Teacher Reboot Camp

JUNE 16, 2017

June 27th, from 11:45 am–12:45 pm, in Room 301BC, I will be part of the ISTE panel, Personalize Professional Learning with Digital Badges and Micro-credentials , along with digital badging gurus Rich Dixon, Noah Geisel, and Cate Tolnai. We truly enjoyed taking a group of friends last time ISTE was in SA.

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Edsurge

MARCH 12, 2019

Patent and Trademark Office granted two patents last year for creating, managing and tracking digital credentials, it raised new questions and concerns among a community of innovators who are trying to create an open platform for rethinking credentials.

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 17, 2018

On April 26, celebrate PowerofEcon on Twitter with Discovery Education, CME Group, and their Econ Essentials Program. To join the celebration, tune into the Twitter chat with me, fellow teachers, and the CME Group’s chief economist on April 26th at noon Eastern Time, using #PowerofEcon. Help us understand. Twitter: @amycooper100.

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Edsurge

APRIL 23, 2019

That scenario is one reason that a group of nine universities, led by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, today announced a collaboration to build a system that would let institutions issue digital diplomas and credentials in a way that can be verified without needing to check with a human registrar.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

JULY 16, 2018

My students also create several digital products throughout my courses, such as mind maps, infographics , posters , presentations, video commercials , audio interviews , comics , ebooks , portfolios , visual prompts, speaking avatars, etc. Students work in pairs or small groups to create a list of what makes the example awesome.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

MAY 5, 2018

Students collaborate in small groups to invent rides for a future amusement park , construct a course for an art history mini-golf course , or design playground equipment (click here for an additional lesson plan) at their school or for a local park. This article by ASCD has a nice visual and information about combining these processes.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

JANUARY 30, 2018

We will share and meet regularly on our Facebook group, Twitter (#EduGoalsMOOC), and through weekly live events (expert panels on Google Hangouts). Earn a badge for your efforts, which is backed by INTEF and the Ministry of Education in Spain! We encourage you to partner up and create materials together.

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A Principal's Reflections

MAY 20, 2014

This year alone Laura Fleming , our stellar media specialist, has successfully created a Makerspace for our students as well as a digital badge platform to acknowledge the informal learning of teachers. Both of these initiatives have exceeded our expectations and have been met by rave reviews from staff and students alike.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

JULY 21, 2016

Accomplish this goal: For the past 4 years, I integrated badges into my courses and trainings to motivate, engage, add some fun to the curriculum, and build a community. Think about any organizations or groups where you’ve been awarded a patch or pin (e.g. Digital badges are having the same impact.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

DECEMBER 9, 2014

Three months ago these teachers were new to integrating digital storytelling projects, integrating technology, social bookmarking, and connecting with teachers online. Keep reading to discover how to get your students reflecting on their learning in your course with a digital portfolio. Pablo Beltrán (@pbeltranp) December 9, 2014.

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Digital Promise

APRIL 17, 2019

The teachers worked together to support each other in earning the micro-credentials, helping each other troubleshoot difficult areas, and celebrating when a colleague earned a micro-credential and shared their digital badge. Personalized PD strengthens both individual and group skills. Learn more about our work.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 12, 2020

A national working group that I was recently a part of—led by non-profit Opportunity America—recently produced a report that aptly characterized the community college as “ the indispensable institution.” As a group, we called for a reimagining of community college, including moving toward more alignment with industry and more digital options.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

JULY 16, 2018

My students also create several digital products throughout my courses, such as mind maps, infographics , posters , presentations, video commercials , audio interviews , comics , ebooks , portfolios , visual prompts, speaking avatars, etc. Students work in pairs or small groups to create a list of what makes the example awesome.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

JULY 23, 2015

Pair or group students for projects. Give them learning missions you grade with digital badges. Check out my bookmarks for creating digital badges. Hashtags are one of the most important inventions of our digital learning. Some Digital Icebreakers. Digital Bingo.

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Fractus Learning

SEPTEMBER 1, 2016

Digital badges do just that: they show when students have learned a skill or met a goal. For teachers, badges make classroom goals visible to students. The value of digital badges goes beyond the classroom, as well. Students use badges that they have earned to get scholarships, enter graduate school, and get jobs.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

SEPTEMBER 13, 2018

Awarding badges for the accomplishment of steps or completion of skills has become popular in many schools. Student digital badges show knowledge they’ve acquired that can then be posted to their personal webpage, blogs, LMSs, or anywhere else that takes digital input.

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Education with Technology

SEPTEMBER 12, 2015

The idea of digital badges sounds appealing for the digital children in classes. As teachers start thinking about digital badges, they have to figure out what badges will be awarded. The teachers can award social or academic badges. The semester is fifteen weeks long.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

JULY 14, 2015

For each session you can receive a Certificate of Participation and badges. Download your first digital badge, Support a Movement , for sharing this post, the poster above , or the program, or for attending. If you missed our first workshop, Sketchnoting for Beginners , find the recording and chat archive here !

