This microcredential represents educators' use of three dimensional classroom instruction to drive learning through student sensemaking. This stack of microcredentials fulfills one of the requirements of the pathway for the Secondary Science Endorsement.

This microcredential represents educators' effective and consistent instruction on substance abuse and addiction. This is the third microcredential in the Substance Abuse Prevention Stack. This stack of microcredentials fulfills one of the requirements of a pathway for endorsement.

This microcredential represents educators' effective and consistent instruction on suicide, self-harm, and resources for help. This microcredential fulfills one of the requirements of a pathway for endorsement. Click the More Info button to learn more.

This microcredential is the second in the Systems in Science microcredential stack. This stack, when completed, meets Requirement Area #2 of the Elementary Science Endorsement. Through this microcredential applicants demonstrate understanding of how to develop and use models to represent various systems and their interactions, including inputs, processes, and outputs, along with energy, matter and information flows within these systems.

This microcredential is the third in the Systems in Science microcredential stack. This stack, when completed, meets Requirement Area #2 of the Elementary Science Endorsement. Through this microcredential applicants demonstrate understanding of how to prepare and enact three-dimensional science instruction that is based on authentic phenomena and problems and supports the development of students’ conceptual science understanding and scientific literacy.

This microcredential is the fourth in the Systems in Science microcredential stack. This stack, when completed, meets Requirement Area #2 of the Elementary Science Endorsement. Through this microcredential applicants demonstrate an ability to promote effective and equitable science instruction both in personal practice and in the science education community.

The USBE Coaching Cycle is designed to support educators through effective coaching to implement high-quality instruction. This cycle is an integral part of the USBE strategic plan to ensure that schools and districts can provide personalized, professional learning for each educator and leader.

This microcredential focuses on the effective implementation of the USBE Professional Learning Standards for instructional coaching and professional learning experiences. These standards demand that professional learning designs be created and delivered with intention so that the investment in job-embedded coaching and formal professional learning experiences have the power to impact student outcomes. Note that earning this Microcredential requires prerequisites as aligned with the USBE Instructional Coaching Endorsement and is intended as a competency path for an experienced instructional coach.

This microcredential represents a teacher’s understanding concepts of measurement and their ability to respond to progressions related to concepts of measurement by planning and implementing instruction based on the Standards for Mathematical Practice and Effective Mathematics Teaching Practices. It involves selecting, using, and adapting mathematics curricula and teaching materials, including the integration of mathematical tools and technology, as well as using formative and summative assessments to evaluate students' understanding of concepts of measurement. This microcredential is the second of five in the Elementary Mathematics Endorsement: Understand and Implement Concepts of Measurement Stack. These microcredentials can be earned in any order.

This microcredential focuses on an instructional coach's application of effective instructional design and assessment strategies through the use of Universal Design for Learning Theory. Having a foundational understanding of effective instructional practices is paramount to providing students with a quality education.

This microcredential represents educators' effective and consistent instruction on the validity of current health resources, information, and trends. This is the fourth microcredential in the Human Diseases Stack. This stack of microcredentials fulfills one of the requirements of a pathway for endorsement. Click the More Info button to learn more.

This microcredential represents a teacher’s understanding of visualization, composition, and decomposition of geometric shapes and their ability to understand and respond to progressions related to these concepts by planning and implementing instruction based on the Standards for Mathematical Practice and Effective Mathematics Teaching Practices. It involves selecting, using, and adapting mathematics curricula and teaching materials, including the integration of mathematical tools and technology, as well as using and analyzing formative and summative assessments to determine students' understanding of visualization, composition, and decomposition of geometric shapes. This is the first of five Microcredentials in the Elementary Mathematics Endorsement: Geometry, Measurement, and Data Stack. These Microcredentials can be earned in any order.