1. Student Badges
Not to be confused with Badgers.
Guest speaker: Amy McQuigge
Documenter: Jake Lederman
Colleagues: Edwin Pell & Tariq Khan

2. http://www.gifts-family.com/schoolbadges.html
http://animal.discovery.com/mammals/badger/

3. This was as clear as any of the slides got for me. Luckily my
colleagues were able to see everything.
It is kind of cool that our guest speaker looks like Colossus

4. Why badges???
• Could be used to showcase skills that can’t be graded.
• Good reward for after school programs & for
students that go above and beyond expectations.
• Students could use them on applications to colleges.
http://balboaoaks.bsa-la.org/merit_badges.php

5. Peer assessment
Badges are a great way to employ peer-to-
peer assessment. Having students give out
grades in the form of badges to their
classmates might make them work harder.
Badges are a way to encourage healthy
competition among students. This is
important because later on, in their adult
lives, they will face much less friendly and
more necessary types of competition.
http://hartmaninventorysystems.com/news/who
-is-your-competition-really/

6. http://aznninjanews.webs.com/

7. Our A-frame meeting was getting a little crowded, so we high
tailed it down the coast to find a more suitable location for our
brainstorming session.
Tariq
ED

9. Positives
• An extra way to motivate students.
 Every motivation tactic used by you will not work on all your students. The
more motivation techniques you employ, the more likely you will engage all
different types of students.
• Room to innovate
 Badges are still new to education so there is plenty of room to innovate the
uses and creation of badges. Schools could create more advanced badges
for more gifted students to strive for. There could be types such as
interdisciplinary badges or community service badges.

10. Draw Backs
• As a first year teacher, it might be more important to
establish yourself as a capable professional before looking
to innovate education. Concentrating on badges might
detract attention from conveying important information or
class organization.
• It seems that the current school model does not embrace
innovation as a necessary & positive aspect of teaching.
The “teach for the test” mentality of some schools might
make it difficult for new ideas to gain footing.

11. Conclusion
A badging system can be an excellent way to motivate
students to succeed in their educational endeavors. It will
help encourage peer-to-peer learning and assessment, as
well as give opportunities to showcase additional skills and
talents later in life.
We believe that badges will fit in perfectly with a student-
centered, inquiry based classroom.