Programme planning and readiness support

Microsoft Showcase Institution Readiness Programme

A practical enablement programme for teachers, administrators, and learners at the education institution. The goal is simple: build confidence with Microsoft tools, collect strong readiness evidence, and leave teachers with useful skills — not another folder full of mystery paperwork.

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Final Microsoft Office session: to be confirmed with the education institution.

Programme overview

What this programme is designed to achieve

The programme supports the education institution’s movement toward Microsoft Showcase Institution readiness using six readiness areas: vision, professional learning, inclusion, future-ready skills, data-informed decision making, and Microsoft solution impact.

01

Vision and leadership

Clarify the education institution readiness story, leadership commitments, and transformation priorities.

02

Learning and growth

Support Microsoft Learn, AI for Educators, and selected educator recognition pathways.

03

Inclusion

Use accessibility and inclusive learning tools to support different learner needs.

04

Future-ready skills

Introduce practical learner activities around AI literacy, collaboration, creativity, and digital confidence.

05

Data-driven decisions

Use action logs, attendance, usage evidence, and progress tracking to support better decisions.

06

Microsoft solution impact

Show practical usage of Microsoft 365, Teams, Copilot/AI, and supporting tools.

Delivery journey

How the programme will run

Session timing will be confirmed with the education institution. The final Microsoft Office day is now positioned as a capstone training and teacher recognition session.

To be confirmed

Kick-off and planning

Confirm people, owners, working rhythm, evidence expectations, and the first data request.

To be confirmed

Baseline readiness assessment

Review institution readiness across the six areas and identify the gaps that must be closed.

To be confirmed

Teacher enablement

Run Microsoft Learn, AI, Microsoft 365, Teams, and MIE / Elevate readiness activities.

To be confirmed

Evidence collection clinic

Collect lesson examples, learner work samples, accessibility examples, data measures, and usage proof.

To be confirmed

Capstone training and teacher recognition

Final training at the Microsoft Office, certificate handover, practical wrap-up, and next steps.

To be confirmed

Final report and close-out

Confirm final evidence pack, risks, opportunities, recommendations, and sign-off items.

Courses we will deliver

Teacher and learner training catalogue

Each course has a practical output. Teachers should leave with something usable: a profile, a Teams setup, a prompt bank, a lesson idea, a learner activity, or evidence that supports the readiness story.

Course 01Teachers • Admins • Leaders

Project Kick-off and Showcase Readiness Orientation

Sets the rules of the road: why the project exists, what readiness means, what evidence is needed, and who owns what.

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What we will cover

  • Programme purpose, scope, timelines, and delivery rhythm.
  • The six readiness areas and what they mean for teachers.
  • Attendance, data, and evidence requirements.
  • How the final capstone day and certificates will work.

Outputs

Confirmed participants, communication channel, institution owner list, evidence folder plan, and baseline data request.

Useful Microsoft resource

Microsoft Elevate for Educators and Schools
Course 02Teachers • Admins • Leaders

Microsoft Learn Profile Setup and Tracking

Helps staff create or validate Microsoft Learn profiles so learning progress can be tracked and shared as evidence.

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What we will cover

  • Signing in to Microsoft Learn.
  • Creating or validating a Learn profile.
  • Finding profile URLs, achievements, and progress evidence.
  • Capturing profile details for the education institution tracker.

Outputs

Microsoft Learn profile tracker and screenshots or profile links for participating staff.

Useful Microsoft resources

Manage your Microsoft Learn profile
Microsoft Learn Educator Center
Course 03Teachers • Admins • Leaders

Microsoft 365 for Education Essentials

Practical use of Microsoft 365 tools for classroom work, admin tasks, collaboration, communication, and evidence creation.

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What we will cover

  • Using Word, PowerPoint, Excel, OneNote, Outlook, OneDrive, and Teams together.
  • Creating shared resources and collaborative documents.
  • Organising class and staff files properly.
  • Using Microsoft 365 evidence for readiness reporting.

Outputs

Sample shared document, organised folder structure, collaboration example, and evidence screenshot.

Useful Microsoft resources

Microsoft 365 for education on Microsoft Learn
Microsoft Education help and learning
Course 04Teachers • Admins • Leaders

Microsoft Teams for Teaching, Learning, and Collaboration

Shows teachers and admins how Teams can support classes, staff teams, communication, files, meetings, and collaboration.

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What we will cover

  • Setting up or improving class teams and staff teams.
  • Using channels, posts, files, meetings, and assignments.
  • Running professional learning communities and institution coordination in Teams.
  • Capturing Teams usage as programme evidence.

Outputs

Example class or staff team structure, sample assignment or channel, and Teams usage evidence.

Useful Microsoft resource

Microsoft Teams for education on Microsoft Learn
Course 05Teachers • Leaders

AI for Educators

Builds educator confidence with AI concepts, responsible use, prompt engineering, Copilot, and classroom applications.

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What we will cover

  • What AI is and what it is not.
  • Responsible AI habits: privacy, verification, transparency, and human judgement.
  • Prompt design for lesson planning, assessment support, and learner activities.
  • How Microsoft AI tools can support teachers and learners.

Outputs

AI learning pathway participation evidence, prompt examples, and one AI-supported lesson or classroom activity idea.

Useful Microsoft resources

AI for educators learning path
AI for education resources and learning opportunities
Course 06Teachers • Admins • Leaders

Copilot and Prompting for Educators and Admins

A hands-on session focused on using prompts to save time, improve planning, draft communication, and support teaching tasks.

