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Microsoft Selects the Nation’s Top Educators at the U.S. Innovative Education Forum

By Guest PostAugust 1, 2011Education, Technology2011 us innovative education forum, acte, alabama, alaska, andrew ko, anthony sablan, association for career and technical education, california, ccsso, colin horack, council for chief state school officers, educators, engineering and math, florida, ief, jason arthur, kelli etheredge, louis zulli jr, melanie wiscount, michigan, Microsoft, microsoft corp., partners in learning global forum, Pennsylvania, Science, south carolina, stem learning, Technology, Washington

*Outstanding educators using technology are recognized for their contribution and impact in teaching.*

REDMOND, Wash. — Aug. 1, 2011 — Microsoft Corp. today announced 11 educators from Alabama, Alaska, California, Florida, Michigan, Pennsylvania, South Carolina and Washington who have been selected as winners of the 2011 U.S. Innovative Education Forum (IEF). The IEF is an event recognizing innovative teachers and school leaders who creatively and effectively use technology in their curriculum to help improve the way kids learn while increasing student success. Out of the thousands that applied, 100 educators from 25 states were selected for a spot to compete on Microsoft’s corporate campus in Redmond. IEF participants also voted on their peers in the Educator’s Choice category and selected a winning project. The winning educators will represent the U.S. and advance to compete against educators from around the world at the Partners in Learning Global Forum, Nov. 6–11, 2011 in Washington, D.C. (more…)

Back to School: Are Teachers Equipped to Teach ‘Digital Natives’?

*Many teachers are using Microsoft tools and training to help prepare their students for the future, and are encouraging their peers to embrace using the technology that students are growing up with.*

REDMOND, Wash., Aug. 16, 2010 — Educators are preparing to go back to school, and they’re starting to do so with more than pencils and books. The “digital natives” that fill their classrooms are restless, and teachers are altering their curricula to keep those students engaged and prepared for the future. Microsoft wants to help.

Digital natives are people who have had access to digital technology for most of their lives—in other words, most of today’s school children.

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Microsoft Selects the Nation’s Top Educators at the U.S. Innovative Education Forum

Back to School: Are Teachers Equipped to Teach ‘Digital Natives’?