In this episode, I chat with Gwen Szymczak, an English Language Arts teacher at FDR Middle in Bristol Township, PA. Take a listen and discover how the SAMR-modification micro-credential is helping her develop a sense of academic ownership in her students.

In this episode, I chat with Rachel Heaton, an English Language Arts teacher at Robinson Middle in Kingsport City, TN. Take a listen and discover how the Crafting Driving Questions micro-credential helped her recognize strengths she had not noticed in her struggling students.

In this episode, I chat with Brian Koster, an Algebra teacher at Florida Virtual School. Take a listen and learn how the Growth Mindset micro-credential is supporting him develop the skills of perseverance and initiative in his students to tackle secondary math in a virtual classroom.

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In this episode, our season 1 finale, I chat with Jennifer Vandivier, a science teacher at Collinwood High School in Tennessee and discover how micro-credentials, helped her build a community of “learning risk-taking” with her students.

This episode features Cate Tolnai, academic technology specialist for Santa Clara County Office of Education in California. Take a listen as she describes how micro-credentials are helping improve her district’s culture of validated learning and educator recognition.

This episode features Kiera Beddes, one of our Teacher Ambassadors and a secondary English and history teacher at Juab School District in central Utah. Take a listen and see how her micro-credential journey provided the teacher community she needed to take her practice to the next level.

This episode features Kurt Morris, a secondary social studies teacher at Kettle Moraine School District in southeastern Wisconsin. Take a listen and see how micro-credentials took him out of his comfort zone as an experienced teacher and gave him the tools he needed to succeed under new district priorities.

In this episode, I chat with Tyler Jones, an aspiring educator and member of Educators Rising, an organization that supports high school students interested in the teaching profession as they journey through college and into their own classrooms. Take a listen and see how micro-credentials are helping him on his journey to becoming a skilled and effective classroom teacher.

In this episode, I chat with Jill Snell, a Resource Teacher in the Office of Organizational Development from Baltimore County Public Schools. Take a listen and see how micro-credentials are supporting her skills in coaching and larger district goals around personalized student learning.