Varsity
PLN Chats
Have you built a strong Professional Learning Network through Twitter? Do you regularly participate in Twitter Chats to enhance your teaching and learning? If so, then you qualify for this Varsity Twitter Badge.
Badge Name: PLN Chats Varsity
Badge Description: Participate in Educational Twitter Chats to enhance your teaching and learning. Follow Educational Leaders in your field to build your Professional Learning Network.
Badge Requirements: Submit screeshots of twitter chat participation from at least 2 different chats.
Badge Resources: Link: Upcoming Educational Chats What is a PLN?
TTESS Connection:
Dimension 4.3 - The teacher enhances the professional community.
Dimension 4.4 - The teacher demonstrates leadership with students, colleagues, and community members in the school, district and community through effective communication and outreach.
ISTE Standards for Educators Connection:
1b - Pursue professional interests by creating and actively participating in local and global learning networks.
1c - Stay current with research that supports improved student learning outcomes, including findings from the learning sciences.
2a - Shape, advance and accelerate a shared vision for empowered learning with technology by engaging with education stakeholders.
4c - Use collaborative tools to expand students' authentic, real-world learning experiences by engaging virtually with experts, teams and students, locally and globally.
4d - Demonstrate cultural competency when communicating with students, parents and colleagues and interact with them as co-collaborators in student learning.
6d - Model and nurture creativity and creative expression to communicate ideas, knowledge or connections.
What's the Code?
Do you host an after school Tech Club or Coding Club at your Campus? Do you incorporate coding such as Scratch in your curriculum lessons? If so, then you have earned this badge.
Badge Name: The Code Varsity
Badge Description: Host an after school Tech Club or Coding Club. Incorporate coding such as Scratch into core subject.
Badge Requirements: Submit lesson plans, photos from code club.
Badge Resources: Link: Hosting a Coding Club
Google CS First Scratch Code.org
TTESS Connection:
Dimension 1.3 - Through knowledge of students and proven practices, the teacher ensures high levels of learning, social-emotional development and achievement for all students.
Dimension 1.4 - The teacher plans engaging, flexible lessons that encourage higher-order thinking, persistence and achievement.
ISTE Standards for Educators Connection:
2b - Advocate for equitable access to educational technology, digital content and learning opportunities to meet the diverse needs of all students.
4b - Collaborate and co-learn with students to discover and use new digital resources and diagnose and troubleshoot technology issues.
4c - Use collaborative tools to expand students' authentic, real-world learning experiences by engaging virtually with experts, teams and students, locally and globally.
4d - Demonstrate cultural competency when communicating with students, parents and colleagues and interact with them as co-collaborators in student learning.
5a - Use technology to create, adapt and personalize learning experiences that foster independent learning and accommodate learner differences and needs.
5b - Design authentic learning activities that align with content area standards and use digital tools and resources to maximize active, deep learning.
5c - Explore and apply instructional design principles to create innovative digital learning environments that engage and support learning.
6a - Foster a culture where students take ownership of their learning goals and outcomes in both independent and group settings.
6b - Manage the use of technology and student learning strategies in digital platforms, virtual environments, hands-on makerspaces or in the field.
6c - Create learning opportunities that challenge students to use a design process and computational thinking to innovate and solve problems.
6d - Model and nurture creativity and creative expression to communicate ideas, knowledge or connections.
Project Connect!
Do you have an ongoing class project that you are connecting with another class in another place? Are you making mutiple connections with another school through an ongoing project using Hangouts or Skype? If so, then you qualify for this Varsity Badge.
Badge Name: Project Connect Varsity
Badge Description: Use technology tools such as Google Hangouts or Skype to connect your classroom to another classroom or school through an ongoing project.
Badge Requirements: Submit lesson plan documentation and photos or video of the connections.
Badge Resources: Links: Google Hangouts , Skype Google Hangouts for Educators GEG Group
TTESS:
Dimension 1.1 - The teacher designs clear, well-organized, sequential lessons that reflect best practice, align with standards and are appropriate for diverse learners.
