Microcredentials offer a new way for teachers to document their learning using work samples, videos, and other artifacts and have the potential to transform professional development.
Inspired by the badging movement,
microcredentials offer teachers opportunities to document their formal and informal learning... in bite - size pieces.
Not exact matches
It's likely that expert teachers and administrators in Tennessee will design some
microcredentials to complement those
offered by Digital Promise's partners, addressing competencies relevant to districts» pressing needs and teachers» interests.
Now, thanks to our new set of
microcredentials, they can show colleges and prospective employers what they've learned so far, what skills they can
offer, and how committed they are to becoming successful educators.
For preservice and early service teachers aiming to accrue continuing education units to move up the salary schedule, four graduate schools of education (Brandman University, Fresno Pacific University, Portland State University, and University of the Pacific) have agreed to
offer 0.5 graduate credits per Beginning to Teach
microcredential earner.
Or will the be a flood of online and unregulated providers
offering endless «
microcredentials» without any effort to connect to employers» needs?
The credential program is easily adopted by states and districts in order to
offer a
microcredential in Pre-K-3 leadership.