Annual education event sees exchange of innovative ideas among educators and system leaders to transform classroom experiences
Asia Pacific, 10 April 2019 – Microsoft hosted its fifth annual Education Exchange (E2) conference in Paris last week with educators and school leaders from around the world exchanging ideas to develop innovative experiences in classrooms. School leaders and educators also worked together to explore emerging trends in education that support inclusive classrooms, promote collaboration, and advance modern teaching and learning techniques.
Over the course of three days, Microsoft Innovative Educator Experts were recognized and celebrated for their achievements for combining content, pedagogy and technology in exemplary ways to prepare students for success in the digital age.
This year, seven educators from Asia were recognized in five categories for in the Global Educator Challenge. The overall challenge winning team, which comprised of Microsoft Innovative Educators (MIE), Hongju Liu (China) and Quynh Tran Huong (Vietnam) among four others, developed a lesson plan focused on trainee teachers to help develop their understanding of inclusion with the help of Minecraft, while amplifying student voice through feedback in Flipgrid.
“Every educator is a changemaker, making an imprint on the lives of the students who will be the leaders, innovators and creators of the next generation,” said Anthony Salcito, Vice President of Microsoft Education. “Some truly go above and beyond, pushing into unknown territory to bring new technology and techniques into their classroom to inspire and engage their students and prepare them with the skills they’ll need to thrive in the jobs of the future. It is a joy to host this event each year to celebrate educators who are changing education and changing lives.”
Here is the list of winning teams, members and projects:
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