What are micro-credentials?
Micro-credentials are a relatively new concept in education. They are a form of certification — typically symbolically represented as a digital badge — that operate as a stamp of approval for mastery of a particular skill.
Micro-credentials follow the paradigm of competency-based professional learning by allowing educators to focus on a discrete skill related to their practice — for instance, checking for student understanding — and collect the evidence — such as classroom videos or student work — to demonstrate ability in that specific skill.
Just as SCECHs operate as Michigan’s reward system for honoring teachers for the time they spend on their professional development, micro-credentials operate as a reward system for honoring educators for the competencies they have mastered
Our micro-credential courses
Michigan Virtual Micro-credential courses
Comprised of eight expert-designed courses aligned with the National Standards for Quality Online Learning, our Online Teaching & Learning (OTL) series equips educators with the skills and knowledge necessary to bring high-quality online instruction to their students.
K-12 Connect Micro-credential courses
Together with K-12 Connect, we’ve designed micro-credential courses that prepare middle and elementary school principals with the training on topics that help them best support their students.
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Micro-credentials are an innovative way for you to demonstrate and share your educational competencies. You can explore all of the micro-credential courses in our catalog using the link below!
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