THE BEST WAY TO POWER AWESOME LEARNING IN YOUR SCHOOL
Become a Hāpara Champion
The Hāpara Champion certification program is the best way to get the most out of the Hāpara Instructional Suite. You’ll earn your certification and learn how to create a student-centered digital classroom.
NOTE: Before submitting your application to the Hāpara Champion program, you must first finish all four Hāpara Learning Bytes micro-credential courses. Learn how >>
Pre-requisite update to the Hāpara Champion program
Before submitting your application to the Hāpara Champion program, you must first finish all four Hāpara Learning Bytes micro-credential courses to earn the milestone badge: Hāpara Instructional Suite level 1.
These short asynchronous courses take 1-2 hours to complete (depending on your knowledge of the Hāpara Suite and Google Workspace for Education). Upon completion, you will receive a digital open badge and certificate for each course: Highlights level 1, Teacher Dashboard level 1, Workspace level 1 and Student Dashboard level 1.
Who can become a Hāpara Champion?
The Hāpara Champion certification program is designed for educators and school leaders who are current Hāpara customers. It’s free to earn your certification (there are some exceptions).
Email champion@hapara.com for more information.
It helped me gain confidence in the tools and how to use them to teach students.
Isabel Tarnawski
High School Teacher, Ottawa Catholic School Board
The Hāpara Champion certification program has been awarded an International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) Seal of Alignment against the ISTE Standards for Educators.
By addressing the ISTE Standards and earning a Seal of Alignment, the Hāpara Champion certification program is shown to consciously, purposefully and meaningfully support best practices for digital age teaching and learning.
How does the Hāpara Champion program work?
There are three course levels that must be completed in order. The courses are asynchronous but you will receive support, feedback and expert advice from one of our Hāpara Champion facilitators.
Level 1
WHAT YOU WILL LEARN:
Basic proficiency in the Hāpara Instructional Suite: Teacher Dashboard, Highlights and Workspace.
How to implement it for student-centered instructional use.
Level 2
WHAT YOU WILL LEARN:
Deeper instructional use of the Hāpara Instructional Suite.
Reflect on teaching with technology.
How to build a standards-based Workspace.
How to be a consistent and positive model of Hāpara’s commitment to transformative instructional practice.
Level 3
WHAT YOU WILL LEARN:
Trainer-level expertise of Hāpara tools.
How to teach adult learners about Hāpara.
How to create an exemplar Workspace for adult learners.
Earn graduate credit with Ashland University
What is required?
Enrollees will take all three Hāpara Champion levels (Educator, Scholar & Trainer) plus additional classroom reflection activities to earn three graduate credits. For those who have already graduated from Hāpara Champion Trainer, you do not need to retake the three levels. You only need to complete the extra reflection portion of the Ashland course.
Time: The recommended time to finish all three sections of the Hāpara Champion courses is approximately 20 weeks. The total hours to complete all work is around 40 hours.
Cost: The cost of the program is $555 USD for three graduate credits. International enrollees are welcome to apply.
Who can do it?
Anyone who is a member of the Hāpara Community.