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Making Time vs Finding Time

A Principal's Reflections

While online consider making some time to learn and then apply a new skill while earning a digital badge to acknowledge your informal learning. As great as a PLN is to professional growth, make the time to connect face to face with colleagues at conferences and workshops. Image credit: [link].

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Tools for Designing Awesome Graphics

Teacher Reboot Camp

I’ve learned to use free web tools to design headers on different social networks, graphics for books and digital badges, banners, flyers, parent newsletters, programs, digital magazines, book covers, logos, and more! Canva also helps you learn more about graphic design with tutorials and free design courses and tips!

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Micro-credentials 101 – Workshop Resources

More Verbs

What’s all the fuss about micro-credentials and digital badging? Nellie Mae White Paper – Digital Badging and Micro-Credentialing. Digital Promise & Educator Micro-credentials. Digital Promise Educator Micro-credentials. Digital Promise Home. What are they and how do I earn them?

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The Professional Learning Sweet Spot

A Principal's Reflections

For the most part, this consisted of attending mandatory district “PD” days, professional learning communities (PLC)’s or approved off-site experiences such as conferences, workshops, or webinars. A dynamic mash-up of workshops and coaching definitely falls into the sweet spot.

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Digital Promise Works with Facebook to Launch Digital Skills Micro-credentials for Adult Learners

Digital Promise

Digital Promise worked with Facebook to create a set of micro-credentials (a form of digital badges) focused on helping adults in the workforce learn these “middle” skills in the area of digital marketing. Those organizations include SouthWest Solutions, BUILD Institute, SistersCode and ACCESS.

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Learning Transformed Course

A Principal's Reflections

We have also had the honor of co-presenting workshops across the United States. In addition to the digital badge awarded at the end of the course, once all requirements have been met we can also send a signed certificate of completion. The reaction to Learning Transformed has been truly humbling.

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Digital Skills Make a Difference for Adult Learners

Digital Promise

Last fall, in an effort to address this gap, Facebook pledged to train 3,000 Michiganders in digital skills by 2020 through the Digital Skills Micro-credential program created in partnership with Digital Promise.