Micro-credentials That Don't Require Students

What You'll Learn

Identify a micro-credential that supports your professional learning journey. Micro-credentials in this stack are pulled from multiple areas.

Who Should Apply

  • All educators
  • Individual Micro-credentials may vary
46
micro-
credentials
15
Approximate hours each
Description

This stack was created for educators who wish to earn micro-credentials during the summer months when they are not in school with students.  However, it is also useful for substitute teachers, ESPs, support staff and others who are not in the classroom teaching students, but still wish to earn a micro-credential.

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Exceptional Learner: 2. Understanding the IEP Process
Educator uses district policy, state regulations, and federal law to understand Individualized Educational Programs (IEP), goal writing, and implementing instructional supports for learners with IEPs.
Types of Evidence Required: IEP-Present Level, Analysis, SMART Goals, Accomidations, and an Analysis of an IEP Meeting

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 NEA_EL2Micro-credentials That Don't Require Students2. Understanding the IEP Process

Exceptional Learner: 4. IDEA- Determining Eligibility
Educator demonstrates an understanding of the connection between laws, regulations, policies, and procedures at the federal, state, and local levels and the process used to determine eligibility for special education and related services.
Types of Evidence Required: Comparison Chart, Informational Pamphlet, and Presentation

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 NEA_EL4Micro-credentials That Don't Require Students4. IDEA- Determining Eligibility

Family Engagement: 6. Community Partnerships for Learning and Family Well-Being
Educator fosters a positive relationship among families, schools and communities to enhance Family Engagement within their school, district and/or community, resulting in the optimum well-being of the students and families.
Types of Evidence Required: Needs assessment, community map and analysis, action plan

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 NEA_FE6Micro-credentials That Don't Require Students6. Community Partnerships for Learning and Family Well-Being

Exceptional Learner: 6. Introduction to Universal Design and Learning
Educator uses the Universal Design for Learning (UDL) guidelines and checkpoints to enhance their unit of study planning to reduce barriers to learning and support all students to become expert learners.
Types of Evidence Required: Analysis of Current UDL Implementation, Enhanced Unit of Study, and a Wrtitten Rationale

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 NEA_EL6Micro-credentials That Don't Require Students6. Introduction to Universal Design and Learning

Family Engagement: 7. Leading with Professional Ethics
Educator leads with professional ethics to empower families to support and advocate for students and schools.
Types of Evidence Required: Survey, learning plan,flyer, slide deck, handouts, faciliate a workshop, collect feedback

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 NEA_FE7Micro-credentials That Don't Require Students7. Leading with Professional Ethics

Family Engagement: 8. Family Engagement Systems
Educator recognizes and addresses the systems that impact how families engage within the school and community.
Types of Evidence Required: Needs analysis, Resource guide, Promotion plan

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 NEA_FE8Micro-credentials That Don't Require Students8. Family Engagement Systems

English Language Learners: Advocating for ELL students and their families at the school level
Educator advocates in their schools for English Language Learner (ELL) students and families using a five-step action plan.
Types of Evidence Required: written artifacts, PowerPoint presentation

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 NEA_ELLSMicro-credentials That Don't Require StudentsAdvocating for ELL students and their families at the school level

English Language Learners: Advocating for English Language Learners (ELL) Friendly Local, State, and Federal Policies
Educator advocates at the local, state, and/or federal level for policies that support English Language Learners and their families.
Types of Evidence Required: written artifacts

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 NEA_AELLMicro-credentials That Don't Require StudentsAdvocating for English Language Learners (ELL) Friendly Local, State, and Federal Policies

Using Your Educator Voice to Advocate for Students: Aligning Your School Mission
Educator works with other professionals and colleagues to build connections to community resources to support student learning.
Types of Evidence Required: List of Resources, Event Flyer and Photo Essay (Collage)

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 NEA_RED3Micro-credentials That Don't Require StudentsAligning Your School Mission

Cooperating Teacher: Andragogy Adult Learning
Cooperating teacher demonstrates an understanding and application of the six principles of adult learning.
Types of Evidence Required: Document Upload

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 NEA_AALMicro-credentials That Don't Require StudentsAndragogy Adult Learning

