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Charlotte Coade from Simon De Senlis Primary school, Northampton, is the third Microsoft Innovative Expert Educator (MIEE) this week to share her teaching and learning story with us on the schools blog. Charlotte works very closely with the Digital Leaders Team at her school and together they have recently...

We are pleased to introduce our next Microsoft Innovative Expert Educator (MIEE) Charlotte Beckhurst from Hartsbrook E-ACT Free School in Tottenham. Hartsbrook E-ACT were the first primary school in the UK to be using Windows 8 in the classroom. Charlotte has put together a series of blog posts that...

Meet Mark Gilbert, a secondary school teacher from Alec Hunter Humanities College. Mark is one of our Microsoft Innovative Expert Educators (MIEE) and is doing some great stuff on how to integrate Windows 8 effectively in the classroom. You will be hearing a lot from our MIEE’s who will be sharing...

With the ever growing recognition to develop 21st century learning with the integration of technology in the classroom ; we thought you might find it useful to know which Win8Apps will aid accessibility, productivity and collaboration experiences for your learners. Take a look at some of the apps our...

We have been really fortunate to have within the Microsoft Innovative Expert Educator (MIEE) group some fantastic early learning and primary school teachers. They have spent some time exploring the windows 8 store and consequently have found some great free apps that can be used for a child’s early...

We have put together a list of the top free Windows 8 apps in education for you. This list includes over a dozen different subjects, and multiple apps per subject. Over the next few weeks we will be posting how our Microsoft Innovative Expert Educators (MIEE) are using some of these apps and more in...

Originally posted on   Merlin John Online Working with an expert teacher was icing on the cake for prizewinning primary pupils. Tony Parkin sat in… Happy 8in8 winners pick up their prizes from Microsoft's offices in Victoria, London “Can you just imagine that business meeting? We have this great...

Recently we hosted the very first Microsoft Innovative Expert Educator event at TVP. The event was centred on the new professional development badges Microsoft are offering teachers for their innovative use of technology in the classroom. Meet the MIEE’s: Highlights from...

Microsoft's Innovative Expert Educator (MIEE) is an exclusive one year program that celebrates educators across the world who use technology to transform education. This exclusive global community consists of visionary leaders and other forward thinking educators who work closely with Microsoft to lead...

  The Windows in the Classroom event proved very successful with teachers in the Midlands and due to popular demand is back in the Summer. Microsoft Education are looking forward to running another ‘Windows in the Classroom’ seminar with the Learning Technologies Team in Wolverhampton. Dates: Tuesday...

Need a place to express your views and opinions on the latest issues in education? Look no further and b ecome a Hot Topics contributor, facilitator and thought leader whose main aim is to stir thinking and conversation on current trends in education on the Partners in Learning Network. Each Hot Topic...

We are looking for teacher’s who demonstrate innovative use of ICT in their teaching and learning practices. We want to find teacher’s who can provide insight for Microsoft on new products and tools in education. Share valuable experiences, lessons and best practices and work together as a community...

If we are going to spend money on technology in schools it has to be to improve student learning by delivering more powerful and engaging learning experiences. Windows in the Classroom seminars help you explore tools and technologies that energise and engage students; and helps school leaders and teachers...

  Microsoft Education are pleased to announce support for all those teachers who want to roll out technology in the wider curriculum. We know that technology on its own cannot help students achieve more in the classroom. Consequently, this is one of the main reasons the current ICT curriculum is...

Become a Microsoft Partners in Learning Training Provider and earn the ‘Train the Trainer badge’ ABOUT THIS VIRTUAL UNIVERSITY                    Research shows that innovative teaching practices, combined with...

Educators who want to progress their skills in the use of technology in learning can be assisted with the new Partners in Learning Teaching with Technology Curriculum . What is it? The new Partners in Learning Teaching with Technology Curriculum helps educators develop competencies in the use of...

Originally posted on BBC News School Report . Music teacher Gareth Ritter, who has just returned from Washington DC, where he was awarded the Microsoft Innovative Teacher Award, tells School Reporter Georgia all about his "exciting" teaching style. Mr Ritter teaches his students at Willows...

Learning Suite is a comprehensive set of FREE software specifically all schools and teachers now ready for you to download. These titles add so much to Windows OS and Office. See below for the titles you can get. Learning Suite can be downloaded FOC  by logging onto the Partners In Learning Network...

  It’s the time of year where with the summer sunshine (well some), the festival season is upon us. Ok, so I wasn’t showing off my wellies and descending down on Glastonbury trying to make my way through all the mud and find a spot for my tent,  however I did  attend The Sunday Times Festival...

I woke up this morning and immediately the first thing I thought was, I did order the lunch didn’t I? I hope so otherwise I have a lot of hungry teachers, head teachers and IT network managers at Microsoft Campus today! So today was our ‘’Fun, Free Forum’’ at our offices in Thames Valley Park. A day...

Kristen and Stuart, who run the UK Partners In Learning programme, are hosting the Innovative Education Forum in Manchester on November 30th. It’s a free event with a great line-up of inspirational talks including Sugata Mitra and Michael Furdyk. However, I know that it’s not easy getting...

One consistent message that I've been hearing from schools is that training budgets are being cut dramatically, and there are fewer CPD opportunities for teaching staff. And over time this could have an impact on the adoption of ICT in your school - how do you get support and help for teachers in your...

I want to let you know about the Innovative Education Forum in Manchester on 30th November. Last year was the first chance I’d had to attend one, and I came away buzzing with new ideas. If there’s a teacher in your school that is an advocate for ICT, then lobbying the head for them to be given the chance...

I’ve just got back from holiday (a week in Corfu, thanks very much for asking) and I’m just about to head off for a last few days (a long weekend camping in Dorset – which may be challenged by the weather!) . Which means I missed the teachers Summer Camp last week, run by Kristen and Stuart. It’s an...

One of the best events Kristen and Stuart (who are the Microsoft UK Partners in Learning team) ran last year was the Summer Camp, where teachers created resources for teachers, the results of which can be found here . Due to popular demand we are running the event again this year, and we are making it...