3.173 teachers get Microsoft Innovative Educator certification

As many as 3,173 school teachers from different parts of the country got recognised as Microsoft Innovative Educator (MIE) digital classroom teachers after qualifying and passing the test conducted by Tech Avant-Garde (TAG), technology powered Ed-Tech company and a Global Training Partner of Microsoft in Education.

As part of the Knowledge L’avenir Conclave (KLC) webinar series, which started on Teacher’s Day 2020, and will continue till November 2020, 300 teachers trained nearly 5,000 teachers from across the country. The first assessment was held on September 28. As it is important for teachers to get a degree/ diploma in teaching to become a qualified teacher, similarly to be recognised as a digital teacher MIE certificate is necessary.

Anamika.L. with 100% from Mathakondapalli Model School – Hosur was on top of the list of successful teachers. The highest percentage of marks was 100%, followed by 97% in second place and 94% in third place. In first 3 positions there were 63 teachers. These 63 teachers will be facilitated on October 2 at the Connected Learning Community (CLC) event, which is held to celebrate the Digital Transformation of schools from Bricks and Mortar setups to Connected Learning Community 2020 vision of UNESCO.

Every year, the Microsoft Global Training Partner (GTP) program connects Training Partners to thousands of education leaders, educators, and faculty throughout the world – helping them to best leverage technology for teaching and learning, no matter where they are. Microsoft announced ‘Teams for Education’ features to engage and prepare students and teachers for new remote and hybrid learning formats in the upcoming school year.

Over the next 12 weeks (till November 2020), 3,000 professionally trained teachers will exhibit their Digital Teaching Skills and train over 150,000 teachers from over 72,000 schools across India with a student-teacher population of 7.6 crore. TNS