Constructing and Growing Equity

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 Constructing and Growing Equity Micro-Credential requires the practitioner to demonstrate proficiency of all the essential outcomes and the research-based subskills defined in the details. These include the practitioner’s ability to engage in the implementation process for collaboratively developing a clear vision of equity for all stakeholders; leading stakeholders in identifying and implementing strategies that promote equity, including culturally responsive teaching and learning; diagnosing practices and structures of inequities; and providing a plan with strategies, implementation timelines, evaluation, and a monitoring process to establish best practice in constructing and growing equity for organizational improvement.

Essential Outcomes – Constructing and Growing Equity includes the following four identified essential outcomes:

1. Implement a process for collaboratively developing a clear vision of equity for all stakeholders.
2. Lead all stakeholders in identifying and implementing strategies that promote equity, including culturally responsive teaching and learning.
3. Diagnose practices and structures of inequities.
4. Provide a plan with strategies, implementation timelines, evaluation, and a monitoring process to establish best practice in constructing and growing equity for organizational improvement.

Requirements

Part 1. Overview Questions

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

1. What resources and supports have you implemented that ensures all personnel have the knowledge, skills, and resources to ensure an equitable environment?
2. What processes and procedures have you established to ensure that the school/district academic and extracurricular offerings are equitable and aligns with family and community needs?
3. What strategies have you used to seek knowledge and insight from equity experts to meet the diverse needs and interests of students?
4. What process have you used for developing a plan that entails equity-related data that empowers the crucial conversations with stakeholders and centers on issues such as race, gender, and marginalization?

Part 2. Skill Demonstration Product with Self-Analysis

Develop an artifact portfolio that captures the essential outcomes for the Constructing and Growing Equity 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 Constructing and Growing Equity (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 instructional strategies, including protocols for conducting observation and providing actionable and timely feedback. This could also include testimonials from teachers on changes of practice that lead to higher levels of learning for their students. Include a reflection about the impact of this skill on your professional practice and how you will continue to apply it in the future.