A Principal's Reflections

FEBRUARY 21, 2016

There is a great deal of talk these days about micro-credentials and digital badging as a means to acknowledge professional learning of educators. She felt that a digital-badge-based system would allow participating educators to learn and earn badges anytime and anywhere.

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EmergingEdTech

APRIL 18, 2023

Here’s how to prepare to weather the storm. If someone does manage to infiltrate systems, their credentials ideally won’t be sufficient to reach valuable data. You can expect 7–10% of real phishing emails to filter through your blocking systems, so practice matters. Learn from it: How did attackers get through?

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A Principal's Reflections

FEBRUARY 19, 2017

Below are some ideas on how to promote educator choice: Micro-credentials – The use of digital badges, otherwise known as micro-credentials, can afford educators choice over what they want to learn about as well as the specific time that they want to learn a new skill or pedagogical technique.

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Neo LMS

DECEMBER 12, 2017

But I digress… technology, specifically in the form of micro-credentials (sometimes called digital badging) has emerged not only as a powerful, accessible and appropriate way to learn online, but is also allows teachers to manage their time and resources better (keep in mind many teachers pay for PD out their own pocket).

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

Department of Labor Registered Apprenticeship Partners Information Data System or State Wage Interchange System, according to NSC. We haven’t had the ability to look across all credentials to allow us to have some sense of how to make the best determination of quality,” Cheney says.

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Digital Promise

DECEMBER 22, 2014

RIFLI is also working to increase awareness about the importance of being connected through a partnership with Rhode Island’s public library system. At the end of each course, RIFLI staff award digital badges to the students.

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The Innovative Educator

MARCH 15, 2013

By Ashley Naranjo, Education Technician for the Smithsonian Center for Education and Museum Studies For some time now, the education community has discussed and explored how to get out of the standardized-testing rut and make learning enjoyable again.

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Edsurge

MARCH 9, 2020

She believes the incentive system can help children develop positive habits around taking care of themselves and a household, and that learning how to manage and spend points can build skills related to financial literacy. Rajendran, 43, and Xavier, 41, met at PayPal and founded S’moresUp in 2017.

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The CoolCatTeacher

OCTOBER 11, 2017

We showed them how to use the paint can tool to put color in the cells, and we told them to create a jack-o’-lantern. But they didn’t know how to spell the compound word. We showed them how to use the Voice Notes in the Speaker Notes to type the word. “I have these great digital badges.

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edWeb.net

JUNE 8, 2021

Finally, educators are not looking for programs on how to use technology but on how the tech can support effective teaching and learning. Career advancement falls further down the list, and teachers don’t seem to be that excited about earning digital badges. How Vendors Can Help.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

SEPTEMBER 8, 2016

I eventually learned how the system worked, I learned how to get good grades, and my focus turned more to “learning.”. The problem has been how to track, quantify and measure all that learning. How can we productively merge playtime and learning time? I was pretty boring on paper.

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Edsurge

JULY 14, 2018

Unfortunately, current learner navigation systems more closely resemble the early, self-contained GPS devices with incomplete and inaccurate maps. This data must be in a machine-readable format and interoperable to work in all apps and systems. K-12 learners.

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Shake Up Learning

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

The post Digital Badges in the Classroom (What, When, & How) – SULS096 appeared first on Shake Up Learning. Let’s talk digital badges with the experts: Cate Tolnai and Jen Gibson! Digital badges can help us engage students (even remote learners). What Are Digital Badges?

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 30, 2019

Jessie Woolley-Wilson, CEO of DreamBox Learning Jessie Woolley-Wilson (CEO, DreamBox Learning): In the past, educators were focused on how to get more devices in the classroom. Open digital badges. What problems have we solved—and what new ones have we created? What technology never lived up to expectations or the hype?

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Edsurge

AUGUST 16, 2018

Keith Bevacqua shared this idea: “Perhaps by archiving full work sets after a course, not just providing a digital badge. The work completed in a CBE program could become part of a digital CV.” Perhaps by archiving full work sets after a course, not just providing a digital badge.

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edWeb.net

AUGUST 7, 2019

All educators are lifelong learners, whether they’re figuring out how to incorporate the latest edtech device into their lessons or researching bios on NBA players to help a reluctant reader. Now, organizations like Digital Promise have developed micro-credential programs, which recognize educators for acquiring new skills.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 31, 2019

At a recent design session hosted by Education Design Lab , Concentric Sky and Arizona State University , I was impressed by how far the thinking and experimentation have come around infrastructure and data standards for microcredentials, yet how little we still understand about the needs and desires of end-users.

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 15, 2018

The university offers digital badges rather than degrees or certificates for the completion of some courses. While there has generally been consensus about what a college degree represents, there’s confusion over how to define many of these new credentials and judge their usefulness for employers and job seekers. “We

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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. Looking to the future… In this digital age, we our having to think differently about professional learning and development.

