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When our illustrious Director of 21st Century Learning, Jeremy, was hired last year, he shared an aspiration with us: he thought it would be a terrific accomplishment if we could have 100% of our teachers be Google Certified Educators. I couldn't agree more!
We already have probably a dozen or so teachers who are Google Certified, so you know it can be done! But why? What's so great about being a Google Certified Educator? Let me share my thoughts, in no particular order.
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- You will come away with a really good understanding of how to use the G Suite tools, which will be of great benefit to you in your day to day work as well as when you are working with your students.
- You will come up with lots of great ideas about how to maximize the use of the G Suite applications to enhance teaching and learning in your classroom.
- You will definitely learn all sorts of new tips and tricks, things you didn't know you could do with G Suite applications.
- The training is free, self-paced, and in-depth.
- The exam is affordable -- $10!
- The exam is challenging, but after you complete it, you will be amazed at how much you know and the sense of accomplishment is really fulfilling.
- Certification lasts for 2 years, which means you'll have to re-certify, but it also means that your skills will always be up-to-date!
- You get a cool badge you can use in your email signature or to add to your online profiles!
I know a lot of teachers have already indicated interest in pursuing this certification. I am going to meet with Jeremy soon to try to plan out a way to offer facilitated sessions for interested teachers to work on this. If you're interested in this valuable professional experience, you can read more about it here.
P.S. Any of my fellow Google Certified Educators who'd like to weigh in on why this is worth the time to complete, please share your thoughts in the comments!