Technology for Educational Leaders: Building Relationships Online
Facilitator uses multiple strategies to support the formation of safe, productive, and professional relationships in online settings.
Types of Evidence Required: Course Syllabus, lesson artifact OR presentation, and a video OR Annotated Screenshots

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 NEA_BROMicro-credentials That Don't Require StudentsBuilding Relationships Online

Arts Integration: Classroom Management for Creative Learning
Educator creates a kinesthetic, cooperative, and culturally responsive classroom to maintain an engaging learning environment.
Types of Evidence Required: Document, Visual Evidence

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 NEA_AICLMicro-credentials That Don't Require StudentsClassroom Management for Creative Learning

Technology for Educational Leaders: Connected Educator- Growing Your Professional Network
Educator shares and learns in the global community as a means to develop professionally.
Types of Evidence Required: List of memberships, problem of practice and solution, website OR blog.

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 NEA_CEGMicro-credentials That Don't Require StudentsConnected Educator- Growing Your Professional Network

Technology for Educational Leaders: Curating Content
Educator uses a variety of curation tools to collect meaningful content for other educators.
Types of Evidence Required: Essay and a website or blog

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 NEA_CURMicro-credentials That Don't Require StudentsCurating Content

Building Winning Teams: Defining and Delineating Roles and Responsibilities for Team Success
Paraeducators and teachers define and delineate roles and responsibilities to improve the effectiveness of their team.
Types of Evidence Required: Self Assessment, agreement, Team Action Plan and Evidence of Implementation

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 NEA_BWT1Micro-credentials That Don't Require StudentsDefining and Delineating Roles and Responsibilities for Team Success

Elevating the Profession Through Educator Ethics: Educator Ethics and the Law
Educator uses their knowledge of laws and policies in their day-to-day decision-making to model and promote ethical behavior.
Types of Evidence Required: One pagers, presentation, analysis, examples

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 NEA_ETH1Micro-credentials That Don't Require StudentsEducator Ethics and the Law

Assessment Literacy: Eliciting Accurate Evidence of Student Learning
Educator designs sound assessments that generate accurate evidence of student learning. The educator's rubrics meet quality criteria that provide accurate feedback regarding student learning.
Types of Evidence Required: Document, PDF

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 NEA_ESLMicro-credentials That Don't Require StudentsEliciting Accurate Evidence of Student Learning

Using Your Educator Voice to Advocate for Students: Engaging Your Community to Advocate for Public Schools
Educator works with other professionals and colleagues to build connections to community resources to support student learning.
Types of Evidence Required: List of Resources, Event Flyer and Photo Essay (Collage)

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 NEA_RED5Micro-credentials That Don't Require StudentsEngaging Your Community to Advocate for Public Schools

Cooperating Teacher: Equity Literacy
The cooperating teacher demonstrates an understanding of how to create and sustain a bias-free and equitable learning environment for teacher candidates through increased equity literacy.
Types of Evidence Required: written artifacts, video OR narrative OR audio file OR brochure OR PowerPoint, written summary

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 NEA_ELMicro-credentials That Don't Require StudentsEquity Literacy

Using Your Educator Voice to Advocate for Students: Establishing, Maintaining, and Supporting Relationships with Parents and Community
Educator works with other professionals and colleagues to build connections to community resources to support student learning.
Types of Evidence Required: List of Resources, Event Flyer and Photo Essay (Collage)

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 NEA_RED6Micro-credentials That Don't Require StudentsEstablishing, Maintaining, and Supporting Relationships with Parents and Community

Arts Integration: Formative & Summative Assessment using Arts Integration
Educator demonstrates how using an art form can enhance traditional formative and/or summative assessment of student learning.
Types of Evidence Required: Document, Photo Journal, Video

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 NEA_SMTMicro-credentials That Don't Require StudentsFormative & Summative Assessment using Arts Integration

Assessment Literacy: Foundational Principles of Quality Assessment
Educator uses the foundational principles of quality assessment practices to design classroom assessments and assessment practices to provide all important stakeholders (educators, students, families, policymakers, etc.) with useful information about student learning.
Types of Evidence Required: Document, PDF

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 NEA_ALFPMicro-credentials That Don't Require StudentsFoundational Principles of Quality Assessment