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Teacher Reboot Camp

JUNE 2, 2015

Find over 100 digital writing prompts in my bookmarks ! Pair or group students for projects. Give them learning missions you grade with digital badges. Check out my bookmarks for creating digital badges. In Learning to Go , you’ll find hand-outs for designating roles and permissions.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 19, 2021

The council will keep track of the credits that apprentices earn through Credly, a digital badge platform. Companies and organizations participating so far in the pilot include T-Mobile, The Hartford Group and several trade unions. Colleges are redefining their role in a fluid marketplace of learning,” Soares says.

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EdTechTeam

NOVEMBER 13, 2018

The benefits of group projects in the classroom are immeasurable. One of the headaches that come with group assignments is that they often result in an uneven distribution of work; one or two students complete a majority of the assignment while others are less involved. Ready to transform group projects in your classroom?

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Digital Promise

FEBRUARY 29, 2016

Deeper Learning requires a new way of teaching, changing her classroom from orderly rows of desks to a dynamic world of project-based group work and student-driven exploration. Micro-credentials provide educators with competency-based recognition for their professional learning in the form of shareable digital badges.

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Digital Promise

FEBRUARY 29, 2016

Deeper Learning requires a new way of teaching, changing her classroom from orderly rows of desks to a dynamic world of project-based group work and student-driven exploration. Micro-credentials provide educators with competency-based recognition for their professional learning in the form of shareable digital badges.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

FEBRUARY 2, 2016

Students can works in groups to invent a sport. Give them digital badges for completing these challenges. Host outdoor board game challenges! Play sports! Host a field day, an Olympics games day, or teach them different sports popular in other countries, like curling. Send them on photo challenges.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

OCTOBER 18, 2015

Send them on learning missions and get them to create digital badges to give to their peers to recognize bravery, kindness and compassion. Here are resources for brainstorming , digital research , and digital research apps. Collaboration - Create a community with digital icebreakers.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

OCTOBER 18, 2015

Send them on learning missions and get them to create digital badges to give to their peers to recognize bravery, kindness and compassion. Here are resources for brainstorming , digital research , and digital research apps. Collaboration - Create a community with digital icebreakers.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

As one training director interviewed for our study described, “learning experience platforms allow us to democratize the learning for everyone and reach the masses”—in contrast to training programs that were often focused in the past on small groups of top executives.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 13, 2020

Parchment had raised $66 million in venture funding before the purchase from the likes of Raine Group, GSV Capital, Deborah Quazzo, Novak Biddle Venture Partners, ICG Group and Salmon River Capital. Pittinsky also co-founded learning management services company Blackboard before co-founding Parchment in 2003.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 12, 2018

It has become increasingly possible to personalize learning–adapt resources and assessments to student skills and needs and differentiate lessons that are pushed out to individual students or small groups ( read: Shifting my Teacher Mindset with Micro-credentials ). One of the leaders in this field is Digital Promise.

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Edsurge

APRIL 25, 2018

Easy-to-use, video communication tools, like Zoom, Flipgrid, and VoiceThread enable one-on-one and small group conversations, regardless of geographic location. Faculty record voice and video feedback for students and share it securely through an LMS gradebook.

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The Shake Up Learning Blog

OCTOBER 25, 2022

SAT/ACT Study Groups. When it comes time to prepare for the SAT and ACT, often times students will form study groups across the area or region. And think about using it for your adult organizations as well like church groups, alumni associations, intramural teams, and philanthropic organizations. Badging Systems.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 12, 2019

To encourage students to take advantage of extracurricular activities that may improve their chances of staying enrolled and complement their classroom learning, the University of Central Oklahoma devised a system that awards digital badges for participation in events and clubs and also compiles evidence for interested future employers.

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Edsurge

APRIL 4, 2018

This exercise tied into a curricular and behavior system in which characters earned points and digital badges (instead of grades), and could earn rewards based on completing quests and challenges (instead of assignments). Achiever Many teachers prefer this group of students as they are most likely to be motivated by good grades alone.

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Digital Promise

FEBRUARY 22, 2016

Micro-credentials, which provide recognition for these concrete competencies in the form of digital badges, could help facilitate this shift. In contrast, imagine a world where educators may be immediately and widely recognized for specific knowledge, skills, and mindsets that they demonstrate in transparent, competency-based ways.

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Digital Promise

FEBRUARY 22, 2016

Micro-credentials, which provide recognition for these concrete competencies in the form of digital badges, could help facilitate this shift. In contrast, imagine a world where educators may be immediately and widely recognized for specific knowledge, skills, and mindsets that they demonstrate in transparent, competency-based ways.

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Edsurge

JUNE 25, 2018

Many tech firms are even going directly to professionals with their own certificates and credentials—such as IBM’s digital badge program , Hubspot’s certifications , and long-running programs like Microsoft’s IT certifications. The program is philanthropically funded by Google.org, and does not generate any revenue to Google.

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EdNews Daily

OCTOBER 22, 2019

It’s important to note that right off the bat, none of these say “lecturer,” “discipliner,” “instructional designer,” “whole group manager,” “data entry clerk,” or any of the other things that teachers are doing daily. Live leading the whole group (capturing attention). Pairing students for small group work.

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