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