Education

The school year may be winding down, but teachers who want to get a head start on upcoming lesson plans have a new game-changing resource in Office Mix. Get step-by-step instructions on downloading Office Mix and using it to enhance classroom instruction.

Each year Microsoft issues a request for proposals for the Software Engineering Innovation Foundation (SEIF), to research teams across the world to support academic research in software engineering technologies, tools, practices and teaching methods. New this year was a contest expansion that includes applications geared toward datacenter innovation and energy efficiency.

During May, the Microsoft Educator Network is focusing on the appreciation of teachers all over the world. On the Microsoft in Education blog, they share stories of educators and the innovations they bring to their students every day, despite daily challenges and barriers.

In the U.S., Friday marks the end of Teacher Appreciation Week. You’ve probably seen tons of social media posts and photos from parents making all kinds of sweet treats and gifts for these special people in their children’s lives. Anthony Salcito, Microsoft’s vice president of Worldwide Education, joins in those celebrations with a blog post introducing “four incredible educators” who attended the recent Microsoft in Education Global Forum in Barcelona.