Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-6-212
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Micro-credential program
Official statutory text
A. The State Department of Education in coordination with the
Commission for Educational Quality and Accountability shall
establish a micro-credential program within one hundred twenty (120)
days after the effective date of this act for the purpose of
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 70. Schools Page 474
permitting any teacher candidate or teacher who holds a certificate
to teach to complete additional coursework and earn micro-
credentials in science, technology, engineering and mathematics
(STEM) endorsement areas including computer science.
B. The State Department of Education and the Commission for
Educational Quality and Accountability shall convene a working group
including pertinent education stakeholders to determine how any
micro-credential awarded pursuant to any micro-credential program
established pursuant to subsection A of this section will be used
and such uses shall include:
1. To award add-on endorsements to teachers in STEM endorsement
areas including computer science;
2. In lieu of the subject area competency examination required
by Section 6-187 of Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes; and
3. To meet the professional development program requirements
established in Section 6-194 of Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
C. Any course offered through a micro-credential program
established pursuant to subsection A of this section may be offered
in person, online or in a blended format of in-person and online
instruction.
Commission for Educational Quality and Accountability shall
establish a micro-credential program within one hundred twenty (120)
days after the effective date of this act for the purpose of
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 70. Schools Page 474
permitting any teacher candidate or teacher who holds a certificate
to teach to complete additional coursework and earn micro-
credentials in science, technology, engineering and mathematics
(STEM) endorsement areas including computer science.
B. The State Department of Education and the Commission for
Educational Quality and Accountability shall convene a working group
including pertinent education stakeholders to determine how any
micro-credential awarded pursuant to any micro-credential program
established pursuant to subsection A of this section will be used
and such uses shall include:
1. To award add-on endorsements to teachers in STEM endorsement
areas including computer science;
2. In lieu of the subject area competency examination required
by Section 6-187 of Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes; and
3. To meet the professional development program requirements
established in Section 6-194 of Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
C. Any course offered through a micro-credential program
established pursuant to subsection A of this section may be offered
in person, online or in a blended format of in-person and online
instruction.
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
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