Engaging students, inspiring creativity, preparing for the future
Get inspired, and share your teaching innovations at the 2011 U.S. Innovative Education Forum (IEF). IEF celebrates you--outstanding educators and schools using technology to positively impact student learning. We’ll recognize projects that incorporate 21st-century technology into the classroom. Your project might just be the next winner!
Apply now to celebrate educator innovation at IEF
Show us how you are engaging students in problem-solving, inspiring their creativity, and preparing them for life ahead.
You could be selected to attend events in Redmond, Washington, on July 28–29, 2011. Winners there will proceed to the 2011 Worldwide Innovative Education Forum in Washington, D.C., in November.
Download application (Microsoft Word document, 116 KB)
If your project is chosen, there is no fee to attend, and travel expenses for the events are supported by Microsoft. The deadline to apply is May 15, 2011. However, applications received by April 1, 2011, are eligible for an early-decision round and will receive the Bing Classroom Pack of two posters plus Bing magnetic poetry for your whiteboard.
Who can apply
Project requirements
Steps to apply now
Application submission and selection
New! People’s Choice award
Showcase your work on YouTube for a chance to participate at the IEF in Redmond. Create a fun video highlighting your project and its impact on student learning and send us a link to it and we will put it on the Microsoft edu YouTube channel. Tell your friends: The two videos receiving the most "Likes" will automatically be accepted to the U.S. IEF event in Redmond.
Your project must meet the forum requirements, you must submit a formal IEF application, and you must obtain the necessary release forms for any students in your video. Details for both are in the application (Microsoft Word document, 116 KB).
About IEF
The Worldwide Innovative Education Forum is the signature program of Microsoft Partners in Learning to honor innovative teachers and schools and to showcase how technology can further education transformation by being appropriately incorporated into curricula, pedagogy, and classrooms. Partners in Learning is the 10-year, nearly $500-million commitment by Microsoft to help education systems around the world. Since its inception in 2003, the Partners in Learning program has reached more than 196 million teachers and students in 114 countries.