Sharing Good Practice
staff are able to participate in PL.
For
the
more
advanced
and
adventurous in developing PL, videos
can be designed using iMovie (for Mac
users), Movie Maker (PC users), Adobe
Premier Elements, or Lectora. Videos
can be made from pre-recorded
teacher lessons showing best practices
or imbedded from Teaching Channel
and other resources. Comprehension
questions or a quiz should also be
included to check understanding
with discussion taking place online or
during meetings.
The platform used to implement
Flipped PL should be one that has
a management option which can
be monitored by school leaders.
Edmodo and Google Classroom work
well as they both allow groups to be
created to differentiate PL topics and
departments, in addition to allow
members to interact with each other
through chat and let group admin
create quizzes and monitor activity.
may ask questions, access available
resources, and receive feedback
and coaching. Evidence of their
competence will be gathered and
submitted to a trained assessor. The
assessor will evaluate the evidence
shared from the educator. Samples
of evidence could be a classroom
observation, student work, lesson plan,
audio or video from the classroom, or
reflections from student or teachers.
Once the micro-credential is earned, a
digital badge will be awarded.
The following organizations are
focused
on
providing
micro-
credentials to educators.
Digital Promise https://digitalpromise.
org/initiative/educator-micro -
credentials/
Bloomboard
https://bloomboard.
com/what-are-microcredentials/
MISIC. http://misiciowa.org
Edraak: https://www.edraak.org/en/
Learn more at:
ASCD Webinars: http://www.ascd.org/
professional-development/webinar
The Teacher’s Guild:
www.teachersguild.org
Using Flipped PL will create 21st
Century professional learning that
is easy to create, track, and improve
teaching and learning in schools.
While personalized learning has
increased for students, the same
should be for educators when it
comes to professional learning. One
pathway is micro-credentials. This
digital certification allows for voice and
choice based on interest of the learner
who work towards demonstrating
competence in a specific skill. Micro-
credentials offer a way for schools to
both recognize the existing skills of
teachers and administrators. In this
digital form of certification, educators
and leaders learn by doing. They
can be earned as a digital badge or
bundled into courses that may be
eligible for your licensure renewal.
A micro-credential is a badge that
represents the skills that the teacher
or administrator has been proven to
possess.
So how do micro-credentials work?
Educators review requirements and
select the micro-credential they would
like to earn. This is usually based on
needs and interests. Next, educators
engage in their learning and put it into
practice. While learning, the educator
KDSL Global is an education consulting company launched by Kevin Simpson in
2016 in the USA and in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Simpson and his team have
served thousands of schools, organizations, educators, and leaders worldwide in
over 20 countries. The majority of this work in education has centered on American
curriculum schools.
Rashenah Walker is an international curriculum specialist and educational trainer.
She holds a Master’s degree in Education majoring in Instructional Technology
and is a dual major Doctoral Candidate in Educational Leadership and Curriculum
Design. Rashenah began her career in the United States as special education and
Advanced Placement teacher. Since then, she has worked in the areas of curriculum
design, educational administration, organizational needs analysis, and teacher
development.
Ashley Green’s passion for global education has led to her teaching in classrooms
and collaborating with teachers from all over the world. Her desire to become a
global educator began when she taught students in England, and had the chance
to make connections between the International Baccalaureate (IB) Program and
Common Core standards. Since then, she’s honed those skills in Dubai; in both
Elementary and Middle school settings as a full-time classroom practitioner.
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