Microsoft Elevate Showcase Schools form a global community of pioneering schools that offer inclusive experiences to inspire lifelong learning and build future-ready skills of students
Schools aspiring to achieve Microsoft Elevate Showcase School status must first join as a Showcase Incubator. This is where TA provides free support to help successful graduation as a Elevate Showcase School in the summer of 2025
Microsoft Elevate Showcase Schools are part of an inspiring global community of pioneering institutions committed to transforming education. They offer inclusive experiences to inspire lifelong learning and build future-ready skills of students
This year, the Microsoft Elevate team have launched additional tiers in their programme, so if your school is aspiring to achieve Microsoft Elevate Showcase status, then your journey can start today by joining the new Microsoft Elevate Pathfinder initiative
Here’s the best part: TA offers hands-on support to help you confidently progress through your journey from Pathfinder to Showcase
Additional Support Services
Support
As a Global Training Partner, TA offers support for schools looking to either start their digital transformation journey and join the Microsoft Elevate Pathfinder programme, or progress to becoming a Showcase School
Book your free 30 minute call to discuss how we can support you and your staff to meet the criteria
Pathfinder
Register on Microsoft Elevate School: Elevate for Educators
Sign-up for the ‘Community’
School needs to create/have a plan for teachers and students to use Microsoft 365 to enhance teaching and learning
Complete Pathfinder School Application – answer the two questions on their ‘Digital Transformation Journey’
Showcase
Register on Microsoft Elevate School: Elevate for Educators
Sign-up for the ‘Community’
Book a call to discuss the up-to-date criteria required to apply for Showcase this year to discuss support for:
- School plan for AI transformation
- Meeting additional requirements required by the Microsoft Elevate Team
- Complete Showcase School application – (May – July)
Beacon
This is a new tier introduced this year
Connect with a GTP
Exceeds Showcase requirements significantly
M365 Copilot Chat enabled and utilised by staff/educators
Have at least one member of staff as a Fellow
Collaboration/network with other schools around AI transformation
Additional Support Services
Support can be tailored to your requirements, here are some that we currently offer:
Showcase Application
support
Microsoft Elevate Educator
Explorer (General)
Microsoft Elevate Educator
Explorer (AI)
Microsoft Elevate Educator
Expert (General)
Microsoft Elevate Educator – Expert application support + new AI criteria
Minecraft
Case Study: American Creativity Academy
“The main benefit of working with a partner, like TA Education has been to help us navigate the changes and requirements in addition to having the knowledge, experience and skills to convey the information to our staff. Also, having a partner to participate in an all-day training and submission session was a tremendous help.”
(Shaheed Carter, Director of Curriculum and Instruction, American Creativity Academy)
ACA:
How many staff were involved in the process last year for MIE Expert and Showcase school accreditations?
- 51 staff members achieved MIEE status last year (team leads, heads of department, and select teachers)
- Approximate 150 staff members participated in Showcase school accreditations
How many staff engaged and created a Microsoft Learn profile?
- All staff (~ 650 teachers)
How many staff completed the AI for Educators pathway?
- I don't have this data easily available, but we required about 150 teachers to get the badge and probably got close to that
How many staff achieved MIE Expert?
- 51 staff members
Based on this success, what are your goals for this academic year, especially related to Educator Explorer (I think you mentioned you goal was to get all staff to complete this - how many would this involve?), Elevate Expert and Showcase School?
- Educator Explorer - all staff (~ 650 teachers)
- Elevate Expert - grades 6-12 ( ~150 teachers)
What AI tools do you currently use - Microsoft and others?
- Magic School AI
- Microsoft CoPilot (not required by staff - but organically)
- IXL (AI - powered, not exactly AI)
Impact and benefits of engaging with a Global Training Partner (TA Education)
- Tremendous. Tablet Academy has allowed us to streamline the process and have a birds-eye and granular understanding of the Showcase and other processes, which has allowed us to make large scale change and also prepare ourselves for the year ahead to ensure we continue our journey