Nearly $12 million in federal funding supports App State Empowering Teacher Learning program
Appalachian State University’s College Access Partnerships has been awarded nearly $12 million in federal grant funding from the U.S. Department of Education (ED) to implement its Empowering Teacher Learning (ETL) project — a virtual, teacher-directed professional learning program designed to add flexibility to recertification and state licensure renewals for Western North Carolina educators.
https://today.appstate.edu/2021/01/22/etl
Micro-Credentials in the Field - What is the Empowering Teacher Learning Program?
Teacher professional development is often a concept that is met with great skepticism by educators in the field. Too often the experiences provided to teachers, under the guise of professional development, don't correlate with their personal goals or classroom aspirations. That's where our project comes in.
https://gearup.appstate.edu/news/empowering-teacher-learning