Tag: Microsoft Showcase School

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Wilburton Elementary: Professional development and the art of vulnerability

by Anthony Salcito, VP, Education Posted on

Wilburton Elementary is a state-of-the-art school being built from the ground up, following the guidance of the Microsoft Education Transformation Framework, in a collaborative effort between the Bellevue School District (BSD) and Microsoft. Follow Wilburton’s progress as it happens, from breaking ground, to hiring, to becoming a true 21st century learning community when it... Read more

Wilburton Elementary Principal Beth Hamilton sitting at a table with students.

Wilburton Elementary: Staffing from scratch

by Anthony Salcito, VP, Education Posted on

Wilburton Elementary is a state-of-the-art school being built from the ground up, following the guidance of the Microsoft Education Transformation Framework, and is a collaborative effort between the Bellevue School District (BSD) and Microsoft. Follow Wilburton’s progress as it happens, from breaking ground to becoming a true 21st century learning community when it opens... Read more

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Wilburton Elementary: A new community breaks ground on creativity

by Microsoft Education Team Posted on

In August, we shared the story of Wilburton Elementary in Bellevue, Washington. The state-of-the-art school is being built from the ground up, following the guidance of the Microsoft Education Transformation Framework, in a collaborative effort between the Bellevue School District (BSD) and Microsoft. Each month, we’ll share Wilburton’s progress on this journey from plan,... Read more

Beth Hamilton guiding her students on their Surface devices.

Building for innovative learning: A new elementary school takes shape

by Microsoft Education Team Posted on

What if you were given the chance to begin a brand-new school, one that hadn’t even been designed yet? Where would you begin? Beth Hamilton, soon-to-be principal of just such a school, has made it her life’s work and a longtime dream to turn that what-if into an accomplishment for her community. In the fall of 2018, when Wilburton Elementary in Bellevue, Washington... Read more

Students working diligently on their Microsoft Windows devices.

Bear Creek Middle School learning outcomes improve with the help of OneNote Class Notebooks and Office 365

by Microsoft Education Team Posted on

Throughout this school year, Bear Creek Middle School has built on its grass-roots approach to technology integration with the use of OneNote.  The Bear Creek Instructional Team has worked from a strategically designed foundation for technology integration practices, relying on Microsoft Education tools. As mentioned in the previous blog, teachers have engaged in year-long... Read more