Technology Integration: Leader
Educator seeks out leadership opportunities to improve teaching and learning using technology.
Types of Evidence Required: Needs assessment, evidence of committee involvement AND evidence of modeling technology integration (website, feedback, blog post, lesson plan)

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 NEA_TILDMicro-credentials That Don't Require StudentsLeader

Technology Integration: Learner
Educator improves their practice by learning from and with others through the exploration of best practices that leverage technology to improve student learning.
Types of Evidence Required: Reflection, Goal, Matrix AND Evidence of networking

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 NEA_TILMicro-credentials That Don't Require StudentsLearner

Classroom Practice (InTasc): Learner and Learning - Linking Families and Communities to Schools for Student Success
Educator demonstrates an understanding of the important role that families and communities play in students' academic and social success.
Types of Evidence Required: Written artifact, Parent/Community Engagement plan, written artifact

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 NEA_LFCMicro-credentials That Don't Require StudentsLinking Families and Communities to Schools for Student Success

Cooperating Teacher: Listening and Non-Verbal Communication
Cooperating teacher demonstrates deliberate communication techniques to enhance positive student teacher/intern interactions.
Types of Evidence Required: written artifact

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 NEA_LNCMicro-credentials That Don't Require StudentsListening and Non-Verbal Communication

Cooperating Teacher: Managing Difficult Conversations
Educator demonstrates the understanding and skills necessary to effectively handle difficult conversations with a student teacher candidate that will result in a positive outcome.
Types of Evidence Required: written artifact, audio OR video

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 NEA_MDCMicro-credentials That Don't Require StudentsManaging Difficult Conversations

Technology for Educational Leaders: Providing Asynchronous Feedback to Learners
Educator provides effective feedback and encourages peer-to-peer collaboration in an asynchronous environment.
Types of Evidence Required: Syllabus or Lesson Plan,work samples and annotated samples

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 NEA_PAFMicro-credentials That Don't Require StudentsProviding Asynchronous Feedback to Learners

Classroom Practice (InTasc): Professional Responsibility - Reflective Practice to Improve Personal Effectiveness in the Classroom
Educator reflects on their practice to improve personal effectiveness in the classroom.
Types of Evidence Required: Written artifact, 2 SMART Goals, Written artifact,

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 NEA_RPIMicro-credentials That Don't Require StudentsReflective Practice to Improve Personal Effectiveness in the Classroom

Elevating the Profession Through Educator Ethics: Responsibility for Professional Competence
Educator takes responsibility for professional competence.
Types of Evidence Required: Action plan, one pagers, research

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 NEA_ETH2Micro-credentials That Don't Require StudentsResponsibility for Professional Competence

Elevating the Profession Through Educator Ethics: Responsibility to the Profession
Educator examines their ethical behavior, promotes the advancement of the profession, and attempts to address and resolve ethical issues.
Types of Evidence Required: Time management system, resolution, action plan

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 NEA_ETH4Micro-credentials That Don't Require StudentsResponsibility to the Profession

Elevating the Profession Through Educator Ethics: Responsibility to the School Community
Educator uses research and resources to promote ethical relationships and effective interactions with members of the school community.
Types of Evidence Required: Concept circle, chart, one pagers,parent communication plan

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 NEA_ETH5Micro-credentials That Don't Require StudentsResponsibility to the School Community

Elevating the Profession Through Educator Ethics: Responsible and Ethical Use of Technology
Educator demonstrates responsible and ethical use of technology.
Types of Evidence Required: Handbook

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 NEA_ETH6Micro-credentials That Don't Require StudentsResponsible and Ethical Use of Technology

Elevating the Profession Through Educator Ethics: Setting and Maintaining Ethical Boundaries
Educator sets and maintains ethical boundaries in their professional life.
Types of Evidence Required: Drawing, chart, slide show or article

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 NEA_ETH7Micro-credentials That Don't Require StudentsSetting and Maintaining Ethical Boundaries

Classroom Practice (InTasc): Instructional Practice - Setting Objectives and Providing Feedback
Educator reflects on objectives and provides timely feedback to students.
Types of Evidence Required: Written artifact, 3 artifacts of student work AND rubric AND written artifact OR Video

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 NEA_SOPMicro-credentials That Don't Require StudentsSetting Objectives and Providing Feedback

