Micro-Credentials Partnership of States Releases Final Quality Assurance Standards for Micro-Credentials and Self-Assessment Rubric to Support Districts, States and Developers
The Micro-Credentials Partnership of States, led by digiLEARN in partnership with RTI International, reached a major milestone today with the release of its final report for the Micro-Credentials Quality Assurance Standards and Self-Assessment Rubric. These are tools for educators, school districts, and state leaders to use as they incorporate educator micro-credentials (MCs) into systems of professional learning and licensure.
What do the Quality Assurance Standards and Rubric mean for states, school districts and developers?
States, districts, and developers now have valuable tools to ensure the Micro-credentials being used or developed are meeting a consistent standard of quality informed by research.
The Standards and Rubric provide guidance for the necessary support, both technical and human, to utilize MCs for teacher development and career advancement.
Most importantly, these tools provide a means for the research needed to determine which MCs improve teacher practice and ultimately student learning.
We recognize that the work is not finished, we need states and others to use these resources so the standards and rubric can become a tool to set an education industry standard. One that policy makers and others can use to identify competency based Micro-credentials that do make a difference in teacher practice and ultimately student learning—as that what really matters—the students.
–digiLEARN’s Chair, former NC Governor Bev Perdue
digiLEARN convened the Micro-Credentials Partnership of States in 2022. The Partnership includes state-focused education partners in Arkansas, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Wyoming a group of national education leaders including New America, NBPTS, Learning Forward, NEA, Digital Promise, Bloomboard and the Learning Policy Institute.