Calling all innovative teachers! Apply to be a Microsoft Innovative Educator: Expert

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglccb4hiDPUPh3_BuYR4zJLeLABdaMLPhbgadBWjTDM_ly0tWpIpE50UK12Qp2P6Mh4SGdduA1carl9pBD3r6iiFFK8ihWW9NaQfBaHBcwP3H0JzyHBCE03OPRN-ian4UEFO0Eclvdy2U/s1600/PIL+advert.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="106" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglccb4hiDPUPh3_BuYR4zJLeLABdaMLPhbgadBWjTDM_ly0tWpIpE50UK12Qp2P6Mh4SGdduA1carl9pBD3r6iiFFK8ihWW9NaQfBaHBcwP3H0JzyHBCE03OPRN-ian4UEFO0Eclvdy2U/s320/PIL+advert.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; line-height: 21px;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>Submitted by Megan Rademeyer</i></span><br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Teachers from South Africa and Lesotho are invited to apply to be </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.pil-network.com/expert" target="_blank"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #1155cc; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Microsoft Innovative Educator: Experts</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> to stand a chance of winning a trip to the Partners in Learning Global Forum. To do this you will need to fill in the online application form and upload a learning activity which includes a two-minute video describing how you used technology to enhance a lesson or project to the </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.pil-network.com/" target="_blank"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #1155cc; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Partners in Learning Network</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">From the applications that are received by 3 June 2013, fifteen teachers will be selected to attend the </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><a href="http://schoolnet.org.za/conference_2013/" target="_blank"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #1155cc; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">SchoolNet SA ICT in the Classroom conference</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> that is being held in Bloemfontein from 2 – 4 July 2013. At this conference these fifteen teachers will have an opportunity to share their learning activities, network with like-minded teachers, and learn more about using technology to enhance teaching. Later in the year, at least one of these fifteen teachers will be selected to attend the Global Partners in Learning Forum which will be taking place in a not-yet-decided international destination in March or April 2014.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFxoVMXVcsk0-G1Hp42-YQPKgRftMox_WxJEhNEOZlEangQBwq-BLRo7_24sYzW_HtAzIgJ3xXfYqjPSlvZtwZzHNu577z-kUXxFqQPfGB-cxTgvKuK3gObWa746GhA_fvqoaBHBjyhbQ/s1600/2013+Innovative+Teachers+in+Prague.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFxoVMXVcsk0-G1Hp42-YQPKgRftMox_WxJEhNEOZlEangQBwq-BLRo7_24sYzW_HtAzIgJ3xXfYqjPSlvZtwZzHNu577z-kUXxFqQPfGB-cxTgvKuK3gObWa746GhA_fvqoaBHBjyhbQ/s320/2013+Innovative+Teachers+in+Prague.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">2012 Innovative Teachers and School representatives from SA in Prague</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">The final closing date for Microsoft Innovative Educator: Expert applications has been extended to 30 September 2013. This means that teachers who apply after 3 June 2013 are still eligible to win a trip to the Global Partners in Learning Forum even if they did not have an opportunity to attend the SchoolNet SA conference. We look forward to seeing the creative and engaging learning activities that South African and Lesotho teachers have developed, and seeing our most innovative teachers being recognized for their hard work and creativity.</span></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; line-height: 21px; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Find out more on the Partners in Learning Network at:</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.pil-network.com/Discussion/488ae828-fa68-4ef5-83a0-faa249c866c4" style="background-color: transparent;">http://www.pil-network.com/Discussion/488ae828-fa68-4ef5-83a0-faa249c866c4</a><br />(You might need to join the PIL Network as a member first - a free membership)</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div></div>

Microsoft Calling all innovative teachers! Apply to be a Microsoft Innovative Educator: Expert

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