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Mission, roles, and the learning contract
Choose a learning path that fits the skills you can show.
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Mission, roles, and the learning contract
Choose a learning path that fits the skills you can show.
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Source-based teaching example · Fictional data · Reviewed 2026-10-03. Microsoft Mark · locally synthesized. On a small screen, use fullscreen for diagram details or read the transcript.
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0:00 · What you will learn
Choose a learning path that fits the skills you can show.
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Choose a learning path that fits the skills you can show.
0:05 · The idea
Start with what you can already do, not the title you want. Choose practice that addresses your next gap. Describe course activity honestly without claiming a qualification it did not award.
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Start with what you can already do, not the title you want. Choose practice that addresses your next gap. Describe course activity honestly without claiming a qualification it did not award.
0:21 · One useful term
Skill evidence. Work that shows what you did and under what conditions.
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Work that shows what you did and under what conditions.
0:28 · A worked example
Jordan watched six introductory lessons and saved one source check. That supports a statement about introductory study and practice. It does not support “federally certified AI expert.”
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Jordan watched six introductory lessons and saved one source check. That supports a statement about introductory study and practice. It does not support “federally certified AI expert.”
0:44 · Your turn to think
Does watching lessons prove independent coding ability? Pause and decide before continuing.
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Does watching lessons prove independent coding ability? Pause the video if you need more time.
1:00 · Why this answer works
No. Coding needs its own evidence. Jordan should practice the current gap before moving to a software-building path.
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No. Coding needs its own evidence. Jordan should practice the current gap before moving to a software-building path.
1:11 · Check 1
Choose a path using demonstrated skills.
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Choose a path using demonstrated skills.
1:17 · Check 2
Name the gap you will work on.
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Name the gap you will work on.
1:22 · Check 3
Keep public claims within the evidence.
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Keep public claims within the evidence.
1:27 · Now try a different case
Open the lesson and try its different practice case. Use every check in the full task. Watching alone does not mark the lesson complete.
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Open the lesson Try the new case Check and revise The full task and its requirements are in the linked lesson.
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