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What we will cover

  • Prompt structure: role, task, context, format, and constraints.
  • Teacher prompts for lesson plans, rubrics, differentiation, and summaries.
  • Admin prompts for meeting notes, parent communication, and action tracking.
  • Reviewing AI output before using it. AI is helpful, not magic dust.

Outputs

Prompt bank, reviewed sample outputs, and practical educator/admin use cases.

Useful Microsoft resources

AI for education resources
AI for educators learning path
Course 07Teachers • Admins • Leaders

Accessibility and Inclusive Learning with Microsoft Tools

Shows how Microsoft accessibility and learning tools can support different reading, writing, language, and learning needs.

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What we will cover

  • Inclusive classroom practices using Microsoft tools.
  • Immersive Reader, Reading Progress, translation, captions, and accessibility features.
  • How to capture inclusive learning evidence.
  • How accessibility supports learner confidence and independence.

Outputs

Accessibility example, inclusive classroom use case, and evidence screenshot or learner support example.

Useful Microsoft resources

Accessibility and inclusivity on Microsoft Learn
Education help and learning
Course 08Learners • Teachers

Learner Future-Ready Skills and AI Literacy

A practical learner-facing session introducing responsible AI use, collaboration, creativity, and digital confidence.

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What we will cover

  • What AI can and cannot do.
  • How to use AI responsibly for learning, not cheating with extra steps.
  • Basic prompting, evaluation, verification, and attribution habits.
  • Creating a short learner work sample or reflection.

Outputs

Learner activity samples, reflection notes, and future-ready skills evidence.

Useful Microsoft resource

Introduction to AI literacy learning path
Course 09Teachers • Leaders

MIE / Elevate Educator and Showcase Evidence Readiness

Identifies potential educator candidates and prepares the education institution’s evidence pack against the readiness areas.

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What we will cover

  • What strong educator evidence looks like.
  • Candidate identification for educator recognition pathways.
  • How teacher learning, classroom work, and learner outcomes support the education institution story.
  • How the evidence pack will be reviewed and cleaned up.

Outputs

Candidate list, readiness checklist, evidence pack updates, and next-step plan.

Useful Microsoft resources

Microsoft Elevate for Educators
Microsoft Learn Educator Center
Course 10Teachers • Admins • Learners • Leaders

Capstone Training and Teacher Recognition Session

The final Microsoft Office session will focus on last-mile training, certificates, reflection, and next steps.

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What we will cover

  • Final Microsoft 365, Teams, AI, and evidence gap closure.
  • Teacher recognition and certificate handover.
  • Institution leadership next-step commitments.
  • Feedback, photos, and final action plan.

Outputs

Certificates, attendance register, teacher feedback, final action items, and close-out evidence.

Useful Microsoft resource

Microsoft Learn Educator Center

Teacher commitment requirements

What teachers and admins must do

The programme will only work if people attend, use the tools, and provide real evidence. “We’ll send it later” is where good projects go to disappear.

Before training Confirm participation, check account access, bring a laptop or confirm a institution device, and validate your Microsoft Learn profile.
During training Attend the required sessions, complete practical activities, ask for help early, and keep useful screenshots or links.
After training Submit evidence to the shared folder, complete learning tasks, share one practical example, and attend the capstone session.
Non-negotiables Real attendance, real tool use, real evidence. No smoke, no mirrors, no “we meant to do it.”

Evidence teachers may be asked to provide

This evidence ecosystem is designed to be captured during delivery — not rebuilt in a panic at the end.

01Learn profile linkProof that the educator is enrolled and active.
02Training attendanceAttendance captured for each live session.
03AI learning progressExamples from AI learning activities or modules.
04Teams screenshotEvidence of practical use in Teams or collaboration spaces.

Central pack

Teacher Evidence Pack Practical proof of participation, learning, and classroom use.
Each item can be a screenshot, shared link, document, or short reflection.
05Lesson exampleA classroom or admin use case created during the programme.
06Accessibility exampleEvidence of inclusive learning tools in action.
07Learner work sampleOutput or reflection from learner-facing activities.
08Reflection noteA short statement on what changed, worked, or still needs support.

Official Microsoft links

Resource hub

Use these links during and after training. Bookmark this section. Future-you will be grateful.

Microsoft Learn Educator Center Educator training, product guides, professional development, and programmes. Microsoft Learn Profile Help How to create and manage a Microsoft Learn profile. AI for Educators Learning path for AI concepts, responsible AI, prompt engineering, and classroom use. Introduction to AI Literacy Beginner learning path for responsible AI literacy and explanation in education. Microsoft 365 for Education Guidance for collaborative classrooms using Microsoft 365 apps. Teams for Education Product guide for classes, meetings, professional learning communities, and staff communication. Accessibility and Inclusivity Training and tools for accessible and inclusive classrooms. Education Help and Learning Step-by-step help for Microsoft Education tools. Microsoft Elevate for Educators Community, professional development, recognition, and institution pathways.

Questions teachers may ask

FAQ

Do I need to be a technology expert?

No. The sessions are practical and beginner-friendly. The point is to help teachers use the tools confidently, not turn everyone into IT support.

Will teachers receive certificates?

Yes. The final capstone session includes teacher recognition and certificates, subject to participation and completion of the required activities.

What happens if I cannot sign in to Microsoft Learn or Teams?

Raise it immediately with the education institution coordinator or training team. Access issues should be fixed early so they do not block evidence collection later.

What is the learner component?

A cohort of 60 learners will participate in future-ready skills and AI literacy activities. Teachers may help support, observe, and collect work samples.

Is the final Microsoft Office day still a show-and-tell?

No. The day is now positioned as capstone training and teacher recognition. A light reflection or learner example may be included, but the main focus is training, certificates, and readiness closure.