Microsoft Innovative Educator Training

MIE Teacher Academy:

Participants will spend the day getting excited about the many tools Microsoft has to offer students and teachers. Teachers will reflect and create a customized toolkit of resources to increase engagement, efficiency and develop modern skills for a global classroom/society.

Throughout the day participants will engage in a series of immersive learning activities that will build a strong understanding of how to use technology to improve instruction and meet the learning needs of their students.

Featured Tools:

• OneNote
• Windows Apps
• Sway
• Teams
• Office 365

*Note: This is an introductory course intended to expose trainers to Microsoft offerings for education. This is not a deep-dive instruction into any one tool. Additional trainings and resources will be provided throughout the day for educators who would like to learn more about the topics presented in today’s training.

MIE Office 365 Teacher Academy

This six-hour academy is designed to give educators an understanding of how Office 365 can provide the right environment for better learning outcomes. With Office 365, educators will learn how to become more innovative with cloud-based tools, regardless of the device they use.  It is aimed at educators for whom Office 365 is relatively new and who are looking to implement solutions to classroom problems right away. This training will explore Office 365 through hands-on activities that will introduce educators to OneDrive for Business, Office Online, Microsoft Teams, Forms, Sway, OneNote and Class notebook, as well as get a high-level overview of other tools that can enhance a classroom environment.

Featured Tools:

• Office 365

MIE OneNote Teacher Academy

Teachers and students will develop the basic skills needed to use OneNote as a productivity tool for both themselves and their students. Time will be devoted to assist a teacher in understanding how OneNote can be used as a true collaborative tool. Interactive lessons will be created using the tools in OneNote that will then immediately transfer to classroom practice. Finally, teachers will experience and discover how Professional Learning Communities can be more productive when using OneNote to drive content delivery and creation.

At the end of the day, participants should leave feeling comfortable and knowledgeable in the basic skills necessary to be up and running successfully using OneNote in the classroom, and as a professional tool.

Featured Tools:

• OneNote
• Class Notebooks
• Staff Notebooks

MIE Teacher Academy using Microsoft Teams

How do we support teachers and students who are challenged to learn in an increasingly collaborate and mobile environment? Microsoft Teams creates an ideal digital hub for teachers to deliver instruction, enhance learning, and interact in a rich and engaging online space. Participants will engage in a series of immersive learning activities that will build a strong understanding of how to use Microsoft Teams to improve instruction and meet the learning needs of their students.

Featured Tools:

• Teams in Office 365

A Teacher’s Day Made Easier with OneNote

In education, it’s as easy as 1, 2, 3! With OneNote it’s as easy as ONE. One place to create all of your lessons, one place to share with students and one place to create student portfolios, projects and collaborative class creations. Discover how to create, organize and share dynamic notebooks rich with interactive content. Bring the classroom to life with enticing audio and video features. Stay organized and on-topic using tagging, tables and tabs for new content. Then, easily personalize the learning experience with Class Notebook, which provides each student with their own private notebook, viewable only by the teacher and individual. Use the Content Library to digitize your existing lessons, and easily communicate with the entire group using the Collaboration Space. Keep tabs on your class and stay organized with OneNote.

Featured Tools:

• Windows 10 OneNote
• OneNote Class Notebook