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Microsoft in Education Global Forum Microsoft in Education Global Forum, Dubai, 2015 - My Reflections I was invited by Microsoft to participate in a two day Global Forum in Dubai on 22nd and 23rd February 2015. It is part of series of global forums that have been organized at different locations in the world. As educators, our invitation to the forum is part of Microsoft’s commitment to recognize and support educators who integrate ICT in their lesson activities. Mine is chiefly in two areas: engaging students in purposeful creation of multimedia in the Adobe Youth Voices program engaging ...

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Microsoft in Education Global Forum Why MICROSOFT in EDUCATION GLOBAL FORUM? The Microsoft in Education Global Forum is one of the year’s must-attend events for the sector. This year’s Microsoft in Education Global Forum 2014, that took place in March in Barcelona-Spain, has brought together more than 1,100 of the best and the brightest innovators in education – including 150 government education leaders and private sector executives, 250 educators and more than 200 school leaders. As a Lebanese educator, I worked hard to participate in this event since, in my view, it ...

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Microsoft in Education Global Forum What I Brought Home from the Microsoft Global Forum... I've now been home a month from the Microsoft in Education Global Forum in Barcelona, Spain. I've been at a loss as to how to express what I gained from this adventure. I came home on an educational high and couldn't wait to share what I had experienced with my colleagues and friends. I was asked many times over the past month, "How was it?" "What did you learn?" "Who did you meet?" and I repeated the same general stories over and over, with the same adjectives...wonderful, neat, incredible, ...

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Microsoft in Education Global Forum A Letter to Future Global Forum Participants Dear Future Global Forum Participant: Life-changing. Mind-expanding. Transforming your classroom practice. These are just a few of the phrases you’ll hear yourself saying during a Microsoft in Education Global Forum. It’s an experience like no other, and nearly impossible to convey to someone who has not attended one of these incredible events. As a Microsoft Expert Educator, I’ve been extremely blessed to attend three global forums and I’ve learned a thing or two about how to maximize your ...

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Microsoft in Education Global Forum Making Dreams a Reality I find that sometimes I feel like I am the only one who has a vision for 21st century learning in our schools. It's not that people in my district aren't doing a good job, because they are. It's that I have a talent for seeing the possible and that can conflict with reality. At the Microsoft in Education Global Forum, this was not the case. I was so inspired, refreshed, and invigorated to be around 1100 other people who have the same vision as I. I was overwhelmed by the passion and creativity ...

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Microsoft in Education Global Forum The Best Professional Week of my Life 2014 Microsoft in Education Global Forum Personal Recap To explain the experience of the Microsoft in Education Global Forum is impossible. No words strung together can describe the opportunity to connect with likeminded, passionate, innovative teachers from around the world. All words fall short when trying to describe this life changing experience. The appreciation Microsoft has for educators is evident, admirable and extensive. I do not believe any other company parallels this commitment and ...

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Microsoft in Education Global Forum The Learn-A-Thon of Team44 and my Global Forum Experience God is really good! After the super typhoon that devastated my place ( ) I faced another challenge 3 days before going to Spain and that was when I had my denied visa. I thought I couldn’t join the forum and I thought I’ll just go home to my home town in Palo, Leyte, instead. But God had given me so much blessings in life, for letting me and my family live of the super typhoon, for giving us a healthy and beautiful baby girl, for qualifying as Expert Educator and for winning the global forum in ...

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Microsoft in Education Global Forum The Learn-A-Thon of Team44 and my Global Forum Experience God is really good! After the super typhoon that devastated my place ( ) I faced another challenge 3 days before going to Spain and that was when I had my denied visa. I thought I couldn’t join the forum and I thought I’ll just go home to my home town in Palo, Leyte, instead. But God had given me so much blessings in life, for letting me and my family live of the super typhoon, for giving us a healthy and beautiful baby girl, for qualifying as Expert Educator and for winning the global forum in ...

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Microsoft in Education Global Forum The Learn-A-Thon of Team44 and my Global Forum Experience God is really good! After the super typhoon that devastated my place ( ) I faced another challenge 3 days before going to Spain and that was when I had my denied visa. I thought I couldn’t join the forum and I thought I’ll just go home to my home town in Palo, Leyte, instead. But God had given me so much blessings in life, for letting me and my family live of the super typhoon, for giving us a healthy and beautiful baby girl, for qualifying as Expert Educator and for winning the global forum in ...

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Microsoft in Education Global Forum Worthy Experience;Great Expectations! Microsoft in Education Global Forum 2014 @ Barcelona,a brilliant opportunity I have had in my professional life.The rendezvous for the amazingly enthusiastic and committed educators all around the globe! The projects of the educators expressed the infinite creativity of the expert educators across the cultures .Similarities within the differences were well perceived through each others projects with ICT integrated educational perspective. Getting started with Windows 8 on Surface RT is marvelous;...

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Microsoft in Education Global Forum I can do this! Eu posso fazer isso! Ich kann es! There are 5 classes form 5 countries, 4 continents, with 3 different languages and 5 different social communities. Five teachers have created this project to connect students around the world and explore the different social and economic situations in each country. This project is created around The United Nations Millennium Development. Goal 1 Eradicate Extreme Poverty and Hunger. Target #2: Achieve full and productive employment and decent work for all, including women and young people. Through ...

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Microsoft in Education Global Forum The Power of the Global Forum I had the privilege of being a member of the United States delegation at the Microsoft in Education Global Forum in Barcelona, Spain, earlier this month. During this event, I tweeted many examples of the power of the Global Forum. Being able to organize and create project based learning activities with like-minded educators from all parts of our planet is one such example of the power of the Global Forum. On Thursday morning, March 13, I sat down at a table with an educator from Taiwan, ...

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Microsoft in Education Global Forum Microsoft in Education Global Forum Educators’ competitions: learn more about the judges! A warm welcome to our 2014 group of 100 international judges! Microsoft Expert Educators will compete for innovative educators awards during the event thanks to their individual and the “Learn-a-thon” group projects. We realize that a lot of hard work, passion and creativity have gone into those projects. As such it is crucial that the projects will be judged in the most professional and fair way. Microsoft has sponsored research on measuring innovative teaching and learning, developed by ...

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Microsoft in Education Global Forum Microsoft in Education Global Forum Panels March 12th: 3:30 and 6pm On March 12th, we will host six panels at the Global Forum. Check out the panels below, tell us if you have questions for the panelist, and during the event share your thoughts! 3:30pm, room 111/112 3:30pm, room 116/117 3:30pm, room 211/212 5:00pm, room 116/117 5:00pm, room 111/112 5:00pm, room 211/212 ...

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