On Aug 30, 3:34 pm, Roy Schestowitz <newsgro...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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> Microsoft motivates innovative teachers
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> | More than 40 U.S. teachers showcased ed-tech projects in national forum;
> | winners move on to world competition in Brazil
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> | The project's creators, teachers Harriet Armstrong and Autumne Streeval of
> | Columbus East High School in Columbus, Ind., took top honors at Microsoft's
> | U.S. Innovative Teachers Forum, held Aug. 17. Armstrong and Streeval will
> | travel to Brazil in November to compete in the software giant's Worldwide
> | Innovative Teachers Forum.
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> | "It is really an honor to have won the U.S. Forum," said Streeval, who
> | teaches social studies. "We are excited to go to Brazil to learn more about
> | what is going on in education on a global scale. Teachers often struggle with
> | similar challenges, even in very unique settings, but the Worldwide Forum
> | will allow us to collaborate and tackle obstacles together."
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> | Armstrong, who teaches family and consumer science, added that she hopes to
> | return from Brazil with more ideas and connections to other teachers.
Maybe they'll return from Brazil with an appreciation for free and
open source software.
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