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Microsoft Education Accreditation 2026

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  • Explore foundational concepts for Microsoft education technology and AI-powered learning. Learn how institutions modernize securely, support teaching and learning, and align technology decisions with institutional goals.
  • Learn how Copilot+ PCs, Windows 11 Pro, and Microsoft 365 can empower higher education institutions to adapt to modern educational realities, keep students organized, enhance educator workflows, and secure device deployment for administrators.

    By the end of this module, you're able to:

    • Understand how Copilot+ PCs, Windows 11 Pro, and Microsoft 365 can empower higher education institutions.
    • Adapt to modern educational realities by leveraging technology to enhance learning experiences.
    • Keep students organized with tools and features designed to streamline their academic journey.
    • Enhance educator workflows by utilizing technology to save time and improve efficiency.
    • Secure device deployment for administrators by implementing best practices and leveraging security features.
  • In this module, you will learn how AI-powered solutions help decision makers create better learning experiences for students.

    By the end of this module, you'll be able to:

    • Describe major institutional challenges facing modern K-12 environments and explain why these challenges require coordinated, system level approaches.
    • Summarize core institutional priorities for education and explain how they influence modernization strategies.
    • Describe how AI powered educational tools support instructional quality, educator efficiency, and personalized student learning.
    • Explain the role of integrated data, analytics, and LMS ecosystems in enabling insight-informed decisions and improving visibility into learning and operations.
    • Identify the foundational concepts behind secure by default and simplified IT management in K 12—and explain why these approaches are essential for digital learning environments.
  • This module introduces how education institutions can strengthen security and modernize device management using Microsoft’s integrated security and management solutions. It explains how concepts like Zero Trust, chip‑to‑cloud protection, and tools such as Microsoft Sentinel, Defender, Intune, Entra ID, Security Copilot, Purview, and Priva work together to create safer, more efficient learning environments.

    By the end of this module, you'll be able to:

    • Describe key security and device management challenges in K-12 and higher education.
    • Explain how Microsoft’s integrated solutions help create safer learning environments.
    • Identify the roles of Microsoft Sentinel, Defender, Intune for Education, Entra ID, Security Copilot, Purview, and Priva.
    • Understand how Zero Trust and chip-to-cloud security principles apply to education scenarios.
    • Recognize how institutions like Oregon State University and NYC Public Schools strengthen security and simplify management at scale.
    • Apply a high-level problem-solving approach to determine how Microsoft solutions can be implemented effectively in education scenarios.

Syllabus

  • Microsoft Education technology and AI learning concepts
    • Introduction
    • Education technology trends and challenges
    • Microsoft Education platform concepts
    • Microsoft education strategy pillars
    • Mapping education priorities to technology solutions
    • Knowledge check
    • Summary
  • Empowering higher education with Copilot+ PCs, Windows 11 Pro, and Microsoft 365
    • Introduction
    • Adapt to modern educational realities
    • Keep students organized
    • Enhance educator workflows
    • Secure device deployment for administrators
    • Knowledge check
    • Summary
  • AI‑enhanced K‑12 institutional concepts
    • Introduction
    • Institutional priorities in modern K-12 education
    • AI-powered education for institutional impact
    • Data, insights, and LMS ecosystem integration
    • Security and simplified IT infrastructure for K-12
    • Exercise - Connect institutional needs to solutions
    • Knowledge check
    • Summary
  • Microsoft security and management solutions in education
    • Introduction
    • The evolving security landscape in Education
    • Key challenges in K–12 and higher education IT
    • Microsoft's security foundation for Education
    • Deep dive into Microsoft security solutions for Education
    • Manage Devices at scale with Microsoft Intune for Education and Windows Autopilot
    • Real-world higher education scenario
    • Real-world K-12 education scenario
    • Knowledge check
    • Summary

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