Exemplifying Equitable Behavior

Professional Development Credit – This Micro-Credential may be eligible for continuing professional development credit in your state. Contact your state affiliate association to learn more.

Overview – The Exemplifying Equitable Behavior Micro-Credential requires that the practitioner demonstrates proficiency of all the essential outcomes and the research-based subskills defined in the details. These include the practitioner ability to engage in a critical analysis of personal beliefs and professional behaviors that raise equity self-awareness; analyze and evaluate effectiveness of communication protocols and tools to address all stakeholder groups in an equitable manner; and establish a continuous self-improvement plan with strategies, implementation timelines, self- evaluation, and monitoring process to ensure the practitioner is exemplifying equitable behavior which enhance learning and organizational improvement. “Equity exists when there are no systematic differences in the distribution of conditions, practices, and results based upon race, ethnicity, gender, economic status, or any other relevant characteristics” (CDE, 2010, p. 6).

Essential Outcomes – Exemplifying Equitable Behavior includes the following four identified essential outcomes:

1. Engage in self-development and professional networking that improve equity behaviors and beliefs.
2. Conduct a critical analysis of personal beliefs and professional behaviors that raise equity self-awareness.
3. Analyze and evaluate effectiveness of communication protocols and tools in addressing all stakeholder groups in an equitable manner.
4. Provide a self-improvement plan with strategies, implementation timelines, self-evaluation, and a monitoring process to ensure best practice in exemplifying personal, professional, and equitable beliefs and behaviors which deliver high-quality learning for all stakeholders.

Requirements

Part 1. Overview Questions

Develop a responsive narrative that answers the following questions (1,000-word minimum):

1. 1. What professional networking, self-assessment and professional development have you engaged in to raise self-awareness and improve your equity skill, behaviors, attitudes, and beliefs? What activities have been most valuable to you and why?
   2. Have you conducted a critical analysis of your personal, professional beliefs, attitudes and behaviors to assist in raise equity self-awareness? What did you discover about yourself?
   3. What processes, protocols and tools have put into place to evaluate and analyzed your ability and effectiveness to equitable address and communicate with all stakeholder groups? Which types of communication and/or tools have been most valuable to your efforts in engaging and serving your diverse stakeholders?
   4. What processes or data collection did you find most valuable as you created your self-improvement plan? What strategies, self-evaluation, and monitoring processes ensured you were correctly implementing best practice in exemplifying personal, professional, equitable beliefs and behaviors? Do you feel you are delivering higher-quality learning for all stakeholders because of your raised equity awareness? Give a few examples.

Part 2. Skill Demonstration Product with Self-Analysis

Develop an artifact portfolio that captures the essential outcomes for the Exemplifying Equitable Behavior Micro-Credential and complete the evidence self-analysis.

For each EO detail you will be required to reference an uploaded artifact(s) and guide the assessor to the specific evidence (page number, video time stamp, etc.) within the uploaded artifact(s). An explanation of how the evidence demonstrates proficiency of the outcome detail is also required. The practitioner must clearly and compellingly demonstrate proficiency of every detail under each essential outcome.

Part 3. Reflection & Application

Submit, in writing, a summary of your experience of Exemplifying Equitable Behavior (500-word minimum). Provide specific examples of how you applied all components of the essential outcomes. This could include topics covered and a description of the process used to promote evidence-based strategies, including protocols for conducting self-evaluation, data analysis, observations, and providing actionable and timely feedback. This could also include testimonials from teachers, students or other stakeholders on changes of practice that lead to higher levels of equitable practices for their students. Include a reflection about the impact on your equitable skills, mindsets (mindscapes), professional practices, and how you will continue to apply it in the future.