More Ideas for Badges in Professional Learning

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Prosper ISD Google Badges

Here’s an update on using badges in teacher professional development with new ideas and resources. Gamification with badges can be a great motivator for teachers and students! I posted in the fall on this concept, and it was one of the most popular posts ever! Thanks to my friends in Denton ISD for letting me share their awesome website. The team in Denton sparked a lot of interest in the idea of using badges and self-directed learning to help teachers learn new about using digital tools in the classroom. Then teachers receive a badge to represent their accomplishment and learning. These badges can be used digitally online, or printed out and posted on the door. See the original post for details on their website and program: Take PD to the Next Level with Badges.

Kyle Pace, Lee’s Summit School District (Lee’s Summit, MO)

Lee’s Summit Google Badges

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Screenshot of the Google Form

Kyle’s Words of Advice

Always keep the end goal in mind; always thinking about what you want teachers to accomplish by earning the badge. Also, getting buy in from administrators helps a lot because they need to be earning badges too! – Kyle Pace

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• CLICK HERE to see the Lee’s Summit Badging Website.
• Be sure you follow Kyle on Twitter! (Everybody else is!)

Michelle Phillips, Prosper ISD (Prosper, TX)

Michelle’s Words of Advice

Start with the badges you really want everyone to have experience with then add more as you go. Competitions are a great way to get teachers engaged in the program. Have lots of badges ready to hand out before you start. Teachers like to see their badges right away. Don’t wait too long to hand them out.

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• CLICK HERE to see Prosper ISD’s Badging Website.
• Follow the awesome Michelle Phillips on Twitter!

Do you have a badging site you would like to share? Please share in the comments below. I’d love to see and share with others!

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More Ideas for Badges in Professional Learning

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Here’s an update on using badges in teacher professional development with new ideas and resources. Gamification with badges can be a great motivator for teachers and students! I posted in the fall on this concept, and it was one of the most popular posts ever! Thanks to my friends in Denton ISD for letting me share their awesome website. The team in Denton sparked a lot of interest in the idea of using badges and self-directed learning to help teachers learn new about using digital tools in the classroom. Then teachers receive a badge to represent their accomplishment and learning.

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