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Digital Badges in the Classroom (What, When, & How) – SULS096

Shake Up Learning

The post Digital Badges in the Classroom (What, When, & How) – SULS096 appeared first on Shake Up Learning. Let’s talk digital badges with the experts: Cate Tolnai and Jen Gibson! Digital badges can help us engage students (even remote learners). What Are Digital Badges?

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Making Time vs Finding Time

A Principal's Reflections

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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Learning Transformed Course

A Principal's Reflections

The course is structured in a way for all educators to take a critical lens to their practice in order to improve the learning culture in a classroom, building, district, or organization. Learn from Tom and Eric as to how research-based and evidence-driven practices can transform the learning culture in your classroom, school, or district.

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Get Inspired Whether You’re at #ISTE2017 or #NotAtISTE

Teacher Reboot Camp

The last week of June I am attending the Badge Summit and ISTE convention in my hometown, San Antonio. Watch our first Periscope video below to find out why this ISTE is so special for Savvy and our family! This will be my newborn, Savannah’s, first ISTE. Savvy and I will be Periscoping as ISTE Media Reporters.

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How Micro-Credentials Support Professional Learning

edWeb.net

Now, organizations like Digital Promise have developed micro-credential programs, which recognize educators for acquiring new skills. Educators are engaged in everyday research to help their students, and much of it is informal: videos, mentors, reading, etc. Micro-credentials have four main design traits. About the Presenter.

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The Growing Potential of Micro-Credentials

A Principal's Reflections

There is a great deal of talk these days about micro-credentials and digital badging as a means to acknowledge professional learning of educators. Check out what Mozilla has created with their Open Badges platform. Acknowledging the informal learning of educators had been a long- neglected area in schools, and Ms.

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How Microcredentials Help Educators Develop New Tech Skills

EdTech Magazine

In efforts to make time-mandated and compliance-based professional learning efficient, technology offers microcredentialing as a vehicle for educators to pursue personal growth. Educating teachers on how to make use of these digital solutions is a major factor for overall success,” Cator continues.