Educator micro-credentials can enable our public education system to identify, capture, recognize, and share the best practices of America’s educators.
Microcredentials represent an exciting PD opportunity.
Microcredentials is the new approach to professional development in a smaller focused format. Learn how the process can be applied to benefit educators.
How skills-based certifications are changing the workplace—and can help you change your path, too
If 2012 was “The Year of the MOOC”—massive open online courses, usually offered for free—2017 could be “The Year of the Microcredential.”A growing ...
Microcredentials show employers you have the sklls they seek.
Since the recession officially ended and the economy moved headlong into its recovery phase, retraining and upskilling have been top-of-mind priorities for both employers and education providers. However, a massive skills gap still exists between the jobs available and the underemployed and unemployed still looking for work. In this interview, Kermit Kaleba shares his thoughts […]
Learn everything you need to know about competency based education. StraighterLine explores the dramatic difference in costs between degree programs.
By Karen Cator - It's essential for education leaders at all levels to understand, articulate and model deeper learning skills.
\"This practical guide details the characteristics of high-quality microcredentials and provides guidelines for choosing them, models for designing them, implementation strategies, and lots of examples\"--\nThis practical guide shows leaders how to implement and sustain a robust microcredentialing program in their school or district.Teachers require rigorous professional learning that ensures mastery rather than simply marking time served. Microcredentials offer a competency-based approach to professional learning that can be tailored to individuals' context, needs, and interests. In this timely book, veteran educators and microcredentialing experts Eric M. Carbaugh, Laura McCullough, Meghan Raftery, and Ebbie Linaburg detail the characteristics of high-quality microcredentials. They explain how leaders can* Set school and district goals for microcredentials. * Select third-party microcredentials or design their own in-house. * Implement a high-quality microcredentialing process. * Structure and support microcredentialing at scale.Building Educator Capacity Through Microcredentials demystifies microcredentialing and shows schools how to take advantage of this powerful approach to professional learning. Readers will acquire the information and tools to launch and scale an effective microcredentialing program that meets the professional learning needs of their staff and, by extension, improves the learning outcomes of their students.
Around two-thirds of employers responding to a survey said they want colleges to approach them about building alternative credentials for workers.
A growing number of universities are offering college credits as industry-recognized certificates instead, allowing students to use them in the job market long before they graduate.
Employers are slowly demanding more education and more real-life experience from their job candidates. To meet this demand, job applicants can earn educational certificates to hone specific skills. But how much do companies value these non-degree programs? A new Northeastern study provided a quantitative answer to that question.
By Tom Vander Ark - It's time to rethink what today's high school graduates should know and be able to do, as well as our teaching approach.
With students investing more time and money, concerns grow about alternative credentials’ quality control and value to employers and job seekers.
Recognize members of your community for their accomplishments by issuing digital credentials. Badge List makes it easy to build, host and issue credentials in any context including enterprise, coaching, professional development, higher ed and K12 education
Imagine this: You’ve just completed a triathlon and sunk your teeth into that shiny gold medal for a photo—your well-deserved prize for crossing the finish line. You’re on cloud nine. However…
TED-spreker Howard Rheingold heeft een mindmap gemaakt met veel verschillende leertheorieën.
Patricia Deklotz instills a culture of personalized learning in which students choose how and what they learn and teachers create their own microcredentials to advance their careers.
Microcredentials for School and District Leaders Featured Microcredential: How to Disaggregate Data Description Learning Targets Performance Task Register Now! $99.00 Description Being able to disa…
It’s tempting to jump right into the new ways to engage members in certification. But before you launch your digital badges and microcredentials, think about where your members are—and how long they’ll stick around.
Digital badges—online, skill-based microcredentials—can better help youth track and share interests and acquired skills with peers, teachers, colleges, and potential employers.
Few teachers receive individualized professional development, though many are expected to personalize learning for students. Microcredentials—digital
Microcredentials have risen in popularity. Here are five best practices for academic leaders to begin implementing alternative credentialing programs.
A survey of hiring managers found that 74% require job applicants to submit a credential.
You can make your résumé stand out and speed up your job search by adding any appropriate micro-credentials. Here's what else you need to know.
