Level 0 Activity 1: Introduction to SISEP's Micro-credentialing Program
Prior to submitting your application for SISEP’s Micro-credentialing Program, we recommend that you complete this checklist.
Introduction to SISEP’s Micro-credentialing Program (0.1)
The target audience for the Micro-credentialing Program includes:
- K-12 Educational Leaders, those outside of the classroom coordinating system change efforts at the local, regional, and state levels
- IHE (Institutes of Higher Education) faculty and students in educational programming
- OSEP-funded TA Center staff
(In the future, if/as we have expanded capacity, our team can consider accepting otherwise qualified candidates who may also be a good fit for future cohorts.)
We have provided this self-assessment so that you can determine if the SISEP Implementation Specialist Micro-credentialing Program is a good fit for you at this time. Take a few minutes to complete the Readiness Checklist. Before applying to the Micro-credentialing Program, we recommend that you are able to check all of the boxes in the document provided. This is a reflection tool and not designed to be submitted to the SISEP Team as part of your application to the Micro-credentialing Program.
If you find that you are not yet ready for the Micro-credentialing Program, we recommend that you spend some time to familiarize yourself with the items on the checklist.
- Save the dates for important Program Dates and Timelines.
Check out the Micro-credentialing Platform for important dates for upcoming application windows, Communities of Practice, and more. We will update these dates on the Platform. (Once admitted into the Program, the SISEP Team will share calendar invites for live events.)
- Ensure you can receive communications from the Micro-credentialing Team.
Our team will primarily communicate with you through this email address: sisepmicrocred@unc.edu. Communication will be sent through our Micro-credentialing Platform from no-reply@sisep.fpg.unc.edu. Please add these as contacts within your system and check your spam/junk folder to allow emails from us to reach you.
If you are interested in learning more about the program and would like to be included in emails about future offerings, please fill out this form: bit.ly/SISEPMCInterest.
- Become familiar with how to submit documents on the Micro-credentialing Platform.
Use this checklist document to practice uploading and submitting documents to the Micro-credentialing Platform. Follow these instructions:
Micro-credentialing Platform Submission Directions
When you have completed the Activity:
1. Submit your Activity document as a .doc or .docx ONLY.
- All other formats will be returned to you for file type revision.
- If you do not have access to Word, please reach out to sisepmicrocred@unc.edu.
2. Rename your materials using this formatting:
- Last Name, First Initial | MC Level 1 Activity 2.doc (or .docx)
- (e.g., Hornak, R. | MC Level 1 Activity 2.doc)
3. If your reviewer has requested revisions and you need to submit your revised document, please ensure REVISIONS is at the end of the document title.
- (e.g., Hornak, R. | MC Level 1 Activity 2 REVISIONS.doc)
- Click or drag to upload your document to the corresponding Level page.
- Some Activities will require multiple documents. Be sure to read the directions on the Activity Guide and on the Platform for what’s needed for each Activity.
- Click Save as a Draft.
- Scroll back down to the bottom of the page, and click Submit Application once you have uploaded all of the required documents for that Level Activity.
Please note: The Micro-credentialing Team is testing a feature where some participants are invited to use the link option to submit their documents. Please do NOT use this feature unless you have specifically received communications from the Micro-credentialing Team to do so. Please follow the instructions above to upload documents.
Next Steps: Micro-credentialing Program Application
Now that you’ve completed this checklist, head back to the
SISEP Micro-credentialing Platform. If an application window is open, Level 0 Activity 2 will be available to you to submit your application to the Micro-credentialing Program!
We are not currently accepting applications for the Micro-credentialing Program. The application window for the Spring 2025 Micro-credentialing Term opens soon!
Learning in the Meantime…
If you have a long wait between when you are finding this page, and when the next application window opens for the Micro-credentialing Program, we recommend two options for you to continue to learn in the meantime.
1. Complete the
Micro-credentialing Readiness Checklist to ensure that you’re ready for this Program.
Program Dates: Spring 2025 Term
- Application Window: December 2-22, 2024
- We aim to notify participants of their participation in the program by mid-January 2025.
- Asynchronous Learning opens on the Platform: February 1, 2025
- New Participant Orientation: Monday, February 10, 2025 (2:00-3:00 p.m. ET)
- Spring CoP #1: Monday, February 10, 2025 (3:00-4:30 p.m. ET)
- Spring CoP #2: Monday, March 17, 2025 (3:00-4:30 p.m. ET)
- Spring CoP #3: Monday, April 14, 2025 (3:00-4:30 p.m. ET)
- Submissions for Level materials will be accepted on an ongoing basis. We've found that participants are most successful when completing a Level within a 3-4 month period. As such, we recommend participants aim to complete all Activities within their Level by May 31, 2025.