Dimension 1.3 - Through knowledge of students and proven practices, the teacher ensures high levels of learning, social-emotional development and achievement for all students.
Dimension 1.4 - The teacher plans engaging, flexible lessons that encourage higher-order thinking, persistence and achievement.
Dimension 2.2 - The teacher uses content and pedagogical expertise to design and execute lessons aligned with state standards, related content and student needs.
Dimension 2.3 - The teacher clearly and accurately communicates to support persistence, deeper learning and effective effort.
Dimension 2.4 - The teacher differentiates instruction, aligning methods and techniques to diverse student needs.
ISTE Standards for Educators Connection:
3a - Create experiences for learners to make positive, socially responsible contributions and exhibit empathetic behavior online that build relationships and community.
3b - Establish a learning culture that promotes curiosity and critical examination of online resources and fosters digital literacy and media fluency.
3c - Mentor students in safe, legal and ethical practices with digital tools and the protection of intellectual rights and property.
3d - Model and promote management of personal data and digital identity and protect student data privacy.
4b - Collaborate and co-learn with students to discover and use new digital resources and diagnose and troubleshoot technology issues.
4c - Use collaborative tools to expand students' authentic, real-world learning experiences by engaging virtually with experts, teams and students, locally and globally.
4d - Demonstrate cultural competency when communicating with students, parents and colleagues and interact with them as co-collaborators in student learning.
5a - Use technology to create, adapt and personalize learning experiences that foster independent learning and accommodate learner differences and needs.
5b - Design authentic learning activities that align with content area standards and use digital tools and resources to maximize active, deep learning.
5c - Explore and apply instructional design principles to create innovative digital learning environments that engage and support learning.
6a - Foster a culture where students take ownership of their learning goals and outcomes in both independent and group settings.
6b - Manage the use of technology and student learning strategies in digital platforms, virtual environments, hands-on makerspaces or in the field.
6c - Create learning opportunities that challenge students to use a design process and computational thinking to innovate and solve problems.
6d - Model and nurture creativity and creative expression to communicate ideas, knowledge or connections.
Digital Student Portfolio
Do your students access their own accounts to share their work to parents? Are your students creating a digital portfolio through SeeSaw, ClassDojo, or a Student website/blog? If so, then you have earned this badge.
Badge Name: Digital Student Portfolio Varsity
Badge Description: Allow your students to connect and use communication tools like Remind, Class Dojo, or Seesaw to share their work or photos and videos about what's going on in your classroom. Students keep parents up to date and create a digital portfolio of the year.
Badge Requirements: Submit screenshots of student media shared with parents
Badge Resources: Links: Class Dojo, Remind, Seesaw
TTESS Connection:
Dimension 4.4 - The teacher demonstrates leadership with students, colleagues, and community members in the school, district and community through effective communication and outreach.
ISTE Standards for Educators Connection:
3c - Mentor students in safe, legal and ethical practices with digital tools and the protection of intellectual rights and property.
3d - Model and promote management of personal data and digital identity and protect student data privacy.
4b - Collaborate and co-learn with students to discover and use new digital resources and diagnose and troubleshoot technology issues.
4d - Demonstrate cultural competency when communicating with students, parents and colleagues and interact with them as co-collaborators in student learning.
5a - Use technology to create, adapt and personalize learning experiences that foster independent learning and accommodate learner differences and needs.
5b - Design authentic learning activities that align with content area standards and use digital tools and resources to maximize active, deep learning.
5c - Explore and apply instructional design principles to create innovative digital learning environments that engage and support learning.
6a - Foster a culture where students take ownership of their learning goals and outcomes in both independent and group settings.
6b - Manage the use of technology and student learning strategies in digital platforms, virtual environments, hands-on makerspaces or in the field.
6d - Model and nurture creativity and creative expression to communicate ideas, knowledge or connections.
Student Designer
Do your students create graphics to illustrate or explain an idea within the lesson? If so, then you can earn this Student Designer Badge.
Badge Name: Student Designer Varsity
Badge Description: Students create graphics to illustrate or explain an idea within the lesson using image creation software. For example: Canva, Piktochart, Google Slides (saved as jpeg), Google Draw, Adobe Spark Post, Adobe Photoshop, etc.
