Harmony Public Schools
Career Pathways through Micro-credentials
Through competency-based micro-credentials Harmony Public Schools is redefining educator career pathways and unifying systems that support teacher growth and career advancement including professional development, licensure, incentive-based pay, and educator evaluation.
Building a Vision for Educator Effectiveness and Instructional Excellence
Micro-credentials accelerate the Core4 and are rooted in the Arc of the Year
- Micro-credentials are an integral part of Harmony’s PD culture through practice-based learning
- Micro-credentials are integrated with instructional leadership and coaching
- Micro-credentials link performance and career pathways
- Educators have opportunities to earn multiple micro-credentials to grow professionally and advance their career
How Micro-credentials Work
A micro-credential is earned by demonstrating competence in a specific skill via a portfolio of evidence created through classroom practice. All micro-credentials are based on a robust, standardized blueprint, grounded in four areas of instructional efficacy research including, cycles of inquiry, job-embedded supports, rigorously calibrated assessment, and portfolio-based learning.
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Incentives and Benefits
Harmony teachers are:
- Teacher leaders who are always striving to become better practitioners
- Reflective and open to new challenges
- Innovative and earn micro-credentials because it allows them to play a critical role in shaping competency-based professional earning for educators across the state and country
Educators who earn micro-credentials are eligible for the following benefits and incentives:
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15 CPE hours |
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Career advancement and professional growth (evaluation portfolio, goal setting, and “aspiring” programs) |
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Opportunity to earn a TIA teacher designation (40% of teacher portfolio component can be completed with earned micro-credentials) |
Hear What Educators Are Saying
Watch the video to hear what other Harmony educators have to say about their experiences with micro-credentials.
Don’t Go It Alone! Leverage Your Supports
Additionally, embedding micro-credentials into existing PLCs and professional learning experiences is a great way to add clarity and structure, as well as ensure implementation of learning into day-to-day work.
Note: though collaboration is encouraged, all submissions must still be unique representations of an educator’s individual competency! Evidence that is identical or nearly identical to another submission will not be accepted. Before getting started, please review BloomBoard’s collaboration policy and some best practices for working with others.
All-Access Micro-endorsements
These micro-endorsements contain the essential competencies for classroom teachers at Harmony. All HPS educators and leaders should see these micro-endorsements on their dashboards.
Not sure how to navigate your Dashboard? Watch this brief video.
Critical Teaching Competencies
Setting and Maintaining High Behavioral Expectations
Planning and Preparing for Effective Instruction with TLAC
Exploring and Deepening an Equity Mindset
Maximizing Learning Through Routines and High Behavioral Expectations
Cultivating High Academic Expectations with TLAC
Gathering Data on Student Mastery
Developing Habits of Writing to Improve Student Thinking
Developing a Culture for Learning Based on Character and Trust
Monitoring and Responding to Student Learning
Maximizing Learning by Making Mistakes
Deepening Understanding Through Probing Questions
Promoting Shared Values and Expectations
Building Positive Relationships With Students
Developing Habits of Effective Discussions
Analyzing Student Work
Planning Instruction to Recover Learning
Promoting Student Agency in Instruction
Supporting English Learners
Exploring Cultural and Linguistic Diversity in Schools
Communicating Policies and Laws Regarding English Learners to Stakeholders
Delivering Culturally Responsive Instruction to English Learners
Incorporating Linguistic Analysis into Teaching English
Collaborating with Peers for the Success of English Learners
Advocating for English Language Learners
Supporting Students with Disabilities
Communicating Policies and Laws Regarding Students With Disabilities to Colleagues
Leveraging IEPs for Student Success
Developing and Implementing IEPs
Supporting Students and Families Through Intervention and Identification
Supporting Students With Disabilities in Reading
Supporting Students With Disabilities in Math
Supporting Gifted Student
Supporting Gifted Students
Leveraging Motivation
Promoting Student Agency in Instruction
Implementing Inquiry Based Learning
Facilitating the Engineering Design Process
Promoting Media Literacy
STEM Instructional Practices
Implementing Inquiry Based Learning in Computer Science
Facilitating the Engineering Design Process
Implementing Makerspace Projects
Robotics and Automation
Facilitating Algorithmic Thinking in Computer Science
Integrating Technology to Enhance Learning
Leveraging Artificial Intelligence in the Classroom
Supporting Unfinished Learning in Math
Eliciting Student Thinking in Math
Humanities Instructional Practices
Analyzing Effective Early Literacy Instruction
Teaching Phonics
Developing Phonemic Awareness
Analyzing Text Complexity
Planning to Support Students with Complex Text
Delivering Complex Text Supports
Exploring Social Studies Methods
Integrating Technology to Enhance Learning
Implementing Inquiry Based Learning
Leader Focused Micro-endorsements
This list represents Harmony’s key leadership focused micro-endorsements. For questions related to micro-endorsement access, please reach out to Burak Yilmaz.
Not sure how to navigate your Dashboard? Watch this brief video.
Instructional Leadership Team Competencies
Coaching for Instructional Improvement
Planning and Leading Practice-based Professional Learning
Conducting Data Meetings
Leading a PLC Focused on Student Work Analysis
Lesson Planning and Preparation for Teacher Leaders
Coaching for Effective Lesson Preparation
Leading Initiatives Using Distributed Leadership
Coaching ILT Members to Lead Effective Observation Feedback Cycles
Facilitating Adult Learning
Setting and Achieving SMART Goals for a PLC
Helping Teachers Identify Current Reality to Prepare for Changes
Facilitating Implementation of Research-Driven Instructional Strategies
Measuring the Impact of Change Based on Student-Focused Goals
Teacher Incentive Allotment (TIA) and Designation
Micro-credentials play an important role in Harmony’s TIA plan starting with 2020-21 school year. Teachers must earn multiple micro-credentials in order to maximize their overall performance score, which can help them earn a designation!
Resources
Getting Smart on Competency-Based Career Advancement
This five-part blog series published by Getting Smart documents the district’s journey to competency-based learning.
Case Studies & Testimonials
Coming soon!
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