Innovative-Education
Technology integration in education stories in Australia and beyond.....
PiL Innovative Schools Forum–Perth November
The 2012 Partners in Learning Innovative Schools program was brought to a close in Perth with the...
Date: 12/05/2012
Teacher Competencies for a Rapidly Changing World
"Is the teaching profession prepared for a rapidly changing age of digital learning?" Greg...
Date: 11/04/2012
PiL Program Spotlights–John Fawkner College
John Fawkner College is a small 7 – 12 secondary school located 18km from the CBD in Melbourne’s...
Date: 10/22/2012
PiL Spotlight: Edge Hill State School
Edge Hill is a primary school situated approximately 8km from the centre of Cairns in Far...
Date: 10/18/2012
PiL Program Spotlights–Kedron State High School
Established in 1956, Kedron State High School is one of the most successful multi-cultural high...
Date: 10/16/2012
Partners in Learning Schools Program 2011 Report
“Come to the edge, he said. They said: We are afraid. Come to the edge, he said. They came. He...
Date: 09/25/2012
Microsoft names New South Wales school as Global Pathfinder School
Microsoft has today announced that Campbelltown Performing Arts High School in New South Wales has...
Date: 09/18/2012
Microsoft names Queensland school as a Global Pathfinder School
Microsoft has today announced that Kirwan State High School in Northern Queensland, has been...
Date: 09/18/2012
Microsoft selects two Western Australian primary schools Global Mentor Schools
Microsoft has today announced that two primary schools in Western Australia have been recognised as...
Date: 09/18/2012
PiL Program Spotlights – Horsham West / Haven Primary School
By Brendan Bush, Craig Amos & Ben Miatke, Horsham West-Haven Primary School Our school is a dual...
Date: 09/18/2012
PiL Program Spotlight – Quinns Beach Primary School
Quinns Beach Primary School (QBPS) is a level 5 school situated 15 kilometres north of Joondalup....
Date: 09/12/2012
Pilot Program Spotlight–Merrylands East Public School
Learning, Learning Learning and Learning Merrylands East Public School (MEPS) is situated on...
Date: 09/06/2012
Pilot Program Spotlight–Manunda Terrace Primary School
To kick off a series of guest blog post to highlight the 2012 Partners in Learning Innovative Pilot...
Date: 09/02/2012
Measuring ICT Competencies with the UNESCO CFT
Ever looked for a tool that would tell if are your or your staffs ICT competencies up to scratch for...
Date: 08/22/2012
DeforestACTION–Get involved…..
This August, we're excited to announce a DeforestACTION Educator Webinar Series! We have two...
Date: 08/12/2012
Microsoft Cliplets– Focusing on that one thing in a video…..
A still photograph is a limited format for capturing a moment in time. Video is the traditional...
Date: 07/10/2012
Technologies Promises to Education
In a recent speech at the National Association of Independent Schools Conference in Seattle, USA,...
Date: 06/20/2012
Partners in Learning Alumni Forum 2012
On May 24th and 25th past, 88 principals, teachers and curriculum leads from 40 schools across...
Date: 06/17/2012
Gesture based technology - What can it mean for education?
We all know or have seen (I hope) how Kinect enables the user to control their Xbox or PC and become...
Date: 06/06/2012
Trouble understanding exactly what PISA is?
Whether it’s at conferences, reading the newspapers or blogs such as this one PISA pops up on a...
Date: 06/05/2012
DeforestACTION Webinar - June 6th 2012
The DeforestACTION team will be hosting an online event on June 6, 2012. Both new and returning...
Date: 06/03/2012
Imagine Cup 2012 – Getting Creative…….
"We get educated out of creativity" Ken Robinson I was looking back at some TED talks this...
Date: 05/04/2012
Upcoming Palnet Event
………..Palnet Events invites you to.……. Palnet will be hosting a very interesting discussion around...
Date: 05/01/2012
Accessibility Resources for Education
For more than 20 years, Microsoft has been committed to building accessibility into our products and...
Date: 04/27/2012
dailyedventures blog features Joan Dalton
For anyone in this years Pilot Schools program or have had the opportunity to attend a workshop or...
Date: 04/17/2012
Bringing Mathematics to Life
Mathematics is commonly a subject that student engagement can be difficult to ensure and is...
Date: 04/13/2012
Game based learning
In recent years computer Games Based Learning, or playful learning has started to gain more cohesion...
Date: 04/03/2012
Rethinking learning environments
Today, I accompanied a group of teachers around the Microsoft office here in Sydney to show them...
Date: 03/22/2012
ChronoZoom – Making big history real
Today while looking around Microsoft Research, I came across a new product called ChronoZoom. This...
Date: 03/21/2012
PALnet Professional Learning Opportunity
What Happens when you CONNECT learning-leaders DIRECTLY with RESEARCHERS ??? Next week, Dr Maria...
Date: 03/20/2012
DeforestACTION- Live Event
DeforestACTION is a project created and owned by young people from around the world. It is supported...
Date: 03/18/2012
Canberra INSPIRES 2012 Innovative Pilot Schools…..
The brand new INSPIRE Centre in University of Canberra hosted the first Partners in Learning...
Date: 03/15/2012
Partners in Learning Pilot Schools Program 2012 Launch
Today, our first Partners in Learning Schools Forum of 2012 kicks off in Canberra, bringing together...
Date: 03/06/2012
Explore the stars with WorldWide Telescope
If you could travel the stars where would you go? Let your students decide which planet they want to...
Date: 03/05/2012
Measuring Innovative Teaching in your School
As part of our focus on 21st century skills, where better to start than a measurement tool to...
Date: 03/05/2012
Our first post......
Welcome to the new Innovative Education blog from the Partners in Learning Australia team. From this...
Date: 02/29/2012