Badge Requirements: Submit the name of the software used and upload 2 to 3 images created or a picture of the student creating graphics at the computer.
Badge Resources: Links: Canva , Piktochart , Adobe Spark Post , Adobe Photoshop
TTESS Connection:
Dimension 1.1 - The teacher designs clear, well-organized, sequential lessons that reflect best practice, align with standards and are appropriate for diverse learners.
Dimension 1.3 - Through knowledge of students and proven practices, the teacher ensures high levels of learning, social-emotional development and achievement for all students.
Dimension 1.4 - The teacher plans engaging, flexible lessons that encourage higher-order thinking, persistence and achievement.
Dimension 2.2 - The teacher uses content and pedagogical expertise to design and execute lessons aligned with state standards, related content and student needs.
Dimension 2.3 - The teacher clearly and accurately communicates to support persistence, deeper learning and effective effort.
Dimension 2.4 - The teacher differentiates instruction, aligning methods and techniques to diverse student needs.
ISTE Standards for Educators Connection:
3c - Mentor students in safe, legal and ethical practices with digital tools and the protection of intellectual rights and property.
3d - Model and promote management of personal data and digital identity and protect student data privacy.
4b - Collaborate and co-learn with students to discover and use new digital resources and diagnose and troubleshoot technology issues.
4d - Demonstrate cultural competency when communicating with students, parents and colleagues and interact with them as co-collaborators in student learning.
5a - Use technology to create, adapt and personalize learning experiences that foster independent learning and accommodate learner differences and needs.
5b - Design authentic learning activities that align with content area standards and use digital tools and resources to maximize active, deep learning.
5c - Explore and apply instructional design principles to create innovative digital learning environments that engage and support learning.
6a - Foster a culture where students take ownership of their learning goals and outcomes in both independent and group settings.
6b - Manage the use of technology and student learning strategies in digital platforms, virtual environments, hands-on makerspaces or in the field.
6d - Model and nurture creativity and creative expression to communicate ideas, knowledge or connections.
Student Videographer
Do your students create videos to illustrate or explain an idea? If you have students use a video creation tool to incorporate videos into their projects and lessons, then you have earned this badge!
Badge Name: Student Videographer Varsity
Badge Description: Students create a video to demonstrate learning. You can use any software. Software Examples: Adobe Spark Video, Chatterpix, Discovery Ed, Explain Everything, Greenscreen by Doink, Sock Puppets, Telestory, Toontastic, Youtube, or other.
Badge Requirements: Submit a link to at least 2 student-created videos.
Badge Resources: Links: Adobe Spark, Chatterpix, Discovery Ed, Explain Everything, Greenscreen by Doink, Sock Puppets, Telestory, Toontastic,
TTESS Connection:
Dimension 1.1 - The teacher designs clear, well-organized, sequential lessons that reflect best practice, align with standards and are appropriate for diverse learners.
Dimension 1.3 - Through knowledge of students and proven practices, the teacher ensures high levels of learning, social-emotional development and achievement for all students.
Dimension 1.4 - The teacher plans engaging, flexible lessons that encourage higher-order thinking, persistence and achievement.
Dimension 2.2 - The teacher uses content and pedagogical expertise to design and execute lessons aligned with state standards, related content and student needs.
Dimension 2.3 - The teacher clearly and accurately communicates to support persistence, deeper learning and effective effort.
Dimension 2.4 - The teacher differentiates instruction, aligning methods and techniques to diverse student needs.
ISTE Standards for Educators Connection:
3c - Mentor students in safe, legal and ethical practices with digital tools and the protection of intellectual rights and property.
3d - Model and promote management of personal data and digital identity and protect student data privacy.
4b - Collaborate and co-learn with students to discover and use new digital resources and diagnose and troubleshoot technology issues.
4d - Demonstrate cultural competency when communicating with students, parents and colleagues and interact with them as co-collaborators in student learning.
5a - Use technology to create, adapt and personalize learning experiences that foster independent learning and accommodate learner differences and needs.
