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Spotlight on Professional Learning Funding During and After COVID

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As educators and industry partners look ahead to the 2020-21 school year, they’re examining the impact of the pandemic and the potential transformation of all aspects of K-12 education. Highlights from the Simba PreK-12 Professional Learning Market 2020 Report. Highlights from the edWeb 2021 Annual Professional Learning Survey.

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

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Digital badges, microcredentials and digital credentials… What sets them apart, or are they synonymous? Essentially, these credentials share a few attributes: They are skill-specific and emphasize industry-relevant competencies. What are the advantages for learners to use digital credentialing?

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It’s Time to Remake the Makerspace, But Schools Shouldn’t Go It Alone

Edsurge

Middle school students have used a mix of laser cutters, three-dimensional printers and wood-cutting tools to develop turbochargers and crash test protection devices that solve real-world issues in the automotive industry.

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Online PD Courses Help Educators Understand Ed-Tech, Classroom Management, Study Finds

Marketplace K-12

Nearly 60 percent of 589 preK-12 educators surveyed enrolled in professional courses online, according to a study by the Educational Technology Industry Network, a division of the Software & Information Industry Network. To receive a digital badge: 10 percent. Online PD Course Findings.

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Macro Benefits from Micro-Credentials

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Brian Tinsley, Digital Promise Senior Research and Communications Associate for Adult Learning, described micro-credentialing as an evidence-based digital pathway to personalized and on-demand learning, with certification that demonstrates mastery of a specific skill or set of skills. Navigating Challenges.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

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.” Conference of Mayors Resolves to Support Digital Badging ,” says Edsurge. ” “U.S.

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'Robots Are Coming For Your Jobs'

Hack Education

I’ve also written a separate article listing some of the various events that happened in the for-profit college industry this year – closures, lawsuits, sales, and the like. “In the Era of Microcredentials,” says Edsurge , “Institutions Look to Blockchain to Verify Learning.”