A Principal's Reflections

FEBRUARY 19, 2017

Planning professional learning – How many of us dreaded professional development (PD) days? Various pathways to personalize learning and make it more personal are also emphasized. Educators should have more choice over how they learn themselves.

Advocacy 178

Advocacy Digital Badges Education Meeting 178

techlearning

AUGUST 6, 2018

If we have heard it said once, we have heard it said 1,000 times: Professional Development is Broken For every time we have heard that said, we have also heard suggestions on how to fix it. Online professional development courses, allow for anytime, anywhere, self-paced, personalized learning. [

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Course Professional Learning Digital Badges System 43

Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 12, 2018

Digital devices, be they iPads, laptops, Chromebooks, Macs, or PCs, give students access to endless amounts of web-based resources for research, inquiry, collaboration, sharing, and more. Because they’re authentic and practical, micro-credentials result in powerful, personalized, skills-driven learning for students.

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Assessment Chromebook Digital Badges Analysis 154

edWeb.net

JUNE 4, 2019

Using CoSN’s blueprint for smart IT decisions as a guideline, the three superintendents explained how to align priorities, and balance choice with cost and outcomes to creative sustainable programs. The district was one of three schools recognized nationally by ISTE for its digital badge program. Join the Community.

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EdTech Digital Badges Software Outcomes 51

MindShift

FEBRUARY 15, 2017

In order to help teachers learn and and become proficient in relevant skills, a nascent movement of nonprofits, states, districts and educators are exploring what a competency-based professional learning system could look like using micro-credentials. They are considering peer reviews by teachers from other districts.

Blended Learning 68

Blended Learning Course Digital Badges Professional Learning 68

Hack Education

JULY 1, 2016

From the edX blog : “How to be a Better Learner: Determine Your Learning Style.” Via Inside Higher Ed : “ Excelsior College and publisher Cengage Learning on Tuesday said they would partner to create self-paced online degree programs to give students an alternative pathway to college credit.”

MOOC 48

MOOC Education Blackboard OER 48