Report: Most educators aren’t equipped for student-centered learning

https://www.educationdive.com/news/report-most-educators-arent-equipped-for-student-centered-learning/585012/

“the perfect combination of catalysts for a rapid conversion to student-centered schooling,” according to a new report from the Christensen Institute.

most K-12 educators aren’t equipped with the skill sets needed to run student-centered schools. For student-centered learning to be adopted, educators must be trained for student-centered competencies,

the report suggests school and district leaders:

• Work toward a more modular professional development system, which includes specific, verifiable and predictable microcredentials.
• Specify competencies needed for student-centered educators.
• Compensate educators with bonuses for microcredentials to incentivize earning them.
• Purchase bulk licenses to allow teachers the opportunity to earn microcredentials.
• Demand and pay for mastery of skills rather than a one-time workshop.
• Vet microcredential issuers’ verification processes, like rubrics and evaluation systems.

While testing could help with personalized instruction, a report from the Center on Reinventing Public Education stressed the need for professional development so teachers can interpret the resulting data and let it guide instruction this year.micr

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more on microcredentials in this IMS blog
https://blog.stcloudstate.edu/ims?s=microcredential