2017Lead3

Supporting teachers and transforming leaders with the complex shift that is personalized learning requires a large amount of professional development (PD). Too often that professional development is one-size-fits-all without allowing for teachers and administrators needs and strengths. This innovative approach to professional development allows teachers and administrators to work at their own pace as they build competencies and earn compensation. This session will be interactive by engaging attendees in problem-based learning and discussions using case studies, as well as small group and peer-to-peer discussions.

We will share lessons learned from three district digital badging implementations, including an online digital academy that provides teachers with the content and skills necessary to complete a Demonstration of Learning (DOL), which leads to the earning of a digital badge and corresponding stipend. The presenters will discuss professional development where teachers are empowered because they are trusted to know what they need, find the tools to succeed in their own learning, and verify competency via authentic mastery learning. Attendees will leave with a specific model they can take back and implement in their own school or district.