Microsoft South Africa is calling on all teachers who use ICT as a teaching tool in their classroom to take part in workshops organized specifically to prepare them to take part in the annual Microsoft Innovative Teachers Forum.
The objective of the workshops is to stimulate creativity and innovation among teachers so that they can come up with “engaging projects that they can enter into the competition”.
It is not compulsory for teachers to attend the workshops to enter the competition but it is hoped this would help them familiarize themselves with the criteria of the competition. In fact majority of the participants who have done well in the past years have benefited from similar forums.
The workshops would tackle the following concepts:
Traits of an innovative person
Keys to innovation
Thinking out of the box and
Ideas generation
The following are the dates on which the workshops would be held across the provinces:
Limpopo, Tzaneen March 7-8
Free State, Bloemfontein March 13-14
Eastern Cape, East London March 14-15
Limpopo, Polokwane March 4-15
Eastern Cape, Port Elizabeth March 14-15
KwaZulu-Natal March 14-15
Gauteng Centurion March 28-29
Western Cape March 28-29
Those interested in attending the workshops can call Fasiga at SchoolNet on 011 403 5777 or e-mail: [email protected] to book a place.