The Maine Department of Education and Microsoft are collaborating to offer educators the opportunity to participate in a program in March 2019. The program will focus on leveraging free technology tools available to Maine educators to create more inclusive classrooms. A Microsoft Learning Consultant will lead these sessions.
Technology can create opportunities for students to have more independence and agency over their learning. Leveraging technology to remove barriers to learning can result in and also lead to improved student achievement. During these sessions, educators will learn to integrate several free technology tools to better serve students. These sessions are free for Maine educators.
Program Details:
Educators will receive on-going professional learning support related to the following tools that are designed to support the development of inclusive classrooms: Learning Tools, Accessibility Tools, Sway, Office Lens, One Note, Microsoft Teams, Translator, and Microsoft Inking. They will:
- Attend an in-person workshop
- Participate in a facilitated online Professional Learning Community in Microsoft Teams
Educators who participate in all parts of the program can earn up to 16 Contact Hours.
Register by 3/8 if you want Microsoft to bring a device for you to use, otherwise, register by 3/20 and plan to bring a device with Microsoft OneNote, Word, Powerpoint, etc.
March 27th, 2019 – Augusta (Registration Form)
Note: Please communicate with your technology director to be sure that you and your students will be able to access Office 365 tools (free to schools) on your devices and network.
For additional information or answers to questions, please contact:
Amanda Nguyen
Digital Learning Specialist
Maine Department of Education