Tag: MIE Expert

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Announcing the new 2018-2019 Microsoft Innovative Educator Experts

by Anthony Salcito, VP, Education Posted on

At Microsoft, we are inspired every day by the impact dedicated educators and thoughtful leaders are making on innovative teaching, ultimately improving student outcomes. At the core of everything we do is the drive to inspire educators and, in turn, to help every student achieve more. We also recognize that technology alone cannot develop the 21st century skills students... Read more

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How a first-time teacher brought new energy to education in rural Morocco

by Bayla Khalid, MIE Expert, Morocco Posted on

Teaching wasn’t really on my to-do list. My ambition was to be a financial manager once I graduated from university, but instead I followed my father’s path into teaching. And in my country, Morocco, that means consigning yourself to an isolated region for the first few years of your career. No electricity, no drinkable water, and in winter you might have to cross rivers... Read more

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The Innovation Project brings together 460 schools across 85 countries to solve global issues

by Microsoft Education Team Posted on

If you joined our #MSFTEduChat recently (get caught up here), in which we discussed the global movement to #TeachSDGs (the UN's Sustainable Development Goals), you may be looking for more ways to inspire your students and put them on a path to make the world better. A new global project by Microsoft Innovative Educator Expert Koen Timmers invites you and your school to take... Read more

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The school that went the extra 100,000 miles for Skype-a-Thon

by Paul Watkins & Joe Westermark, Digital Learning Department, Ysgol Bae Baglan School Posted on

If you asked a teacher to describe Skype-a-Thon, what would they say? And if you asked the same question to students, how would they answer? Though their experiences would be completely different, one word that could easily come from both parties is “magical.” There aren’t that many global educational events, especially ones which have as profound an impact as... Read more

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Announcing the Microsoft Education Exchange 2018

by Anthony Salcito, VP, Education Posted on

  Sparking educator curiosity and creativity at the annual Education Exchange (E2)   Every day I'm inspired by educators who innovate in the classroom and provide the best learning opportunities for their students. Educators are sparking creativity and curiosity in their students, by embracing modern teaching and learning, innovative curriculum, and by providing... Read more

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Struggling 1st grade readers improve with the help of OneNote Learning Tools

by Jeanne Caudill, 1st Grade Teacher and MIEE, Mullins School, Kentucky Posted on

I teach first grade. But even if I taught 6th grade or high school, if a child struggles with comprehension and fluency, chances are that the student cannot recognize basic sight words. Just think about this for a moment. If a child cannot read the high frequency words (for example, Fry words or Dolch words), how can he or she remember what the sentence is saying while they... Read more