1. Microsoft Institute Teacher Leader Series

2. About NCCE/Microsoft Partnership –Microsoft in Education –Partners in Learning Network –Teacher Leaders Four Modules –Creating Collaborative Teams in the Classroom –Engagement Tools for the Classroom –Effective Communication Tools for Teachers –Classroom Organization Tools for Teachers

3. Four Workshops Understanding By Design –Matched to ISTE NETS –Performance Assessments –Essential Questions –Enduring Understandings 21 st Century Skills –Project-based activities (collaboration, communication, problem solving) Replicable, Easily modified –All materials available after workshops

4. Creating Collaborative Teams in the Classroom To Develop or Not to Develop –Up to 6 roles Commercial fishers Housing developer Logging company Conservationist group City parks department Utility/power company –Persuasive 60 second PSA based on role and point of view –Letter of rebuttal

5. Collaborative Tools Bing Search Sound Recorder PhotoStory Word Office Live (Web Apps)/Windows Live

6. Effective Communication Tools for Teachers Pick Me, Pick Me –Presentation/Newsletter NASA Space Camp –Research Teams Language Arts Social Studies Math Science

7. Communication Tools One Note Excel Timeline PowerPoint/PhotoStory Word/Publisher Newsletter

8. Classroom Organization Tools for Teachers Oregon Trail –Electronic Journal/Diary Geography Weather Route People –Perspectives –Primary Sources

9. Organization Tools PowerPoint Interactive Excel Bing Maps Photosynth One Note Word: Tables/Checklists

10. Engagement Tools for the Classroom Create Vodcast –Department of Commerce –Enticing businesses to relocate to your state/country

11. Engagement Tools PowerPoint to Jpeg Sound Recorder Movie Maker Bing Maps Word

12. Workshop Delivery Designed to meet your needs –Three Hours (1 workshop) –Six Hours/1 day (2 workshops) –Two Day (all 4 workshops) –Three Day (all 4 workshops plus Development Day) Trainers –Experienced presenters –Classroom teachers –Adult learners Credit/Clock Hours provided

13. Microsoft Teacher Professional Development: Programs & Resources Learning Community: Microsoft Teacher Professional Development Community –Curriculum, tips for delivering workshops, sharing best practices –Join the Partners in Learning Network –http://us.partnersinlearningnetwork.comhttp://us.partnersinlearningnetwork.com Keep in touch with Microsoft in Education: – Twitter – Follow us @TeachTec @TeachTec – Facebook – Connect at www.facebook.com/TeachTec www.facebook.com/TeachTec – Newsletter – www.microsoft.com/education/newsletters/ www.microsoft.com/education/newsletters/ Web: www.microsoft.com/Teachers www.microsoft.com/Teachers –New! Teacher Guides: Digital Storytelling, Windows 7, Free Tools

14. Contact Becky Firth bfirth@ncce.org