Microsoft European Innovative Teachers Forum 2009, Austria

The annual European Innovative Teachers Forum (ITF) focuses on education and educators in Europe who will demonstrate and discuss breakthrough ways in which technology can have a positive impact on how students learn. (Updated content - March 31)

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Education policymakers and teachers from 40 countries across Europe are gathering this week at the sixth annual European Innovative Teachers Forum (ITF), hosted by Microsoft Corp. The event brings together more than 150 innovative educators from across Europe to share ideas, experiences and best practices on integrating technology and innovative teaching into the curriculum. At the forum, Microsoft will announce an increased investment in education across Europe, additional countries from Central and Eastern Europe joining Partners in Learning , and the unveiling of a special Danish educational project designed to create an engaging learning experience on the global issue of climate change.

Press releases
Microsoft Recognises Europe’s Most Innovative Teachers - March 27, 2009

Microsoft Strengthens Commitment to Education in EMEA - March 24, 2009

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Innovation in Community First place: Serbia, Slavica Juric, "The Story About Bread"	Innovation in Community Second place: Bulgaria, Krasimira Dimitrova, “Journey Through Bulgaria”
Innovation in Community Third place: Slovakia, Pallo Peter, “Nature Explorers”	Innovation in ICT Usage First place: UK, Ollie Bray, “Thinking out of the Xbox”
Innovation in ICT Usage Second place: Sweden, Anna Ljunqvist, “The Paperless Classroom”	Innovation in ICT Usage Third place: UK, Mandeep Atwal, “Young Voices”
Innovation in Content First place: Belgium, Isabel Schapdryver, “Secondhandshop”	Innovation in Content Second place: Northern Ireland, David Stinson, “Pupil E-portfolio”
Innovation in Content Third place: Greece, Diplaris Dimitriou, “From Newton to CERN”	Educators’ Choice First place: Bulgaria, Krasimira Dimitrova, “Journey through Bulgaria”
Educators’ Choice Second place: Belgium, Isabel Schapdryver, “Secondhandshop”	Educators’ Choice Third place: The Netherlands, Andrea Brauns, “Sound Lottery”
Educators’ Choice Third place:Croatia, Helena Miljevic, “Industrial Revolution in Rijeka” Third place: Greece, Thodoris Andriopoulos, “Who Killed Mr X?” Third place: Northern Ireland, David Stinson, “Pupil E-portfolio”