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OPINION: Our workforce must be ready to help growing numbers of students who come to school learning English

The Hechinger Report

This is especially true in rural communities with few options to support professional learning experiences. Traditional ESOL training and certification courses are typically based on credit accumulation, focusing on academic knowledge over real time application of learning.

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Micro-credentials: A Promising Way to Put Educators’ Skills Front and Center

Digital Promise

Or consider an academic dean observing two teachers at his school with markedly different performance, and consequently very different professional development needs. How can this dean more effectively personalize professional development to meet each teacher where they are and help them get to where they need to be?

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Micro-credentials: A Promising Way to Put Educators’ Skills Front and Center

Digital Promise

Or consider an academic dean observing two teachers at his school with markedly different performance, and consequently very different professional development needs. How can this dean more effectively personalize professional development to meet each teacher where they are and help them get to where they need to be?

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Class Tech Tips: How-To Find Success in Your Co-Teaching Partnership

techlearning

Professional development can take many forms. The most powerful professional learning is relevant and actionable. From videos and audio recordings to opportunities to put your learning into action, self-paced online courses can help you make the most of your professional learning.

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The Key Role of Tech in Accessibility for All

edWeb.net

However, the goal is always the same: making sure that every student, at every level (classroom, building, district), has access to the resources they need to meet their learning goals. The key lesson all of the presenters learned is that technology related to accessibility benefits the entire school community. Dr. Carol L.

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Can Micro-credentials Create More Meaningful Professional Development For Teachers?

MindShift

In order to help teachers learn and and become proficient in relevant skills, a nascent movement of nonprofits, states, districts and educators are exploring what a competency-based professional learning system could look like using micro-credentials. They are considering peer reviews by teachers from other districts.

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'Robots Are Coming For Your Jobs'

Hack Education

” One week later, Flatiron School was acquired by WeWork , a company that runs co-working spaces, meet-ups, and now a private K–12 school to teach entrepreneurship – “the new economy” indeed. MIT will issue digital diplomas on the blockchain. In other badging news, Salesforce received a patent for badges.