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Edsurge

APRIL 4, 2018

Carol Ann Tomlinson's work on differentiated instruction and Benjamin Bloom's work with mastery learning have shaped my understanding of how to meet the needs of each learner. Skinner's behaviorism have informed how I respond to different behaviors. Maslow’s hierarchy of needs and B.F.

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Graphite Blog

DECEMBER 1, 2016

Digital badging is a new practice worth examining that can make students' discrete learning goals and accomplishments more transparent and concrete. Badges can be a helpful way to motivate and assess students. Badging values the learning process, not just the final product. Photo from Mozilla Labs.

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Graphite Blog

MAY 18, 2015

Digital badging is a new practice worth examining that can make students' discrete learning goals and accomplishments more transparent and concrete. Badges can be a helpful way to motivate and assess students. Badging values the learning process, not just the final product. Photo from Mozilla Labs.

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Educator Innovator

JUNE 23, 2015

Young people can take self-directed journeys through any number of participating organizations, completing activities and receiving digital badges to recognize their achievements. In Dallas, Big Thought made sure families could search and interact with the system via SMS, because many do not have computers.

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TeachThought - Learn better.

MAY 9, 2015

University of Houston System via Coursera. Colorado Community College System via Canvas.net. Learn How to Play Chess. Digital Badge: Rockets to the Rescue! Get Organized: How to be a Together Teacher. An Index Of Online Courses For Teachers: Summer 2015. by Class Central. EDUCATION & TEACHING (29).

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Educator Innovator

MARCH 6, 2015

With a grant from the Philadelphia Youth Network , the Free Library of Philadelphia hired 70 recent high school graduates as “teen badging specialists.” If you haven’t heard, badges are a new type of digital credential students can earn to show off their skills in a type of online profile.).

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Shake Up Learning

MAY 2, 2017

I want you to understand how using Google Classroom outside of your G Suite domain works. It’s not a perfect system, but keep in mind that it was designed to protect students and your G Suite for Education accounts. How to Manage Multiple Google Accounts. Badging Systems. 20 NEW Ways to Use Google Classroom.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JANUARY 7, 2019

The Global Leadership Summit will provide participants with the unique opportunity to: Develop the capacity to lead classrooms and educational systems that foster in students the will and the skill to tackle problems of real-world significance locally and globally.

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MindShift

NOVEMBER 10, 2015

The MacArthur Foundation got involved in the project and recommended digital badges , one of its areas of investment. Youth can develop digital portfolios, called “digital backpacks” by Chicago City of Learning, that represent their personalities, interests and achievements beyond school. “The MAKING IT COUNT.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

JUNE 2, 2015

It is frustrating to only have a Learning Management System (LMS) or VLE accessible only when you are on campus. Get students to use digital tools to create interactive mindmaps , multimedia presentations, digital storiesl , comics , games , blogs, scavenger hunts, videos, podcasts, digital fliers, posters , infographics, and more!

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TeachThought - Learn better.

JUNE 7, 2015

How To Make Learning Visible: A Spectrum. In a learning ecology–as we use them now–digital badges usually cause little excitement and mean nothing. The question becomes then, what should we make visible, how, and to whom? How To Make Learning Visible: A Spectrum. by Terry Heick .

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techlearning

SEPTEMBER 26, 2018

The #TeeUpTheSkills Cohort: Alamo Colleges District (Employer Partner: San Antonio Works) American Public University System (Employer Partner: MVM, Inc.) The Lab will work closely with the employer partners, ranging from Fortune 500s to start-up collaboratives.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 12, 2018

shareable , with evaluators, posted on social networks, displayed within the schools learning management system (LMS), curated on professional blogs, and added to resumes to demonstrate the educator’s specific skillset. One of the leaders in this field is Digital Promise. Who is Digital Promise?

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edWeb.net

APRIL 23, 2020

And while teachers may embrace using technology, they won’t necessarily understand how to use it effectively. Kelley is superintendent of Oak Park Elementary School District 97, a PreK–8 public school system in Oak Park, IL, with 6,150 students. Randy was a Tech & Learning Magazine runner-up for 2017 digital leaders.

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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. Total cost of ownership: First, administrators need to look at the expenses from a systemic view.

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edWeb.net

APRIL 5, 2022

But the relationship between those requirements and professional growth is unclear, leaving childcare providers unsure how to move ahead to become self-awarded and self-advocating professionals,” Dr. Brown added. Explaining the purpose and value of digital badges and their importance in competency development.

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techlearning

MARCH 5, 2018

ASSIST has expanded the system with content for every grade level, K-12 through Higher Education. MyMantl’s verified digital badging provides a way for learners, as early as high school, to chronicle their skill development and demonstrate proven credentials. update improves usability and functionality across the system.

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MindShift

FEBRUARY 15, 2017

While educators around the country are slowly adopting various approaches that allow them to better differentiate learning for students, the same is rarely true for the adult learners in the system. Everyone who is sitting on that review would tell you they are a better teacher because of their understanding of the system.

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