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Digital Badges Validate Skills for Special Needs Students

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During the edWebinar “ Digital Badge Credentials: Preparing Students with Special Needs for Employment,” the presenters discussed how and why digital badges can help students validate their training and verify their credentials with prospective employers. Many times, though, the problem is also a communication gap.

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How Micro-Credentials Support Professional Learning

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All educators are lifelong learners, whether they’re figuring out how to incorporate the latest edtech device into their lessons or researching bios on NBA players to help a reluctant reader. Now, organizations like Digital Promise have developed micro-credential programs, which recognize educators for acquiring new skills.

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

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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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How Libraries Stretch Their Capabilities to Serve Kids During a Pandemic

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On a recent summer day, librarian Lyn Hunter posted a video to YouTube on how to make a weather thermometer using a straw, rubbing alcohol and a bottle. We modeled social distancing, and filmed an overhead view so you can see what her hands are doing. Across the nation, libraries are stepping up in a time of crisis.

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Our friends at PowerUp WHAT WORKS , an American Institutes for Research project, and the Learning Revolution are excited to announce an 8-session professional development webinar series in May for teachers, ed tech coordinators, and school leaders. CEET Meet: Disrupting Assessment with Digital Badges. Classroom 2.0

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Support English Learners with Micro-credentials from Digital Promise

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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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Macro Benefits from Micro-Credentials

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But the relationship between those requirements and professional growth is unclear, leaving childcare providers unsure how to move ahead to become self-awarded and self-advocating professionals,” Dr. Brown added. Explaining the purpose and value of digital badges and their importance in competency development.

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