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Integration of Digital Badges to Acknowledge Professional Learning

A Principal's Reflections

I am proud to announce Worlds of Learning @ New Milford High School , a digital badge professional learning platform. The idea behind this platform is to provide professional learning with a pinch of gamification. ?For Teachers must register to access all features of the site. ?Once

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The Professional Learning Sweet Spot

A Principal's Reflections

For the better part of my educational career, I always referred to any type of learning to assist me as a teacher or administrator as professional development (PD). With a PLN, I was able to learn anytime, anywhere, from anyone I wanted for free. It was always referred to like this, so who was I to argue.

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Designing Pathways for Rural Learners Using Micro-credentials: Four Case Studies

Digital Promise

The Kentucky Valley Education Cooperative (KVEC) provides free, competency-based flexible, professional learning opportunities for rural K-12 educators via micro-credentials. In the heart of rural Appalachia, teachers may be required to travel 3-6 hours to reach in-person professional development opportunities.

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How Microcredentials Help Educators Develop New Tech Skills

EdTech Magazine

In efforts to make time-mandated and compliance-based professional learning efficient, technology offers microcredentialing as a vehicle for educators to pursue personal growth. Platforms such as Digital Promise allow teachers to log in and upload proof of completion.

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New Merger Wants to Create ‘WeWork for Education’ Via Digital Badges and Mini-Campuses

Edsurge

The two—which collectively serve about 180,000 learners—want to create a model that is customizable enough to help a high school student get a jumpstart on their associate degree and a 55-year-old professional learn a new skill. Birmingham will be ground zero for their learning and workforce model.

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New Micro-credentials Provide Path to PBS Media Literacy Educator Certification

Digital Promise

Read on to learn more, or get started here. According to NAMLE , to be literate today means to have the skills to “access, analyze, evaluate, create, and act using all forms of communication.”. Micro-credentials are a form of competency-based recognition that validate an educator’s professional learning.

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Learning Transformed Course

A Principal's Reflections

All of these experiences empowered us to think about and then create a deep learning experience that could be easily accessible to all educators across the globe. Consult with your local school or district as to how this course can be used to satisfy continuing education and professional learning hour requirements.

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