Microcredentials and Portfolios
Future Design School’s Student Portfolios and Microcredentials track and acknowledge progress towards the development of essential skills. Aligning student mastery to the needs of tomorrow’s workplace, Future Design School’s Microcredentials connect the “why” behind the learning while developing tangible qualifications that give students a unique advantage in career readiness.
Microcredentials
Future Design School Microcredentials support deep competency development and skill mastery through authentic, challenge-based learning. Our proven assessment frameworks enable ongoing measurement and track progress towards thorough comprehension.
Our Microcredentials focus on the development of essential skills and traits such as:
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CRITICAL THINKING
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CREATIVITY
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COLLABORATION
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COMMUNICATION
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CURIOSITY
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RESOURCEFULNESS
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AMBITION
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EMPATHY
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ENTREPRENEURSHIP
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LEADERSHIP
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COMPUTATIONAL THINKING & CODING
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INCLUSIVITY & EQUITY
Increasingly recognized by universities, colleges and employers; students can leverage their acquired credentials to showcase their skills, demonstrate their character traits and gain preferential admittance into different programs as well as secure gainful employment in the workforce.
Portfolios
The development of essential competencies are deepened through student reflection. Future Design School’s Student Portfolio is a powerful tool to showcase progress throughout the learning journey. The portfolio tool provides an opportunity for students to not only capture and reflect on their learning throughout the year, but also to build upon as they continue to develop future ready skills.
Future Design School’s Portfolio tool is designed to provide an opportunity for self-actualization as well as evidence of students’ ongoing development as they prepare for their future; in both higher education and the workplace.
Leverage Portfolios To:
Capture key learning throughout the journey
Identify ongoing progress & skill development
Highlight key areas of strength
Gain insight into opportunities for growth
This evidence is best demonstrated when students engage in authentic learning experiences that challenge them deeply, tap into their interests, develop their expertise, as well as empower their social and emotional development over time making it not only relevant to their future plans but also to the individual student and their understanding of themselves.