Columbus Municipal School District Makes Shift to Personalized, Competency-Based Professional Development for Educators through Partnership with BloomBoard

PALO ALTO, Calif., Aug. 23, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- BloomBoard, the leading educator-focused professional development platform, and Columbus Municipal School District, have partnered to provide the district's more than 300 educators with BloomBoard's integrated competency-based professional learning program, supported by micro-credentials.

As part of the partnership, educators in the district will have access to collections of professional development resources, vetted and curated by expert educators in the field. Collections are designed to support the individual learning needs of each teacher by helping them understand and apply information about a specific problem of practice. To further support their learning, educators will have access to private, virtual meeting rooms where they can collaborate with peers and mentors around shared goals or interests.

"We partnered with BloomBoard because of the platform's impressive set of features and high-quality content that support, motivate, and record progress on our teachers' unique personal learning needs and goals, as well as larger district initiatives," said Dr. Philip W.V. Hickman, Superintendent at Columbus Municipal School District. "We are especially excited about the potential to use micro-credentials to better recognize the achievements and competencies of our faculty."

Micro-credentials, a digital form of certification that recognizes educators for demonstrating their skills and competencies, are gaining traction in the education system because of their unique ability to empower teachers to engage in hands-on, personalized learning. Through a partnership with Digital Promise, the thought-leader in competency-based educator development, BloomBoard offers a library of over 200 micro-credentials which focus on a variety of skills such as data literacy, teacher leadership, and deeper learning. As educators in Columbus Municipal School District apply their learning in their practice, they will be able to prove competence and earn micro-credentials through the BloomBoard platform.

"We believe the key to improving student achievement lies with making sure teachers are supported in their professional growth. Micro-credentials are a compelling vehicle for delivering personalized, competency-based opportunities for educators to continuously learn and improve their practice," said BloomBoard CEO and co-founder, Jason Lange. "We're looking forward to partnering with Columbus Municipal School District to provide a clear pathway for personalized professional learning that meets the needs of their educators."

To learn more about our district and school offerings, visit schools.bloomboard.com.

About BloomBoard
Founded in 2010, BloomBoard is the leading professional development platform for empowering continuous, personalized, competency-based learning for K-12 educators. With BloomBoard, district administrators can provide meaningful professional learning experiences, improving how they support, scale, and grow effective teachers. For educators, BloomBoard provides a place to learn, share and discuss the best teaching ideas and earn micro-credentials aligned to skills and competencies they've learned. For more information, visit schools.bloomboard.com.

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