Report Overpromises in Its Advocacy for Teacher Micro-Credentials
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Key New NEPC Review Takeaway: New America report lacks validity and reliability in promoting the benefits of micro-credentials in place of traditional professional development. BOULDER, Colo. (PRWEB) April 08, 2021 New America recently published a report, Harnessing Micro-Credentials for Teacher Growth: A National Review of Early Best Practices, that champions ways that micro-credentials have been used to allow teachers to move up the career ladder, receive higher pay, or renew their licenses.
Elena Aydarova of Auburn University reviewed the report and found scarce evidence to support its ambitious claims of how micro-credentials could remedy the shortfalls of traditional professional development for teachers.