EPISODE · Mar 8, 2017 · 12 MIN
Ep. 75 - March 8, 2017: Rebooting Professional Development
from EdNext Podcast · host Education Next
Can professional development for teachers be personalized? Michael Horn joins EdNext editor-in-chief Marty West to discuss a new way of doing professional development. Teachers identify the skills they want to acquire, receive specialized training, and are certified as having these new competencies, receiving a micro-credential, something akin to a merit badge. For more, read "Competency-Based Learning for Teachers," by Michael Horn and Thomas Arnett, here: http://educationnext.org/competency-based-learning-teachers-micro-credentials-professional-development/
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Can professional development for teachers be personalized? Michael Horn joins EdNext editor-in-chief Marty West to discuss a new way of doing professional development. Teachers identify the skills they want to acquire, receive specialized training, and are certified as having these new competencies, receiving a micro-credential, something akin to a merit badge. For more, read "Competency-Based Learning for Teachers," by Michael Horn and Thomas Arnett, here: http://educationnext.org/competency-based-learning-teachers-micro-credentials-professional-development/
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