The Hechinger Report

APRIL 1, 2024

This is especially true in rural communities with few options to support professional learning experiences. Traditional ESOL training and certification courses are typically based on credit accumulation, focusing on academic knowledge over real time application of learning. Sign up for Hechinger’s newsletter.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

JUNE 16, 2017

We’d love to meet you face-to-face and interview you. June 27th, from 11:45 am–12:45 pm, in Room 301BC, I will be part of the ISTE panel, Personalize Professional Learning with Digital Badges and Micro-credentials , along with digital badging gurus Rich Dixon, Noah Geisel, and Cate Tolnai. Join us Mon.,

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Teacher Reboot Camp

JANUARY 30, 2018

Although education prepares us to teach, it is the love of learning that sustains us.”- Any teacher is invited to join and walk through the steps of learning how to regularly set instructional goals and transform the teaching and learning in their classes. Learning how to set achievable, short-term goals is so powerful!

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Ask a Tech Teacher

SEPTEMBER 13, 2018

The first thing most teachers think about when discussing gamified learning is the online math games kids play. Redefinition: Technology allows for the creation of completely new ways of learning that were previously not possible. e.g. using virtual meeting tools (like Google Hangouts) to include housebound students in a class.

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 17, 2018

And Amy, you’re working with digital badges or open badges in elementary school. What are open badges, and how does this work with elementary kids? What is a digital badge and how do students earn one? Vicki: So how do they earn these badges? Help us understand. This is my goal.

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iLearn Technology

JULY 10, 2016

Two weeks ago, I attended the Digital Badge Summit in Denver, CO. I’ve been somewhat hesitant to jump into digital badges world (despite knowing the digital badge ninja, @senorg) because I feared that digital badges were just one more way to categorize and label kids, another carrot to dangle in the classroom.

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Digital Promise

MARCH 12, 2019

Read on to learn more, or get started here. Want to learn more about certification and micro-credentials? Micro-credentials are a form of competency-based recognition that validate an educator’s professional learning. This badge can be shared in email footers, on professional profiles, and on social networks.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 12, 2020

With an uncertain fall and a deep economic downturn, many believe two-year colleges may be the best answer to meeting the higher education needs of both traditional and non-traditional students and workers looking to learn new skills. More broadly, it is an era of surging demand for online postsecondary learning.

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Digital Promise

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

Since then, dozens of nonprofits across Michigan serving workers and entrepreneurs have facilitated short, “real world” workshops in which students use their own businesses or organizations to learn to market via Facebook business pages. Organizations are also learning about their ability to grow as they rise above challenges.

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A Principal's Reflections

FEBRUARY 19, 2017

Empowerment and ownership need and should be associated with learning to increase relevancy, value, meaning, and outcomes. Voice Educators, both teachers and administrators, should have a say in many elements that influence a school’s learning culture. Consider developing a meeting agenda using Google Docs.

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Advocacy Digital Badges Education Meeting 178

Edsurge

DECEMBER 26, 2019

Marie Cini is the president of the Council for Adult and Experiential Learning. I define education technology as any tool that supports learning, digital or not. So with these guidelines in mind, I’ve chosen six areas where edtech has made an impact this decade: Learning Management Systems. Learning analytics.

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The Shake Up Learning Blog

OCTOBER 25, 2022

The post 20 New Ways to Use Google Classroom [infographic] appeared first on Shake Up Learning. This powerful tool can provide a space for teacher-to-teacher collaboration, professional learning and support, parent communication, and even special projects and enrichment classes for students. Create a Class for Learning Challenges.

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A Principal's Reflections

JULY 21, 2014

I remember a few years back during a meeting with teacher leaders, a tipping point that would ultimately change the direction of professional growth at my school. Undeterred, I continued to talk about the concept of a Personal Learning Network (PLN) and what it had done for my professional growth.

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Digital Badges Personal Learning Network Common Core Professional Learning 293

Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 13, 2020

Students will want to be facile with not just keyboarding and word processing but search and research, video and audio tools, communication tools (such as would be needed to collaborate and meet online), project completion tools (such as slideshows and online posters), and share tools to collaborate on projects. To engage in remote learning.

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Edsurge

APRIL 4, 2018

And why isn’t learning the same way? I’ve learned that I need to know my students academically and personally so I can modify instruction to be as effective, engaging and rigorous as possible, so every year I craft personal learner profiles for my students that go beyond their IEP goals and basic personality surveys.

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EmergingEdTech

APRIL 18, 2023

Include incentives for completing training, such as digital badges, leaderboards, and certificates, for completing training well. Meet with vendors , work together, stay informed, evaluate options for moving forward. Learn from it: How did attackers get through? Did you know some are authored by your own students ?)

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Skyward Digital Badges Training Software 81

Teacher Reboot Camp

JULY 14, 2015

Join the Chatwing below the videos to meet other participants! For each session you can receive a Certificate of Participation and badges. Download your first digital badge, Support a Movement , for sharing this post, the poster above , or the program, or for attending. Check out the prize page !

