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Wednesday June 17, 2026 2:00pm - 3:00pm EDT
Are you ready to harness the expertise of a professional learning community to create competency-based micro-credentials for teacher professional development? Join us to learn how the Empower Teaching Learning research project equips and supports teachers in transforming their content-area knowledge and classroom experience into high-impact micro-credentials through a scaffolded research, writing, and peer review process.

Key takeaways include:
  • Developing a structured project plan and workflow that result in polished products mapped to educator interest and district focus
  • Unpacking the conventions of micro-credential writing and design
  • Providing support for subject matter experts in research best practices
  • Building community through a positive peer review process
Speakers will share tips and tools for bridging skill gaps and applying feedback for continuous improvement and capacity-building. Attendees will leave with adaptable examples, templates, and a research‑informed process model that they can implement to develop meaningful, peer-driven professional development with the potential for expansive reach.
Speakers
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Tyrel Winebarger

Assistant Director - Research and Evaluation, Appalachian St University


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Erin West

Assistant Director, Learning in the Professions, Appalachian State Empowering Teacher Learning

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Heather Childress

Micro-credential Coordinator and ETL Navigator, Appalachian State, Empowering Teacher Leaning Grant
Heather Childress supports the self-directed professional learning of middle school teachers in western North Carolina through the Empowering Teacher Learning Project at Appalachian State University.
She holds North Carolina Department of Public Instruction licensure in Academically/Intellectually Gifted (K-12), Middle Grades Language Arts (6-9), and English (9-12), as well as National Board for Professional Teaching Standards Certification in Early Adolescence/English Language... Read More →
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Jason Snyder

Research Support Specialist, Appalachian State Empowering Teacher Learning
Dr. Jason Snyder has an educational background in Geography and Applied Economics focused primarily on food systems both domestically and abroad, and has spent the past four years as an instructor in the Department of Sustainable Development at Appalachian State. While new to the... Read More →
Wednesday June 17, 2026 2:00pm - 3:00pm EDT
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