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The Professional Learning Sweet Spot

A Principal's Reflections

A dynamic mash-up of workshops and coaching definitely falls into the sweet spot. On-going and job-embedded experiences lead to sustained changes to practice and improve student outcomes when it comes to results. It is crucial always to align any professional learning with current trends and needs.

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How to Assess Digital Literacy

Ask a Tech Teacher

But before I tell you how, let’s step back and talk about the meaning of “digital literacy” What is digital literacy? Test takers can receive digital badges and/or certificates when they pass assessments (probably at a Northstar testing location). ” Happily, both can be accomplished the same way.

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Unlocking Skills: What Learners and Employers Need to Know About Microcredentials

Edsurge

Digital badges, microcredentials and digital credentials… What sets them apart, or are they synonymous? Rob Coyle Digital Credential Program Manager at 1EdTech Coyle: It seems every credentialing organization has its own definition of microcredentials, alternative credentials, digital credentials and badges.…

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We Need You to Help Fight Ransomware in Our Schools

EmergingEdTech

Include incentives for completing training, such as digital badges, leaderboards, and certificates, for completing training well. While we can’t prevent bad actors from targeting school data, we can definitely prepare as well as possible. Did you know some are authored by your own students ?)

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There Are 700K+ Credentials — and Counting. Which Ones Are ‘Quality’?

Edsurge

Perhaps to another nonprofit, the National Skills Coalition, which published its own report this week focused explicitly on establishing a definition of what counts as a quality non-degree credential.

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Turning ‘Google Maps for Education’ From Metaphor to Reality

Edsurge

Last updated in 2007, the international standards body has defined a data model for describing, referencing, and sharing competency definitions, primarily in the context of online and distributed learning. The IEEE Learning Technology Standards Committee (LTSC) plans to update its existing standards based on this work.

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Google Masters For Kids of All Ages: Badges, Skills and More

The CoolCatTeacher

How cool would it be for kids to have digital badges, the same way that we have (some) that are attached to our e-mails and things like that, for when we achieve our Google Certified Educators and things like that. I went on the hunt, and I created – just using Google Drawings and Canva – these #MakingGoogleMaster badges.

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