Badge Description: Skyward is a K-12 student information system and a finance/human resources suite for schools.
Badge Requirements: To earn this badge, you must attend a face to face tutorial with your campus Instructional Technology Specialist, campus or district administration, or another knowledgeable source.
Badge Resources: Skyward Overview Training Presentation
Badge Description: This badge is awarded for customizing your Skyward experience.
Badge Requirements: In order to receive this badge, you must customize your Skyward experience by either:
Changing the layout or view of Gradebook
Creating a seating chart to use when taking attendance, and/or
Customizing your dashboard
Be sure to explain how you personalized your Skyward experience and the impact this has made on your classroom learning environment.
Badge Resources: Gradebook Display, Creating a Seating Chart, and Dashboard and Widgets
Badge Description: This badge is awarded for using the messaging feature of Skyward.
Badge Requirements: In order to receive this badge, you must send at least 20 messages to parents/students/guardians using the messaging feature of Skyward.
Badge Resources: Message Center and Emailing Progress Reports
Badge Description: This badge is awarded for leading a professional development, either one on one or in a small group, in which you explain one or more of the advanced features of Skyward, give a brief overview of how to use the advanced features, and/or assist with trouble shooting any issues teachers may have while using this tool.
Badge Requirements: To earn this badge you must give an explanation of how you showed your colleague(s) to utilize Skyward to enhance the learning environment for students; you must also be willing to provide continued support to faculty at your campus throughout the school year.