An Estuary has announced the launch of a new professional development opportunity for educators which gives credit where credit is due.

Over the last several years, there has been a rise in the quality and number of “informal” professional learning opportunities available to educators. Unfortunately, because of the nature of these events, real credit has often been elusive. Until now.

Starting May 9, educators attending “unconferences,” educator professional learning gatherings, and PD conferences will have the opportunity to earn graduate credit by taking part in the on-demand “Field Workshop” course available on Sanderling, An Estuary’s social platform for professional development.

Upon successful completion, the participant will earn one graduate credit for the workshop. The credit is offered by the University of Akron College of Education.

The course is available asynchronously via Web and on mobile, meaning that participants can join on-demand from anywhere in the world. The course itself is built as a competency-based professional development unit asking educators to observe, document, reflect, and review contemporary topics in teaching while in the field and while actively engaging with technology.

In addition to the graduate credit, successful completion earns the participant a digital badge integrated with Mozilla’s Open Badges project. Participants may display their badge on their Sanderling professional learning profile and may share across the Web.

After signing up for a free Sanderling account, participants may register for the course — Field Workshop: Contemporary Topics in Teaching — among the “communities” offerings avaliable at sanderling.io. Questions should be directed to info@anestuary.com





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