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, advance their career and increase their pay
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.
Learn more about micro-credentials »
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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$200 stipend per earned MC, up to 8 per year (only for teachers and bands 5/6) |
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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 be able to add these micro-endorsements to their dashboards: CTC I, Non-Tested Teacher, Distance Learning. Access to CTC II will be granted once an educator has completed CTC I. Foundation of Addressing Student Well-Being micro-endorsements focus on learning and develop strategies and tools for developing relationships with students, different methods of assessing student well-being, communicating student needs to family supports, and effectively addressing the needs of individual students. These micro-endorsements is new pathway for teachers. For questions related to micro-endorsement access, please submit this form.
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Core Teaching Competencies I
Educators in this micro-endorsement have access to the following micro-credentials:
- Communicating High Behavioral Expectations with TLAC
- Maximizing Learning Through Classroom Routines
- Planning with Students in Mind with TLAC
- Educator choice*
- Educator choice*
- Educator choice*
- Educator choice*
Choices: Cultivating High Behavioral Expectations with TLAC, Creating Habits Around Effective Questioning, Eliciting Student Thinking to Accurately Inform Student Instruction, Modifying Instruction through Formative Assessments During a Lesson, Developing Habits of Writing to Build Student Thinking, Developing Habits of Effective Discussions, Cultivating High Academic Expectations with TLAC, Planning and Preparing for Effective Instruction with TLAC
Core Teaching Competencies II
This micro-endorsement is only available to educators who have completed Core Teaching Competencies I. It is a 7 micro-credential micro-endorsement that includes all educator choice from the below options.
Choices: Cultivating High Behavioral Expectations with TLAC, Creating Habits Around Effective Questioning, Eliciting Student Thinking to Accurately Inform Student Instruction, Modifying Instruction through Formative Assessments During a Lesson, Developing Habits of Writing to Build Student Thinking, Developing Habits of Effective Discussions, Cultivating High Academic Expectations with TLAC, Planning and Preparing for Effective Instruction with TLAC
Distance Learning
Educators in this micro-endorsement have access to the following micro-credentials:
- Creativity to Support Student Learning in a Digital Learning Environment
- Collaboration to Support Student Learning in a Digital Learning Environment
- Critical Thinking to Support Student Learning in a Digital Learning Environment
- Communication to Support Student Learning in a Digital Learning Environment
- Engage Student Learning Through a Group Project Using G Suite
- Understand and Share Student Growth Using G Suite
Non-Tested Teacher
Educators in this micro-endorsement have access to the following micro-credentials:
In-classroom Leadership Micro-endorsements
This list, though not exhaustive, represents some of Harmony’s key in-classroom leadership roles. If you currently hold one or more of the roles listed below but do not have access that micro-endorsement on BloomBoard please complete this form. BloomBoard will confirm your role status with Harmony leadership and, if confirmed, will grant you access to the corresponding micro-endorsement. This process may take up to 5 business days.
