Assessment Blog Digital Badges Professional Learning 
edWeb.net
OCTOBER 1, 2019
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.
Digital Promise
APRIL 8, 2016
Studies suggest American schools invest $18 billion in teachers’ professional learning annually. But considerable evidence indicates that formal professional development often misses the mark. And while teachers are also learning in informal ways, existing systems don’t track or make the most of that growth. .
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edWeb.net
AUGUST 7, 2019
Now, organizations like Digital Promise have developed micro-credential programs, which recognize educators for acquiring new skills. The goal of micro-credentials, according to Younge, is to capture the educator demonstrating these skills and provide their schools with evidence of the professional learning. About the Presenter.
eSchool News
APRIL 14, 2021
SAN FRANCISCO (April 14, 2021) – Micro-credentials provide districts an innovative way to recognize teachers’ exemplar skills while allowing teachers to show their mastery of teaching skills via a digital badge. However, many districts don’t pursue this professional learning approach because they think it is too complex to get started.
Digital Promise
APRIL 17, 2019
The ACT Network schools share their solutions not only across the network, but nationally at two Forging Innovation in Rural Education (FIRE) Summits and on KVEC’s place-based learning platform, The Holler. A common need across the ACT Network schools is the need for personalized professional learning.
Edsurge
JUNE 13, 2019
In too many of our schools, we see that administrators perceive makerspaces as environments for play rather than opportunities for enriching assessment that can indicate students’ readiness for the workforce. Yet there are still barriers that we must overcome if we hope to realize the full potential of makerspaces.
Digital Promise
FEBRUARY 22, 2016
Micro-credentials, which provide recognition for these concrete competencies in the form of digital badges, could help facilitate this shift. Through this design work, we’re learning a few lessons: We need to support anywhere, anytime learning. In fact, I see the systems as complementary.
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