Micro-credential Learning Call by Dottie Smith https://padlet.com/dottie_smith/4cyfgcrglo5w Share your thinking! en-us 2017-11-06 17:30:57 UTC 2025-10-25 15:36:42 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.com/dottie_smith/4cyfgcrglo5w/wish/204031619 MCs are competency based assessments that show how well an individual has mastered a specific skill/piece of knowledge.]]> 2017-11-06 18:08:36 UTC https://padlet.com/dottie_smith/4cyfgcrglo5w/wish/204031619 Transparency of expectations. https://padlet.com/dottie_smith/4cyfgcrglo5w/wish/204031630 Alignment of PD options
Clear criteria
Breaking down the big stuff

]]> 2017-11-06 18:08:37 UTC https://padlet.com/dottie_smith/4cyfgcrglo5w/wish/204031630 brittany_jacobs https://padlet.com/dottie_smith/4cyfgcrglo5w/wish/204031852 MCs are the assessment only-- not the professional learning]]> 2017-11-06 18:08:59 UTC https://padlet.com/dottie_smith/4cyfgcrglo5w/wish/204031852 peter_turnamian https://padlet.com/dottie_smith/4cyfgcrglo5w/wish/204031889 MCs are largely a virtual experience 

]]> 2017-11-06 18:09:02 UTC https://padlet.com/dottie_smith/4cyfgcrglo5w/wish/204031889 Our ELA content is mostly designed. We are in design phase for Math. peter_turnamian https://padlet.com/dottie_smith/4cyfgcrglo5w/wish/204032124 2017-11-06 18:09:25 UTC https://padlet.com/dottie_smith/4cyfgcrglo5w/wish/204032124 https://padlet.com/dottie_smith/4cyfgcrglo5w/wish/204032316 Is it wise to break some of the big stuff down or will we lose too much]]> 2017-11-06 18:09:40 UTC https://padlet.com/dottie_smith/4cyfgcrglo5w/wish/204032316 https://padlet.com/dottie_smith/4cyfgcrglo5w/wish/204032318 There are so many interdepencies when it comes to something like demonstrating proficiency in the ELA shifts, that I worry separating them into separate skills could diminish the importance of the whole package together. The analogy is that you can learn to dribble a basketball, and shoot a basketball, but that doesn't mean you are a great basketball player.

]]> 2017-11-06 18:09:40 UTC https://padlet.com/dottie_smith/4cyfgcrglo5w/wish/204032318 brittany_jacobs https://padlet.com/dottie_smith/4cyfgcrglo5w/wish/204032386 +1 on transparency of expectations, both as a workforce management approach AND because many CCSS aligned instructional practices are very different and there is value in explaining in detail what/why/how

]]> 2017-11-06 18:09:45 UTC https://padlet.com/dottie_smith/4cyfgcrglo5w/wish/204032386 https://padlet.com/dottie_smith/4cyfgcrglo5w/wish/204032507 Do we have the right capabilities built up across the ed sector to support people to being successful at assessments

]]> 2017-11-06 18:09:54 UTC https://padlet.com/dottie_smith/4cyfgcrglo5w/wish/204032507 There will be MCs related to adult learning and facilitation skills peter_turnamian https://padlet.com/dottie_smith/4cyfgcrglo5w/wish/204032593 2017-11-06 18:10:03 UTC https://padlet.com/dottie_smith/4cyfgcrglo5w/wish/204032593 peter_turnamian https://padlet.com/dottie_smith/4cyfgcrglo5w/wish/204032653 career pathways for teachers that don't want to leave classroom but can be recognized and leveraged to support other teachers]]> 2017-11-06 18:10:10 UTC https://padlet.com/dottie_smith/4cyfgcrglo5w/wish/204032653 https://padlet.com/dottie_smith/4cyfgcrglo5w/wish/204033054 making things bitesized and palatable for teachers - esp in a time when lots is changing in instruction

]]> 2017-11-06 18:10:49 UTC https://padlet.com/dottie_smith/4cyfgcrglo5w/wish/204033054 https://padlet.com/dottie_smith/4cyfgcrglo5w/wish/204033258 We have almost zero way of authentically assessing the effects of PD, MCs could be a really powerful tool to tell us what is even a little bit promising.]]> 2017-11-06 18:11:09 UTC https://padlet.com/dottie_smith/4cyfgcrglo5w/wish/204033258