Digital Badges, Community Engagement to Support Teacher Professional Growth and Certification Renewal

Presenters/Authors

Thomas R. Koballa, Georgia Southern UniversityFollow
Tracy Linderholm, Georgia Southern UniversityFollow

Document Type

Presentation

Presentation Date

3-2-2017

Abstract or Description

Context:

• The State of Georgia adopted a new teacher evaluation system, the Teacher Keys Effectiveness System (TKES)
• Teachers are expected to have an individualized professional development plan
• Depending on the school district, some may limit teacher pay for advanced degrees, limiting professional development opportunities for teachers

Project Goals:

• To develop professional learning for Georgia teachers (and eventually leaders) to provide them with an opportunity to be successful on the new evaluation system
• To develop content in a low cost, flexible format that produces observable results
• To create competency-based modules to allow an efficient, targeted form of learning

Sponsorship/Conference/Institution

American Association of Colleges of Teacher Education Annual Meeting (AACTE)

Location

Tampa, FL

Recommended Citation

Koballa, Thomas R., Tracy Linderholm. 2017. "Digital Badges, Community Engagement to Support Teacher Professional Growth and Certification Renewal." Department of Curriculum, Foundations, & Reading Faculty Presentations. Presentation 2.
https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/curriculum-facpres/2