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A Principal's Reflections

JUNE 8, 2014

If results were not what our stakeholders wanted this would then trigger meetings leading to the development of action plans to get us back on course. So many of my teachers are making the choice to integrate social media as a learning tool that I just can''t list all of the examples. For change to be successful it must be sustained.

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The Innovative Educator

FEBRUARY 12, 2018

Innovative educators know the importance of understanding how a student learns best and then designing an approach tailored that student’s needs. This comes in the form of learning that is student centered , differentiated, and takes into account the learner’s differences and preferences. Visit the full micro-credential stack.

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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.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 12, 2019

After the fourth or fifth term, academic supports tend to kick in,” says Mark Milliron, chief learning officer and co-founder of Civitas Learning. Overall, the programs associated with the highest percentage point increase in student retention over the control group were: Advisor meetings: 5.80 percentage point increase.

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techlearning

FEBRUARY 19, 2018

Innovative educators know the importance of understanding how a student learns best and then designing an approach tailored that student’s needs. This comes in the form of learning that is student centered , differentiated, and takes into account the learner’s differences and preferences.

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Edsurge

JUNE 25, 2018

Despite their often limited budgets, the innovative nature and adaptability of community colleges makes them well-positioned to meet the training needs for aspiring tech professionals. Another key organization in this effort is JFF, a leading non-profit expert in education and workforce development funded by Google.org.

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TeacherCast

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

Change is the end result of all true learning. – When times like this creep up, we must resort to a tactic that incentivizes their learning by offering them treats, or (in my house) bribes to get them to be good students both in school and at home. Incentivizing learning works wonders for small children.

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TeacherCast

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

Change is the end result of all true learning. – When times like this creep up, we must resort to a tactic that incentivizes their learning by offering them treats, or (in my house) bribes to get them to be good students both in school and at home. Incentivizing learning works wonders for small children. Leo Buscaglia.

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How To Professional Learning Digital Badges Edcamps 88

The CoolCatTeacher

OCTOBER 11, 2017

She also shares her micro-credential badging approach that has her fifth graders excited to learn. To learn more about Wriq go to www.texthelp.com/wriq. The day that they learned to copy and paste (laughs) was a magical day because they were able to use that Ctrl-C and the Ctrl-V. “I have these great digital badges.

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Digital Promise

FEBRUARY 22, 2016

How can this dean more effectively personalize professional development to meet each teacher where they are and help them get to where they need to be? Micro-credentials, which provide recognition for these concrete competencies in the form of digital badges, could help facilitate this shift.

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Digital Promise

FEBRUARY 22, 2016

How can this dean more effectively personalize professional development to meet each teacher where they are and help them get to where they need to be? Micro-credentials, which provide recognition for these concrete competencies in the form of digital badges, could help facilitate this shift.

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Digital Badges Competency Based Learning Education Assessment 120

Fractus Learning

SEPTEMBER 1, 2016

Digital badges do just that: they show when students have learned a skill or met a goal. For teachers, badges make classroom goals visible to students. For teachers, badges make classroom goals visible to students. Badges show the criteria that students must meet to earn them. Shake Up Learning.

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Shake Up Learning

MAY 2, 2017

The post 20 New Ways to Use Google Classroom [infographic] appeared first on Shake Up Learning. This opens so many doors for teachers, students, and parents to connect, collaborate and learn. Create a Class for Learning Challenges. Badging Systems. Use #GoogleClassroom for Badging! Great idea!! Choice Boards.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 31, 2019

But while employers are critical constituents, we must ensure that in our rush to meet their needs, we aren’t forgetting the learner. These learners know that digital badges and certificates will make them discoverable in the growing number of search tools that employers use to target very specific skills.

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MindShift

JULY 31, 2020

The idea was that Rachel would lead me in a craft that I didn’t know how to do, so the kids get the dynamic back-and-forth of someone learning how to do something,” said Hunter, who is the youth services librarian. “We includes reading challenges, craft projects, and games where students can earn digital badges online. .

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Educator Innovator

JULY 8, 2014

We’ve heard a lot of talk these days about open educational resources and online courses and how these platforms can make high-quality learning available for all. The class is being hosted by Pursuitery , where students can earn digital badges and take part in weekly contests for the next eight weeks. .”

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 6, 2017

Viridis Learning , a New York City startup, that aims to be a one-stop shop serving students, schools and employers. If, as the new federal administration has been saying, they really want to keep the jobs here, there are a lot of new skills people need to learn. Cerritos is deploying an online platform from.

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eSpark

JUNE 28, 2016

The average teacher spends anywhere from 68-89 hours in professional learning a year. Read on for three ways that districts can rethink professional learning. The widespread adoption of classroom technology for blended learning has had a tremendous impact on students all over the US.

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EdTechnocation.com

JULY 1, 2014

This was a great opportunity to meet and connect with new people, as we shared are interests and our social network connections. Badges & Ribbons - The most fun part of participating in #NotAtISTE14 was being able to create our own digital badges and collecting digital ribbons!

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eSpark

JUNE 28, 2016

The average teacher spends anywhere from 68-89 hours in professional learning a year. Read on for three ways that districts can rethink professional learning. In order to continue growing and learning, teachers need to be engaged by and find meaning in the content covered in their PD.

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