| Title: |
Micro-Credentials for Impact: Holding Professional Learning to High Standards |
| Language: |
English |
| Authors: |
Crow, Tracy; Learning Forward; Digital Promise |
| Source: |
Learning Forward. 2017. |
| Availability: |
Learning Forward. 504 South Locust Street, Oxford, OH 45056. Tel: 513-523-6029; Fax: 513-523-0638; e-mail: office@learningforward.org; Web site: http://www.learningforward.org |
| Peer Reviewed: |
N |
| Page Count: |
16 |
| Publication Date: |
2017 |
| Document Type: |
Reports - Descriptive |
| Education Level: |
Elementary Secondary Education |
| Descriptors: |
Credentials; Academic Standards; Professional Education; Change Strategies; Communities of Practice; Leadership; Educational Resources; Instructional Design; Data; Program Implementation; Evidence Based Practice; Outcomes of Education |
| Abstract: |
This paper seeks to chart a course for leveraging a micro-credentialing system to enable more educators to achieve the potential of professional learning. The paper uses the Standards for Professional Learning as a frame to provide guidance to everyone involved in micro-credentials to ensure that learners experience the research-based elements of professional learning essential to achieving ambitious outcomes for students. The contents of this paper include: (1) Introduction; (2) Professional Learning's Future; (3) How to Achieve the Vision: The Intersection of Standards and Micro-credentials; and (4) Maximizing the Promise of Micro-credentials. The contributing author was Hashim Pipkin. |
| Abstractor: |
ERIC |
| Entry Date: |
2017 |
| Access URL: |
https://learningforward.org/docs/default-source/pdf/micro-credentialsforimpact.pdf |
| Accession Number: |
ED572275 |
| Database: |
ERIC |