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2. Slide 2 What is the Innovative Teacher Program ? The Innovative Teachers Program is:  A global Microsoft Education initiative  Managed in Scotland by Microsoft and SQA Aims of the program are to:  Provide a mechanism for teachers to celebrate and share good practice in the use of ICT in the classroom  Create a vibrant community of innovative teachers

3. Slide 3 Capture Innovation  Want to capture the naturally occurring examples of innovation that you are producing every day  We know there are some amazing pieces of work that teachers nationwide are carrying out in ICT

4. Slide 4 Participating Authorities in 2006-07  Aberdeenshire  Angus  Dumfries & Galloway  Dundee  East Ayrshire  East Lothian  Falkirk  Glasgow  North Lanarkshire  West Dunbartonshire

5. Slide 5 The tools  This project will give you the tools to share with colleagues in:  Local the  National – in future through Glow*  International * This project underpins the principles of Glow that will allow teachers to collaborate and share at a new level of social networking

6. Slide 6 Success to date  Innovative Teacher program: —was piloted in East Ayrshire early 2006 —run in conjunction with a Challenge Fund * *some of you may be aware of this program - Aberdeenshire has been successful in securing funding and made up 40% of the successful bids in 2006: Banff Academy The Gordon Schools Ellon PS Drumblade nursery

7. Slide 7 Philadelphia  Work from the above strands was displayed at the recent Global final of the Innovative Teacher Forum in Philadelphia in November

8. Slide 8 Paris  Three teachers from Scotland will have the honour of representing Scotland at the EMEA Final in Paris on 29 th March !

9. Slide 9 Hungary  Next stop is Hungary for this year’s Global Final !

10. Slide 10 Success Story  Fact that you are here shows that you are either currently an innovative teacher or aspire to be an innovative teacher  With your help the Innovative Teachers Program will be a huge success in Aberdeenshire !

11. Slide 11 Partners in Learning Projects  Innovative Teacher program  Challenge Fund program  Online Sports Store game

12. Slide 12 The Sports Store Game

13. Slide 13 Features of the game  Buy, price and stock merchandise  Choose how you promote and advertise  Hire staff  Manage your two most precious commodities; time and money  Learn about the principles of business  Scottish curriculum based activities, written by Scottish teachers for Scottish teachers

14. Slide 14 Resources In terms of:  Lesson Plans and Presentations  Student Notes  Questions, quizzes and activities  Individual and group work Teacher resources for:  Business Management  Accounting and Finance  Administration  Maths  English  PE  PSE

15. Slide 15 Where are we now ?  Current pilot ends March 2007  Full launch across the country in week commencing April 23 rd  One of the venues will be accessible to Aberdeenshire teachers  To find out more speak to Jacquie Campbell or Anna Rossvoll

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