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ILT Members
Educators in this role have access to the following micro-credentials:
Curriculum Writer & SCL
Educators in this role have access to the following micro-credentials:
Mentor Teacher
Educators in this role have access to the following micro-credentials:
Department Chair
Educators in this role have access to the following micro-credentials:
- Supporting Educators in Competency-Based Professional Learning via Micro-Credentials
- Facilitating Adult Learning (HPS)
- Facilitating Effective Meetings Focused on Collaboration
- Using Formative Assessment to Modify Future Instruction
- Providing Quality Feedback on Instructional Planning
- Generating Conversations Around Student Performance Data
- Facilitating an Understanding of Curriculum Expectations
- Supporting the Implementation of District Initiatives within Local Contexts
ESL Specialist
Educators in this role have access to the following micro-credentials:
Foundations of Addressing Student Well-Being
Educators will have access to the following micro-credentials:
Gifted & Talented Teacher
Educators in this role have access to the following micro-credentials:
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Collaboration to Support Student Learning in a Digital Learning Environment
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Communication to Support Student Learning in a Digital Learning Environment
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Creativity to Support Student Learning in a Digital Learning Environment
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Critical Thinking to Support Student Learning in a Digital Learning Environment
Instructional Coaches
Educators in this role have access to the following micro-credentials:
- Supporting Educators in Competency-Based Professional Learning via Micro-Credentials
- Facilitating Adult Learning (HPS)
- Helping Teachers Identify Current Reality to Prepare for Change
- Facilitating Implementation of Research-Driven Instructional Strategies
- Measuring the Impact of Change Based on Student-Focused Goals
- Supporting the Implementation of District Initiatives within Local Contexts
- Coaching for Instructional Improvement (HPS)
- Aligning Micro-Credentials to Professional Learning
- Planning and Leading Practice-based Professional Learning
Interventionist
Educators in this role have access to the following micro-credentials:
Interventionists ELA K-1
Educators in this role have access to the following micro-credentials:
Interventionists K-12 Math & ELA 2-12
Educators in this role have access to the following micro-credentials:
MC Ambassador
Educators in this role have access to the following micro-credentials:
PLC Leader
Educators in this role have access to the following micro-credentials:
STEM Educator
Educators in this role have access to the following micro-credentials:
Special Education Teacher or Coordinator
Educators in this role have access to the following micro-credentials:
Out-of-classroom Leadership Micro-endorsements
This list, though not exhaustive, represents some of Harmony’s key out-of-classroom leadership roles. If you currently hold one or more of the roles listed below but do not have access that micro-endorsement on BloomBoard please complete this form. BloomBoard will confirm your role status with Harmony leadership and, if confirmed, will grant you access to the corresponding micro-endorsement. This process may take up to 5 business days.
Not sure how to add an ME to your Dashboard? Watch this brief soundless video.
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ILT Members
Educators in this role have access to the following micro-credentials:
- Coaching for Instructional Improvement
- Planning and Leading Practice-based Professional Learning
- Conducting Data Meetings
- Lesson Planning and Preparation for Teacher Leaders
Note: This Mirco- Endorsement has Dependent Artifacts.
College Counselor
Educators in this role have access to the following micro-credentials:
Curriculum Leaders
Educators in this role have access to the following micro-credentials:
ESL Specialists
Educators in this role have access to the following micro-credentials:
Foundations of Addressing Student Well-Being
Educators in this role have access to the following micro-credentials:
- Building Positive Relationships with Students
- Assessing the Well-Being of Individual Students
- Addressing the Well-Being of Individual Students
Note: This micro-endorsement has Dependent Artifacts.
Gifted and Talented Coordinator
Educators in this role have access to the following micro-credentials:
Instructional Coach
Educators in this role have access to the following micro-credentials:
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Supporting Educators in Competency-Based Professional Learning via Micro-Credentials
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Helping Teachers Identify Current Reality to Prepare for Change
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Facilitating Implementation of Research-Driven Instructional Strategies
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Measuring the Impact of Change Based on Student-Focused Goals
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Supporting the Implementation of District Initiatives within Local Contexts
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Aligning Micro-Credentials to Professional Learning
Leader Residents
Educators in this role have access to the following micro-credentials:
Special Education Teachers & Coordinator
Educators in this role have access to the following micro-credentials:
HALA Track 1 & Track 2
Choose one micro-credential out of the 9 options:
- Supporting Educators in Competency-Based Professional Learning via Micro-Credentials
- Guiding Effective Conflict Resolution
- Building a School Culture Where Every Student Succeeds
- Coaching for Instructional Improvement (HPS)
- Providing Quality Feedback On Instructional Planning
- Facilitating Effective Meetings
- Facilitating Adult Learning (HPS)
- Communicating Mission, Vision, and Values to Stakeholders
- Maximizing Instructional Time for Teachers
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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