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Athens Macedonian News Agency: News in English, 13-11-18
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[01] Microsoft recognises two Acharnes schools for innovative teaching
[01] Microsoft recognises two Acharnes schools for innovative teaching
ANA-MPA -- Two Greek public schools housed in the same building, the
26th and 29th Secondary Schools in the Acharnes city of East Attica,
were jointly recognised by Microsoft corporation for innovative education
for 2013.
The two schools, competing as a single group, included four Greek
teachers. The group was was one of 250 individual teachers or groups
selected from 23,000 applicants globally for "leveraging technology
in the classroom and preparing students for life in the 21st century,"
according to Microsoft's Partners in Learning site.
Selection was based on an online application with an amateur three-minute
video presenting their teaching innovations. Microsoft will work closely
with the applicants selected to improve technology use in the classroom.
All selected teachers and schools are invited to attend the Partners
in Learning Global Forum 2014 in Barcelona, Spain, from March 11 to
14, 2014. Attendance at the forum is by invitation only and includes
participants from the Microsoft Expert Educators Program, the Microsoft
Mentor Schools Program, higher education faculty members and education
leaders. Last year's event was attended by more than 800 attendees from
80 countries, along with government officials, policy makers and partners.
The principals of the 26th and 29th school, Dr. Mattheos Patrinopoulos
and Fotios Perris, respectively, expressed their satisfaction for their
schools' distinction and their teachers' recognition for their innovative
approaches in the classroom.
[File photo, ANA-MPA/Stefanos Rapanis]
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