1. Empowers Students as Creators Micro-credential Virtual Meet Up
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Full Name
School

2. Agenda What is a Micro-credential?
How do I access the micro-credential?
What do I need to do to earn the micro-credential?
What is the timeline?
What happens if I don’t earn the micro-credential?
Who do I contact for support?
Questions

3. What is a micro-credential?
micro-credentials recognize single skills or competencies regardless of where or when the learning took place
Competency-based On-demand
Personalized Shareable

4. Can be displayed as digital badges
Specific Support interests, goals and immediate needs
Transparent Include data about the issuer, the earner, and the evidence.
Stackable Can be combined to create greater meaning and coherence
Portable and shareable Can be shared by the earner wherever and with whoever they prefer

5. Micro-credential Components…
Competency
Key Method
Method Components
Research
Evidence

6. Micro-credential Components…
Competency
Future Ready Educators empower students as creators to support personalized student learning.

7. Micro-credential Components…
Competency
Key Method
Future Ready Educators empower students as creators through teaching, learning environments, and professional leadership.

8. Micro-credential Components…
Competency
Key Method
Method Components
Future Ready Educators teach skills and foster habits of mind to encourage student creativity, create capacity for student innovation, and is a leader that advocates for students as creators.

9. Micro-credential Components…
Competency
Key Method
Method Components
Research
AASL, ALA, Knowledge Quest, Library Media Connection, Teacher Librarian, Worlds of Learning, etc.

10. Micro-credential Components…
Competency
Key Method
Method Components
Research
Evidence
Overview Questions
Annotated Lesson Plan
Analysis
Reflection

11. How do I access the micro-credential?
Create a free BloomBoard account at
Go to
Review the requirements

12. What do I need to do to earn the micro-credential?
Click Get Started
Review the requirements
Collect/Create the required evidence
Submit Evidence when ready *Be sure to list Baltimore County Public Schools as a note when submitting evidence*

13. What is the timeline? December 2017 Submission Window Opens
January Initial Survey Sent to Pilot Participants
February 28, Submission Window Closes
February Culminating Survey Sent to Pilot Participants
*It will take approximately 14 days to received feedback on submissions*

14. What happens if I don’t earn the micro-credential?
Review the provided feedback
Revise artifacts and evidence
Resubmit
Revise
Resubmit
Review

15. Who do I contact for support?
Amanda Lanza
Specialist, Library Media Programs
Future Ready Librarians Micro- credential Edmodo Group
Edmodo group
Code: gdts53

16. Questions?

17. Thank you for attending!
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