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PRDE educators take up the challenge of digital certifications

Educators in Puerto Rico's public education system are committed to optimizing their technopedagogical competencies. Thanks to a collaborative effort between Global Education Exchange Opportunities, Inc. (GEEO), the Department of Education and Digital Promise, all educators have access for the first time to a catalog of 22 digital certifications in Spanish. As part of efforts to ensure participation by all educators, the Desafío 48 event was held February 25-27, for which a total of 920 educators registered.

For 48 hours, educators from the Department of Education who took the Challenge were assisted by professionals and experts and had access to twenty-two digital certifications designed by Digital Promise Global in collaboration with GEEO, known as micro-credentials, to support teacher technology empowerment. At the time of this publication, 51 educators participating in the event have received their digital badges and have emerged as winners of this Challenge.

By obtaining a micro-credential, the educator evidences the mastery of the competencies he or she possesses to integrate technology in his or her virtual or face-to-face classroom. This digital badge accredits the educator with certain competencies in the use and integration of technology; a certification that the educator can take with them wherever they go and that increases their ability to perform their duties and in turn expand their resume.

Los educadores interesados en recibir apoyo para completar sus micro credenciales pueden inscribirse para participar del jueves 25 al sábado 27 de marzo desde las 2:00 pm en https://website.geeopr.com/de-innova/desafio48/.  Además de premiar las primeras 100 micro credenciales otorgadas enviadas durante el evento, GEEO amplía el alcance con la adición de la categoría de Líder de equipo.  En reconocimiento a aquellos educadores que solicitaron y obtuvieron su insignia digital desde que dio inicio esta fase del Proyecto DE-Innova, éstos ahora tendrán la oportunidad de participar del Desafío como Líderes al inscribirse con un equipo de tres educadores y aceptar el reto de apoyarlos para solicitar y obtener sus micro credenciales durante el evento. GEEO premiará los primeros 50 líderes que logren que cada miembro de su equipo solicite y obtenga una insignia digital como parte del Desafío 48.

GEEO invites all educators who have earned a micro-credential and those who have already begun the process or whose application was denied to take advantage of this great opportunity to receive individualized assistance and recommendations from advisors and experts to complete their submission during the Challenge for a chance to win.

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