Micro-credentials

Supports to assist Delaware school district and charter school educators’ participation in Micro-credentials

The Delaware Department of Education recognizes the strengths of all learners and understands the importance of building in learner variability as part of professional learning opportunities. Micro-credentials enable educators throughout the state to select professional learning opportunities that work best for the way they learn.

Micro-credentials provide a pathway to personalizing and recognizing professional learning. They allow employers to verify the skills their employees demonstrate, regardless of where and how they learned them. Micro-credentials are a natural extension of the formal and informal learning activities individuals engage in every day. They empower individuals to drive their professional learning and give employers the tools they need to personalize learning for their employees and meet their broader goals.

Micro-credentials articulate a discrete skill to support professional practice and the specific evidence an individual must submit to demonstrate their competence in that skill.

The Delaware Department of Education issues micro-credentials focused on Early Literacy and World Languages. Educators can also engage in micro-credentials issued by external providers like Digital Promise and the National Education Association (educators engaging in micro-credentials with external providers should adhere to the approval process of their school district or charter school).