Creating Model
Micro-Credentials Policy
Like professionals in any other industry, teachers want opportunities to grow and advance their career, along with recognition and rewards for excellence in the classroom.
Micro-credentials, when embedded into a comprehensive teacher learning system, offer a potential solution. Micro-credentials are short, competency-based recognitions, often earned online, that allow teachers to demonstrate mastery in a particular area.
Districts and states across the nation have begun to explore how to incorporate micro-credentials into their teacher learning systems. However, micro-credentials are a relatively new practice, which means districts and states have yet to determine consistent quality assurance standards and more data is needed to show how micro-credentials affect teacher practice and student outcomes.
Our vision
Our vision is to create model policy for states across the country to incorporate micro-credentials into a system of professional learning for all teachers that is aligned with high-quality standards and provides:
personalized professional learning opportunities in multiple formats, times and ways, and
opportunities for teachers to learn based on the skills, knowledge and competencies they need to improve their practice so that every student can achieve at his or her maximum potential.
