Clemson University's Teacher Learning Progression

Micro-credentials
Stackable micro-credentials can be applied toward the Educator Certificate's Education Class Level: Bachelor's + 18 Graduate Credit Hours (BA+18). These online professional learning modules are designed for teachers to improve content knowledge, instructional practice, and/or socio-emotional skill development in targeted, engaging ways.

Endorsement Path
STEAM, Teacher Leader, or Online Teaching Endorsement paths involve coursework and micro-credentials online through Clemson University.

M.Ed. Path
The Master's Degree in Teaching and Learning path involves coursework and micro-credentials online through Clemson University.

• Personalized Advanced Credentials for Teachers are designed to help meet district and school professional development goals.
• District and school partnerships are required in order for teachers to participate.
• Interested schools can contact Hans Klar at hklar@clemson.edu.

• Personalized Advanced Credentials for Teachers are offered at no cost for teacher participants. 
• Each school will receive $500 per teacher participant per year for additional materials to support effective teaching and improve student learning.
• The stackable micro-credentials and coursework are delivered online, eliminating the costs associated with transportation to campus. 

• A team of researchers at Clemson University is designing a recommender system to match teachers with the best pathway to meet their needs.
• All teacher participants must agree to be a part of the research project, which may include surveys, interviews, and/or classroom observations. 
• As the recommender system grows, so, too, will personalized learning options offered to teachers. 

Clemson awarded $3 million grant to develop AI-powered professional development for teachers

A teacher’s search for the best way to sharpen their skills in the classroom may soon be as easy as browsing Netflix for a new movie. Clemson University researchers have been awarded $3 million over three years to develop a personalized professional development recommender system for teachers that resembles the way businesses such as Amazon.com recommend products or streaming entertainment.

Researchers from the Clemson University College of Education and the College of Engineering, Computing and Applied Sciences will develop this recommender system to improve teacher effectiveness and retention while increasing student achievement. The grant award comes from the U.S. Department of Education Supporting Effective Educator Development Grant Program. Of 130 applications to the program, Clemson’s proposal is one of only 12 to be awarded. Read More