microsoft partner that
trained more than 3,000
people to become leaders and
create communities in
education institutions,
thereby empowering them to
create new communities. |
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In
Guatemala,
E-Escuela, in
partnership with
Communities In A Box ,
developed a virtual
community for teachers and
students to share knowledge
and technology through the
Ministry of Education
website. They will create
100 communities conformed by
3,000 people (including
teachers, principals and
students) by February 2008. |
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In April 2007,
2,500 pre-service teachers
and students of Universidad
de Costa Rica
participated in their Annual
Technology Education Fair,
EDUTEC PROTEA, a program
under the Dean of Education.
Partners in Learning (PIL)
was invited to present
information about its
education programs, products
and solutions including
Encarta, Learning
Essentials, Multipoint,
Digital Literacy, Learning
Gateway, Innovative Teachers
Network among others. Other
schools and colleges who
attended the event requested
PIL deliver the same type of
conference for upcoming
events at their sites. The
PIL stand was also one of
the most visited ones by
pre-service teachers as well
as university professors.
2,500 students and 240
university professors
received a DVD that included
several education products,
programs and free curriculum
available including: PIL
Curriculum, Security, Help
Desk Program, Office
Manuals; Learning
Essentials, templates, and
others. They also received a
bookmark that included all
the sites available to
download information, join
Costa Rica’s Innovative
Teachers Network (ITN) or
participate in on-line
communities. The
participating partners are
ITCCS, Universidad de Costa
Rica, and PROTEA (Programa
de TecnologÃa Avanzada). For
more information please
visit:
http://www.ucr.ac.cr/
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Taller Clase Digital was
developed in Chile
with Enlaces and the
Fundación Chile to train
teachers and students
through courses and
e-learning about Excel,
Word, Internet and Power
Point. In addition, it
provides an international
certification in the use of
digital resources
International Computer
Driving License (ICDL). This
program has been adopted by
the Ministry of Education in
their current technology
national education policy. |
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The Innovative Teachers
Network
in Mexico
is a network that provides
primary and secondary school
educators with Microsoft`s
support in developing 21st
Century Information and
Communication Technology
skills for themselves and
their students. This enables
them to transform the way
they teach and learn, to
bring together a community
of teachers as learners, to
foster dialogue on best
practices, innovation and
pedagogy, to provide free,
high quality classroom
instructional content, to
provide professional
development and access to
technology resources, and to
promote teacher confidence
in integrating technology
throughout the learning
process. The network was
developed in partnership
with Microsoft Spain and
Fundación Telefónica. As of
May 2007 around 4,000
Innovative teachers have
registered in the Innovative
Teachers Network (ITN)
portal, and as part of this
initiative an Innovative
Teachers National Contest is
in place: one for public
schools and one for private
schools. |
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Microsoft and our partners are working on developing
this component. We invite you to provide with your recommendations and best
practices in your country: |
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Microsoft and our partners are working on developing
this component. We invite you to provide with your recommendations and best
practices in your country: |
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Partners
These are some examples of Best
Practices on Partners in Latin
America (with the links to access
further information):
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Since 2006
Costa Rica has
developed the Innovative
Teachers Network (ITN)
portal with over 500
registered users. Costa
Rica’s ITN is one of five
countries worldwide
migrating to 2.0 version
through which they will have
access to dozens of portals
around the globe with access
to digital content produced
by colleagues throughout the
world. This version of ITN
will be publicly launched
August 2007 with more than
5,000 teachers joining the
portal in the first phase.
In Partnership with the
Ministry of Education the
ITN
www.docentesinnovadores.mep.go.cr,
includes all the digital
content for subjects such as
math, language, reading,
values commission, etc, as
well as access to content
from other countries.
Teachers and students are
also learning innovative
uses of technology such as
Digital Story Telling. The
ITN allows teachers to
collaborate, interact, share
best practices and use
digital content developed by
other colleagues resulting
in improved education and
more student engagement. |
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Latin
American
Primary
and
Secondary
Education
Roadmap |
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“Mi
Portalâ€
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“Mi
Portalâ€
in El
Salvador
is the
space in
which
the
community
of
educators
and
students
collaborate,
share
and
learn.
It has
been
developed
by the
Ministry
of
Education
with the
support
of
Microsoft
Partners
in
Learning
in the
design
and
content
management,
and in
partnership
with
“Fundación
Salvador
del
Mundoâ€,
and
Communities
in a
Box.
Some
features:
•
Individual
(teacher,
student)
or
institutional
(school)
blog
creation
capabilities
•
Ability
to link
to other
school
portals
•
Innovative
communities
creating
and
uploading
content
periodically
•
Special
site for
Microsoft
training
courses
and
resources
•
Member
of the
“Red
Latinoamericana
de
Portalesâ€
• Best
practices
and
experiences
awarded
every
week
• Base
for
other
projects
like
Cybertareas
Impact:
21,000
students
have
been
trained,
3,000
teachers
and 600
schools
have
been
reached.
• More
than
9,000
users
registered
• More
than
8,000
blogs
active
with
3,900
entries
•
Photo
Log:
9,600
with
more
than
1,500
images
published
• More
than 200
comments
in
forums
• 57
School
websites
published
and more
than 200
registered
•
Average
of 5,000
visits
per
month.
MI
PORTAL
has
been
awarded
the
Most
Accessed
Site
and
Best
Site
in
the
Arroba
de
Oro
Award
Ceremony
in
El
Salvador.
For
more
information
please
visit:
www.miportal.edu.sv
or
contact
Liz
Romero:
liz.romero@microsoft.com
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In El
Salvador,
Mi Portal is the space
in which the community of
educators and students get
together to collaborate,
share and learn. It has been
developed by the Ministry of
Education with the support
of Microsoft’s Partners in
Learning in the design and
content management. MI
PORTAL has been awarded the
Most Accessed Site and Best
Site in the Arroba de Oro
Award Ceremony in El
Salvador.
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The
Innovative Teachers Network
(ITN) is a worldwide
Microsoft initiative to
create a virtual community,
or portal, for educators to
discuss the uses of
technology, find content,
and publish classes. In
Brazil, the ITN was
implemented through a
partnership with Abril
Publisher/Victor Civita
Foundation, one of the most
recognized brands of
pedagogical “no formalâ€
content for Brazilian public
schools. With a launch date
of June 6th 2007, Microsoft
expects to start the
Innovative Teachers Network
in Brazil with over 30,000
users, making it the largest
deployment of the ITN
program worldwide.
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As part of
their participation in “ICT
for Principals—Leading
Change†teachers at the
Isaac Schraiber School in
Brazil started the
project “Revitalization
of the Cipoaba Streamâ€
in 2004. The project
encourages students and
educators to take on
socio-environmental issues
in their area with project
members using web sites
containing news relevant to
their project. One of the
significant projects was the
development of a basic
sanitation schedule for the
Basic Sanitation Company of
São Paulo (Sabesp), building
a collector tube, and
designing a park around the
stream. This project won the
World Wide Microsoft
Innovative Teachers Award. |
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In
Mexico
the Innovative Teachers
Network (ITN
Portal) has been
developed through an
agreement with Microsoft
Spain and Telefónica, which
now includes the Mexican
section for the Innovative
Teachers Network.
www.profesoresinnovadores.net/mexico
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