Teachers must help all students become adept critical thinkers, collaborators and communicators, but to do so effectively, teachers need to devote significant time and effort to their own professional growth. Discover a solution for strengthening professional development: micro-credentials for educators. With the need for deeper, personalized, authentic, engaging and motivating professional development for teachers, come learn about what powerful bite-sized, peer-reviewed PD can do for you and your institutions. Hear how micro-credentials offer an opportunity for educators to demonstrate and receive recognition for that learning, no matter where it happens. This workshop will focus on the why, how and what of micro-credentialing. Come see a micro-credential class in session, participate as a learner and then build your own micro-credentialed course using a variety of digital tools. With micro-credentialing, you can prepare your staff for the future by assisting educators looking to personalize their professional learning to ensure it meets their needs and the needs of their students