Collaborative planning time with colleagues was the top support cited by teachers earning micro-credentials, cited by 74 percent of respondents¶

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q2 i? Among participating teachers surveyed, collaborative planning time with colleagues was the top support, cited by roughly three-quarters (74 percent) of respondents. → Christina Luke and Viki M. Young 2020

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Christina Luke and Viki M. Young 2020¶

Christina Luke and Viki M. Young. (2020). Integrating Micro-credentials into Professional Learning: Lessons from Five Districts. Digital Promise. https://digitalpromise.dspacedirect.org/items/8960df64-de36-4121-8af2-651b343b0884 doi:10.51388/20.500.12265/103

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Survey evidence from the Challenge Collaborative's cohort-model implementation. Teachers pursuing micro-credentials in peer cohorts "pointed to this collaboration as integral to their learning," and 74 percent cited collaborative planning time as the top support.

"Among participating teachers surveyed, collaborative planning time with colleagues was the top support, cited by roughly three-quarters (74 percent) of the respondents."

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