Digital Badges Professional Learning Social Media 
A Principal's Reflections
NOVEMBER 8, 2020
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). In March of 2009, I began to use Twitter, and it was at this time that I began to create a Personal Learning Network (PLN). I was both enlightened and empowered.
A Principal's Reflections
DECEMBER 21, 2014
First and foremost, make the time to learn, grown, and get better as opposed to finding the time. There is nothing more important to an educator, outside of working with kids, than professional learning. Through social media a Personal Learning Network (PLN) provides a great antidote to the age-old time excuse.
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A Principal's Reflections
JULY 21, 2014
I remember a few years back during a meeting with teacher leaders, a tipping point that would ultimately change the direction of professional growth at my school. As social media embracement was not even a blip on the radar at this time, these teacher leaders were quite skeptical about the alleged benefits I described.
A Principal's Reflections
MARCH 4, 2018
Course Module Activities Include: Self-assessment Content delivery from Tom Murray and Eric Sheninger Independent readings Video case studies Podcasts Reflection questions Action items for completion that align with your specific role and context Learning Hours 20 hours. You are part of the solution. Register today!
Digital Promise
FEBRUARY 24, 2015
While this affords learners unprecedented freedom, it also can make it difficult to effectively recognize that learning. Specifically, educators can pursue micro-credentials, sharable as digital badges, to gain recognition for competencies they demonstrate throughout their careers, regardless of where it happens.
Digital Promise
MARCH 16, 2015
In the previous post, we discussed building authentic cultures of professional learning. Today, we explore one of the design principles at the heart of micro-credentials – embracing learning as continuous process. This is where continuous learning can really shine. How do we design for continuous learning?
Ask a Tech Teacher
FEBRUARY 12, 2018
Micro-credentials enable educators to better meet the needs of increasingly diverse student populations and school districts who want to shift professional learning from broad topics to competency, from seat-time to knowledge, from sporadic seminars to acknowledgment that teachers are life-long learners. Not anymore. personalized.
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