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Microsoft

Microsoft Educator Trainer academy

Microsoft via Microsoft Learn

Overview

  • Module 1: The Microsoft Innovative Educator (MIE) Trainer Academy is designed for teacher trainers and people responsible for training educators on the integration of technology in the classroom. This course gives an overview of the MIE Trainer program, program details, and the steps for becoming an MIE Trainer or MIE Master trainer.
  • In this module, you will:

    • Identify the key steps to become an MIE Trainer
    • Locate the resources provided for MIE Trainers
    • Effectively register training using the Training Tracker
    • Identify and manage key considerations when planning and facilitatingprofessional development
    • Use the Training Tracker to evaluate training delivered and to plan futuretraining

    ISTE Standards for Educators:

    • Educator - Designer
    • Educator - Facilitator
    • Educator - Leader

    UNESCO Standards for Educators:

    • Pedagogy
    • Teacher Professional Learning
    • Understanding ICT in Education
  • Module 2: Discover new ways to create and share Microsoft Teams meetings that facilitate sharing different types of content from various sources. Explore the granular controls educators need while meeting students.
  • In this module, you will:

    • Identify ways to create, share, and launch virtual meetings in Microsoft Teams
    • Define multiple purposes and uses of virtual meetings
    • Describe Microsoft Teams features for security and sharing content
  • Module 3: Staff Teams and PLC Teams in Microsoft Teams facilitate collaboration between professional colleagues and incorporate file sharing and organization.
  • In this module, you will:

    • Recognize the differences between Staff Teams and PLC Teams
    • Describe use cases for each type of team
    • Understand how to organize people, files, and communications in Teams
  • Module 4: Education colleagues collaborate using Microsoft Teams PLC Teams and Staff Teams. PLC Teams are for Personal Learning Communities to engage in professional and personal growth. Staff Teams are designed for school faculties, departments, and district offices.
  • In this module, you will:

    • Select and create the right type of team for specific use cases
    • Understand how to make the most of the OneNote Notebook in each type of team
    • Identify features to optimize collaboration and accessibility in Teams
  • Module 5: Use Microsoft Forms for surveys, quizzes, and polls in classes to increase student engagement and voice. Office 365 helps streamline and save time managing learning assessments with Forms in Teams and OneNote. Excel can extend analytics on Forms data.
  • In this module, you will:

    • Create formative and summative assessments with Microsoft Forms
    • Explain how to share or duplicate Microsoft Forms to collaborate withcolleagues
    • Use autograding, manual grading, branching, and equation options to streamlinethe assessment process
  • Module 6: By allowing teachers and students to focus on content and not worry about format, the Digital storytelling with Microsoft Sway module shows how Sway can be used to capture and share digital stories that need to be told in and around classroom activities.
  • In this module, you will:

    • Explain how Sway works to share text, images, video, and dynamic content totell a rich digital story
    • Identify examples of Sway's impact in the classroom
    • Practice creating a Sway
    • Explain a variety of ways Sway can be used in the classroom
  • Module 7: Collaborate with colleagues or staff using OneNote. OneNote Staff Notebooks have a personal workspace for every staff member or teacher, a content library for shared information, and a collaboration space for everyone to work together.
  • In this module, you will:

    • Identify different ways Staff Notebook can be utilized within school settings
    • Create a Staff Notebook and create different content within the notebook
    • Connect OneNote and Outlook to create a workflow for meetings

    ISTE Standards for Educators:

    • Educator - Leader
    • Educator -Collaborator

    UNESCO Standards for Educators:

    • Organization and Administration
    • Teacher Professional Learning
  • Module 8: Integrate Flipgrid into your classroom to empower student voice. Educators of all subject areas, early grades through higher education, explore Flipgrid ideas and resources from educators around the world.
  • In this module, you will:

    • Create a group, topics, and share with students.
    • Discover ways to use Flipgrid within a learning communities.
    • Become a Flipgrid Certified Educator.

Syllabus

  • Module 1: MIE Trainer: Trainer Academy
    • Introduction
    • Become an MIE Trainer
    • Your role as a trainer
    • Explore the training materials
    • Use the Training Tracker (EduTrack)
    • Plan and facilitate professional development
    • Find your voice
    • Wider impact of professional development
    • Badges guide
    • Knowledge check
    • Summary
  • Module 2: Assemble learners and staff with Microsoft Teams meetings
    • Introduction
    • Create meetings
    • Educator-inspired new interface
    • View options
    • Differentiate with breakout rooms
    • Host live events to stay connected
    • Engagement and focus
    • Purposeful meetings
    • Knowledge check
    • Summary
  • Module 3: Work collaboratively with Staff and PLC Teams
    • Introduction
    • Distinguish Staff Teams from other teams
    • Use Staff Teams for various educational needs
    • Manage team members to optimize collaboration
    • Focus on what matters: Avoid the email churn with conversations
    • Private channels
    • Collaborate on files for productivity
    • Sync Files tabs locally for offline use
    • Personalize Teams with apps
    • Knowledge check
    • Summary
  • Module 4: Collaborate with colleagues through live Teams meetings and OneNote
    • Introduction
    • Collaborate with peers via PLC Notebooks 
    • Build structure into Teams with a Staff Notebook 
    • Work in the Collaboration Space to optimize efficiency 
    • Save time by scheduling meetings within Teams
    • Ensure accessibility with live captioning in Teams meetings
    • Turn data into meaningful information with Power BI and Teams 
    • Organize Teams notes and resources with OneNote
    • Modify a PLC Team for learner concerns
    • Knowledge check
    • Summary
  • Module 5: Create authentic assessments with Microsoft Forms
    • Introduction
    • Introduction to Microsoft Forms
    • Pre-assessments
    • Formative assessments - entrance and exit tickets
    • Equations in Microsoft Forms
    • Branching feature in Microsoft Forms
    • Summative assessments
    • Share Microsoft Forms with students and teachers
    • Themes and settings for Microsoft Forms
    • Knowledge check
    • Summary
  • Module 6: Digital storytelling with Microsoft Sway
    • Overview
    • Introduction to Sway
    • Start a new Sway
    • Classroom newsletter
    • The modern research paper
    • Blended learning lesson
    • Fine arts presentation
    • Lab journal
    • Adaptive and mobile
    • Share and collaborate
    • Knowledge check
    • Summary
  • Module 7: OneNote Staff Notebook: Tools for staff collaboration
    • Introduction
    • Get started with OneNote Staff Notebook
    • Set up a OneNote Staff Notebook
    • Get the most out of OneNote Staff Notebooks
    • Knowledge check
    • Summary
  • Module 8: Engage and amplify with Flipgrid
    • Introduction
    • What is Flipgrid?
    • Create a Flipgrid account and your first group
    • Create your first topic
    • Students share their voice
    • Meet the community!
    • Resources
    • Reflection
    • Knowledge check
    • Summary

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