Five Core Propositions (NBCT): Thinking Systematically About Your Practice
Educator expands their repertoire and deepens their pedagogical content knowledge to remain inventive and welcoming to new findings that extend their professional learning.
Types of Evidence Required: written artifact OR video/audio, 4 separate written artifacts

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 NEA_TSMicro-credentials That Don't Require StudentsThinking Systematically About Your Practice

Building Winning Teams: Understanding and Applying Communication Styles for Team Success
Paraeducators and teachers understand and apply the four basic communication styles to improve the effectiveness of their team.
Types of Evidence Required: Analysis, Assessment, Video and Action Plan

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 NEA_BWT2Micro-credentials That Don't Require StudentsUnderstanding and Applying Communication Styles for Team Success

Building Winning Teams: Understanding and Applying Conflict Management Styles for Team Success
Paraeducators and teachers understand and apply conflict management styles to improve the effectiveness of their team.
Types of Evidence Required: Analysis, Assessment and Video

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 NEA_BWT3Micro-credentials That Don't Require StudentsUnderstanding and Applying Conflict Management Styles for Team Success

Building Winning Teams: Understanding and Applying Conflict Resolution Strategies for Team Success
Paraeducators and teachers understand and apply conflict resolution strategies to improve the effectiveness of their team.
Types of Evidence Required: Explanation of Content, Article Summary,Evidence of Applicaton, Team Action Plan and Reflection

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 NEA_BWT4Micro-credentials That Don't Require StudentsUnderstanding and Applying Conflict Resolution Strategies for Team Success

Building Winning Teams: Understanding and Applying the 7-Step Problem Solving Process for Team Success
Paraeducators and teachers understand and apply the 7-step problem solving process to improve the effectiveness of their team.
Types of Evidence Required: Analysis, Assessment,Evidence of Application, Action Plan and Reflection

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 NEA_BWT5Micro-credentials That Don't Require StudentsUnderstanding and Applying the 7-Step Problem Solving Process for Team Success

Building Winning Teams: Understanding and Applying the Characteristics of Effective Teams for Success
Paraeducators and teachers understand and apply the characteristics of effective teams to improve the effectiveness of their team.
Types of Evidence Required: Inventory, Team Action Plan and Evidence of Implementation

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 NEA_BWT6Micro-credentials That Don't Require StudentsUnderstanding and Applying the Characteristics of Effective Teams for Success

Building Winning Teams: Understanding and Applying the Five "Knows" of Collaborative Teaming for Success
Paraeducators and teachers understand and apply the five "knows" of collaborative teaming to improve the effectiveness of their team.
Types of Evidence Required: Analysis, Assessment, Video and Action Plan

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 NEA_BWT7Micro-credentials That Don't Require StudentsUnderstanding and Applying the Five "Knows" of Collaborative Teaming for Success

Using Your Educator Voice to Advocate for Students: Using Technology to Engage Stakeholders
Educator works with other professionals and colleagues to build connections to community resources to support student learning.
Types of Evidence Required: List of Resources, Event Flyer and Photo Essay (Collage)

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 NEA_RED8Micro-credentials That Don't Require StudentsUsing Technology to Engage Stakeholders

Using Your Educator Voice to Advocate for Students: Using the Power of Educator Voice
Educator works with other professionals and colleagues to build connections to community resources to support student learning.
Types of Evidence Required: List of Resources, Event Flyer and Photo Essay (Collage)

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 NEA_RED9Micro-credentials That Don't Require StudentsUsing the Power of Educator Voice

Technology for Educational Leaders: Virtual Engagement Strategies for Asynchronous Learning
Facilitator uses a variety of strategies and digital tools to engage learners in asynchronous learning.
Types of Evidence Required: Virtual Learning Group, and description

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 NEA_VESAMicro-credentials That Don't Require StudentsVirtual Engagement Strategies for Asynchronous Learning

Technology for Educational Leaders: Virtual Engagement Strategies for Synchronous Learning
Educator uses a variety of strategies to engage their learners in a synchronous setting.
Types of Evidence Required: Agenda OR Presentation, Video, and evidence of collaboration

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 NEA_VESSMicro-credentials That Don't Require StudentsVirtual Engagement Strategies for Synchronous Learning