Framing a Problem of Practiceand understanding microcredentials Careerlong
Framing a Problem of Practice…and understanding microcredentials
• Career-long professional learning: How do we recognize and reward it? • FLICKR/ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORY
Competency-based System • To personalize professional learning Desired Outcomes Multiple Ways to Learn Evidence of Learning
Microcredentials Educator professional learning that is personalized, relevant, and resultsoriented.
What are microcredentials? • Micro-credentials are a digital form of certification indicating that a person has demonstrated competency in a specific skill, such as data literacy, teacher leadership, or growth mindset. • Rather than learning by watching, reading, or listening alone, micro-credentials promote learning by doing. • Educators apply their learnings in their practice and collect evidence, thereby demonstrating their competence.
Traditional “sit and get” workshops assume that the only challenge facing educators is a lack of knowledge of teaching practices and when that knowledge gap is corrected, teachers will then be able to change practice. However, research tells us that teachers’ greatest challenge is actually putting what they’ve learned into practice in the classroom Bloomboard
Micro-credentials are… • Competency-based • Personalized • On-Demand • Shareable
Micro-credentials are part of an “eco-system” that include 3 distinct roles: • Issuers • Earners • Recognizers
Within the eco-system of MCs, there are 5 distinct paths to the issuer/earner process • Issuer identifies and describes competencies • Issuer establishes requirements for earning micro-credentials • Earner produces and submits artifacts that demonstrate competency and meet submission requirements defined by the issuer • The submitted artifacts are assessed by experts or peers; and • Credentials are awarded and shared
• …can be displayed as DIGITAL BADGES. • Specific Support interests, goals and immediate needs • Transparent Include data about the issuer, the earner, and the evidence. • Stackable Can be combined to create greater meaning and coherence • Portable and shareable Can be shared by the earner wherever and with whoever they prefer
• Metadata is embedded in the microcredential and therefore has the potential for becoming part of an online record of achievements. • By simply hovering over the microcredential with a mouse, the specific information (description and competencies) about that microcredential can be viewed. • The micro-credentials provide information regarding who issued the micro-credentials as well as the competencies that were attained in order to get them. • Earners can "collect" the microcredentials in a virtual portfolio.
Artifacts and Evidence • Demonstrating competency • Types of Evidence: ✓Videos of teacher and student interaction ✓Lesson, project, and unit plans ✓Student work samples ✓Teacher and student reflections ✓Observations ✓Assessments ✓Peer and self evaluations and reviews ✓What else?
Assessment Process • Providing evaluation and feedback Assessed to ensure submission meets rubric criteria
Findings from Friday Institute 1. Teachers who earn micro-credentials want to earn more 2. Micro-credentials encourage teachers to apply skills to classroom practice 3. Micro-credentials scaffold teachers to engage at an increased level of rigor 4. Teachers can demonstrate competency/mastery in a variety of ways 5. Instructional design and online platform matter 6. Micro-credentials should not have a one-size-fitsall approach 7. Many questions still exist around microcredentials
Micro-credential Topics • A growing ecosystem of 250+ • Deeper Learning • Effective Coaching • STEM • Virtual Community Organizing • Teacher Protocols • Data Literacy • Learning Differences • English Language Learning • Media Literacy • Maker Spaces • Coding • Computational Thinking • Teacher Leadership • Fractions • Financial Literacy • Global Competence
Exploring Micro. Credentials • Go to Bloomboard. com • Create an account if you do not already have one (or reset your password if you don’t remember it! ) • Spend 10 -15 minutes exploring resources and micro-credentials • Share what you find!
Framing a Problem of Practice
Review Submission Requirements
Let’s take a look… • Personalized Learning Stacks Foundations Core Components Relationships and Roles Elements Learning and Teaching Elements • Digital Promise
Get Started! • Hands-on Activity • Find 2 -3 partners • Identify a micro-credential of interest • Discuss: • What do you already know about this skill? • How can you implement that skill in your practice? • What evidence would you collect? • How could you learn more about this skill?
Frequently Asked Questions • Q: How many professional develop hours can I receive? A: KVEC does not identified the number of credit hours that can be received. The school/district will need to review the micro-credential and determine hourly value. • Q: Can I receive EILA credit? A: Just as with all EILA credit hours, a proposal needs to be provided to KDE for approval of EILA credit hours. • Q: Are the micro-credentials free? A: Currently, all micro-credentials are offered through Digital Promise at no cost unless one is trying to receive graduate credit from a participating education institution. In the future, however, issuers may apply a fee to cover the costs of assessors.
Questions? Contact: Jennifer. Carroll@wolfe. kyschools. us Robert. brown@hazard. kyschools. us
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