Google Certification is for YOU!

Are you a Google Certified educator? If you answered no, I'm going to ask you another question:

Here are 10 reasons why you should get your Google Certification!

1. Be a part of the coolest group of tech geeks! Getting Google Certified places you among the top Google educators in the world!
2. Stand out from the crowd! Google Certification lets you show everyone you've got mad skills -- you're smarter than the average bear!
3. Grow Big and Strong! By getting your certification, you'll learn about all the Google tools and how they can be used in your classroom -- you'll be so full of new ideas, you'll be bursting at the seams!
4. Spend Time to Save Time! By taking the time now to get certified, you'll end up saving time in the long run once you learn all the tricks Google Workspace has that are going to really streamline your work!
5. Get Unstuck! By getting certified, you'll learn so many handy tips and tricks that you'll be able to help your students and colleagues whenever they run into a problem. Whole document disappeared? You'll know what to do! Colleague can't figure out how to crate an email signature? You'll know how to help!
6. Go Green! Through certification, you'll learn the best and easiest ways to go as paperless as possible! Save a tree -- get Google Certified!
7. Build Your Toolkit! Getting certified means you become familiar with all the Google Workspace for Education tools, so you'll always know the best tool for the job!
8. Have a Meaningful Experience! How many times have you felt like a professional development experience was a waste because it just didn't apply to you? Well, we're a Google school district, so Google Certification is going to be immediately applicable to what you do in your job and with your students!
9. It Costs You Nothing! Getting certified costs you nothing but your time. All the training is free and online so you can work on what you need when you want at your own pace. Yes, you do have to pay a fee to take the exam, so I guess it does cost you something, but look at the next point --
10. It Earns You Money! By getting Google Certified, you can actually earn a little bit of money that will cover the cost of your exam AND leave you some extra to spend as you wish! Last year, CSD implemented a stiped opportunity for getting and renewing Google Certifications.

So, learn new skills, fine tune the ones you already have, be part of the cool crowd, and get some money...seriously, what is stopping you from getting Google Certified? Let me know what those barriers are in the comments and let me see if I can find a way to help you navigate them! What questions do you have about Google Certification? Drop them in the comments and I will answer them!