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Microsoft Innovative Educator Experts at Hagley College

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Retrieved from Leeds University on 30th May 2019 from:  https://edtechnology.co.uk/Article/leeds-beckett-team-are-worlds-first-university-mie-experts/ The Microsoft Innovative Educator Expert (MIEE) Programme is a professional learning programme for teachers. The MIEE award recognises teachers from all over the world who are are demonstrating enhanced digital capability and innovative practice to support students to be future-ready. Currently there are four Microsoft Innovative Educator Experts at Hagley College: Elvina Stephens, Carolyn Green, Tamara Yuill-Proctor and Nathan Walsh. As an MIE Expert you are part of a group of teachers who are passionate about 21st Century teaching practice and have the opportunity to work directly with Microsoft Education leaders. How can I become a MIEE?  Step 1: Join the Microsoft Educator Community , and complete your profile. Step 2: Complete courses to the value of 1,000 points on the Microsoft Educator Community to become a Certified

Assignments in Teams

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Hagley College Science teacher Jo uses the Assignments tab in Teams for her Pre-Health class assessments. The Assignments tab allows all students to complete their work within the same location, making it simple for Jo to check progress and mark completed work. Using Assignments eliminates the need for students to email their teacher attachments or share links to their work. Teachers are able to provide feedback (even before the due date) by inserting comments straight in to the student's work. This can be done by right clicking and insert comment. When marking the final copy, there is a useful marking rubric option. Rubrics can be created within the assignment or pre-created rubrics can be uploaded. These rubrics are easy to follow and are very familiar to teachers who have experience with NCEA assessment. If you would like to know more about using Assignments in Teams, please contact or drop in to see see Nathan, Hagley's eLearning Leader. Or you can read more about cr

Minecraft and Maths

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9DM Maths students have been learning about Shape and Measurement and applying their knowledge to solve a real world problem. Students looked at the footprint of where a new classroom block is to be built on site at Hagley College and used their Maths knowledge to design their ideal learning environment. After a presentation and tour around the existing classrooms from the Hagley College Learning Leader of Practical Design, students took notes on what the requirements were for the new building as well as incorporating their best ideas from their previous schools and their own research. Students had a rubric of what was required for the new building so they knew where they were heading. Many of the requirements from the rubric were Maths based, while others included creativity of design, future focus and real world application. Some students chose to create their design using grid paper, some via 3D architect online tools and many chose to represent their design using Minecraft. St