Description
Participants will spend the day getting familiar about the many tools Microsoft has to offer students and teachers and. 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.
Note: This is an introductory course intended to expose teachers to Microsoft offerings for education. This is not a deep-dive instruction into any one tool.
Objectives
- Provide exposure to the many Microsoft technologies and resources that support student-centered learning
- Experience hands-on activities and participate in best practice conversations for innovating teaching with Microsoft tools
- Develop resources to use with students and colleagues
Target Audience
The primary audience for this session is teachers, empowering educators teaching in a variety of settings.
- Grades 1-12
- All subjects/content areas
- Professional Learning Communities
- Teacher Professional Development
- Administrators
Recommended size for this academy is 30 educators with one trainer.
Length: 6 hours (plus a 1-hour recommended lunch)
Agenda at a glance
| TIME | SESSION |
| 30 min | Welcome |
| 35 min | Introduction to Microsoft Teams |
| 25 min | Survey and assess student learning using Microsoft Forms |
| 15 min | Break |
| 30 min | Digital storytelling with Microsoft Sway |
| 45 min | Accessibility in Office 365 |
| 30 min | Building capacity with the Microsoft Educator Community |
| 60 min | Lunch & virtual walk through of use case |
| 60 min | Sharing and Collaborating with OneDrive, OneNote & Office tools |
| 30 min | Introduction to Minecraft EE |
| 15 min | Break |
| 60 min | Overview of AI at Play in Microsoft Tools & apps for education |
| 15 min | Reflection, wrap up, and next steps |
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