Micro-credentials for Educators Workshop

Introduction to Micro-credentials

Participants will discover how to use micro-credentials as a personalized professional learning opportunity, connect their classroom practices through collaborative activities, and receive recognition for their skills and competencies regardless of where or how they learn them.

Learning outcomes:

• Understand the benefits of Micro-credentials
• Reflect on current practices
• Show what learning looks like
• Create a personalized learning plan

Who should participate?

Educators who are new to micro-credentials and/or are focusing on specific sets of micro-credentials.

Sample Agenda:

Big Idea: Personalized learning for educators

Essential Question: How might we use micro-credentials to personalize learning for educators?

Challenge: Use micro-credentials to personalize your professional learning

Engage: Why micro-credentials?

• Overview of micro-credentials
• Technical platform
• Personalized professional learning with micro-credentials

Investigate: Working with micro-credentials

• Guiding Questions
• Guiding Activities
• Analysis

Act: Implementing micro-credentials

• Create a plan for implementing micro-credentials
• Share and adjust

What are the logistics?

• Workshop length 1 day (6 hours)
• Maximum number of participants 25
• Technical requirements
• Wireless internet access
• Speakers
• Projector
• Individual Participant requirements:
• Access to personal device
• Ability to download applications
• Basic computing skills