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Propel Polk! Credentialing 21st Century Skills for Postsecondary Success is a pilot program to teach durable skills to 11th and 12th graders in the Polk County (Florida) School District. Polk County School District, Polk Vision, and Central Florida Development Council are partnering with Education Design Lab (the Lab) to deploy and support this foundational project. Over 450 students at 10 high schools were expected to participate.
Participating students receive digital micro-credentials for their resumes, as well as college credit. The awarding of digital micro-credentials as “badges” allow students to make the achievement of these skills visible to both colleges and employers. In addition, the deployment of the digital micro-credentials can be coordinated with business input through local employer convenings and effective Education Design Lab tools, such as the T-profile.
Education Design Lab's research has shown employers and educators both believe that durable skills—soft skills, mobility skills, or power skills—are essential for learners entering the workforce. Key skills including collaboration, critical thinking, and creative problem-solving are in high demand by employers, requiring educators to develop them. Propel Polk! was designed to ultimately see how the intentional teaching of those durable skills can improve rates of graduation, job placement, and higher education matriculation.
SNHU, AVID, Polk County Public Schools, Polk Vision, Central Florida Development Council, and funded by The Catalyze Challenge.
https://eddesignlab.org/project/propel-polk/
Key takeaways from “21st Century Skills Through Micro-Credentialing: The Polk County Partnership” https://floridacollegeaccess.org/events/key-takeaways-from-21st-century-skills-through-micro-credentialing-the-polk-county-partnership/
The Lab Podcast on Propel Polk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1fCI9iIl15M
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