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 hiring, to professional development, to becoming a true... Read more
by Dale West, STEM Teacher, Joliet Central High School, Joliet, ILPosted on
Many teachers become overwhelmed by increased expectations around using technology-based methods and other approaches to content delivery, learner support, assessment, and collaboration with other teachers, both inside and outside their schools.
There is pressure to use routinely digital strategies in their work with students, to act as guides and mentors in order to... Read more
Educators from across the globe are bringing their passions, experiences and big-change ideas together again for the 2018 ISTE Conference and Expo, kicking off this week in Chicago, Illinois. And if forward-thinking teachers and time-saving tech advancements are going to be there, that means What’s New in EDU is going to be there too.
We’re debuting brand new episodes... Read more
The following story comes from Alberto Herráez Velázquez (@alberto_hv) and Mario Herraez Velazquez (@mmarioherraez), two educators who took inspiration from a field trip to go big with a fun project that spanned several schools, classes and two language.
A note from Alberto: I was born in Salamanca, a beautiful city in the west of Spain, in 1993. Currently, I live in... Read more
With ISTE 2018 coming up in Chicago, educators are about to infuse their professional development with the perspectives, advice and talents of their peers. Thinking globally about professional development isn't just for in-person attendees, though. The Microsoft Educator Community is a constantly collaborative, worldwide reminder that self-improvement doesn't have to be a... Read more
by Marija Petreska, Tech Integration Teacher, NOVA Int. Schools, MacedoniaPosted on
With this being my first year at a new school, I started exploring many platforms that I could use to set up a completely paperless classroom. I was looking for a platform that would allow me to communicate with students, administration and parents. It would have to allow real-time, class collaboration, oh, and it would have to let me give assignments, grade them and be super... Read more