5b - Design authentic learning activities that align with content area standards and use digital tools and resources to maximize active, deep learning.
5c - Explore and apply instructional design principles to create innovative digital learning environments that engage and support learning.
6a - Foster a culture where students take ownership of their learning goals and outcomes in both independent and group settings.
6b - Manage the use of technology and student learning strategies in digital platforms, virtual environments, hands-on makerspaces or in the field.
6d - Model and nurture creativity and creative expression to communicate ideas, knowledge or connections.
Student Publisher
Do your students use tech tools to publish ebooks or online presentations? If they use Microsoft Office, Google Docs/slides, Book Creator ipad, Book Creator Windows 10, Adobe Pages, or Microsoft Sway to publish, you earn this badge.
Badge Name: Student Publisher Varsity
Badge Description: Use technology tools such as Microsoft Office, Google Docs/slides, Book Creator ipad, Book Creator Windows 10, Adobe Pages, or Microsoft Sway to publish.
Badge Requirements: Submit links and screenshots of your student published material.
Badge Resources: Links: Microsoft Office 365 (log in with your LISD login), Sign in to Google, Book Creator, Adobe Pages, Microsoft Sway
TTESS Connection:
Dimension 1.1 - The teacher designs clear, well-organized, sequential lessons that reflect best practice, align with standards and are appropriate for diverse learners.
Dimension 1.3 - Through knowledge of students and proven practices, the teacher ensures high levels of learning, social-emotional development and achievement for all students.
Dimension 1.4 - The teacher plans engaging, flexible lessons that encourage higher-order thinking, persistence and achievement.
Dimension 2.2 - The teacher uses content and pedagogical expertise to design and execute lessons aligned with state standards, related content and student needs.
Dimension 2.3 - The teacher clearly and accurately communicates to support persistence, deeper learning and effective effort.
Dimension 2.4 - The teacher differentiates instruction, aligning methods and techniques to diverse student needs.
ISTE Standards for Educators Connection:
3c - Mentor students in safe, legal and ethical practices with digital tools and the protection of intellectual rights and property.
3d - Model and promote management of personal data and digital identity and protect student data privacy.
4b - Collaborate and co-learn with students to discover and use new digital resources and diagnose and troubleshoot technology issues.
4d - Demonstrate cultural competency when communicating with students, parents and colleagues and interact with them as co-collaborators in student learning.
5a - Use technology to create, adapt and personalize learning experiences that foster independent learning and accommodate learner differences and needs.
5b - Design authentic learning activities that align with content area standards and use digital tools and resources to maximize active, deep learning.
5c - Explore and apply instructional design principles to create innovative digital learning environments that engage and support learning.
6a - Foster a culture where students take ownership of their learning goals and outcomes in both independent and group settings.
6b - Manage the use of technology and student learning strategies in digital platforms, virtual environments, hands-on makerspaces or in the field.
6d - Model and nurture creativity and creative expression to communicate ideas, knowledge or connections.
Student Assessment Authority
Do your students Use Tech to create content-based assessments for peers? If your students use tech such as Formative, Flubaroo, Kahoot, Plickers, Quizlet, Socrative, google forms, etc, to create assessments, you can earn this badge.
Badge Name: Student Assessment Authority Varsity
Badge Description: Students use technology tools to create formative assessments to demonstrate knowledge of content. Examples of assessment tools are: Formative, Flubaroo, Kahoot, Plickers, Quizlet, Socrative, etc.
Badge Requirements: Submit links and/or screenshots of at least two assessments created.
Badge Resources: Links: Formative , Flubaroo , Kahoot , Plickers, Socrative, Quizlet
TTESS Connection:
Dimension 1.1 - The teacher designs clear, well-organized, sequential lessons that reflect best practice, align with standards and are appropriate for diverse learners.
Dimension 1.2 - The teacher uses formal and informal methods to measure student progress, then manages and analyzes student data to inform instruction.
Dimension 2.1 - The teacher supports all learners in their pursuit of high levels of academic and social-emotional success.
Dimension 2.5 - The teacher formally and informally collects, analyzes and uses student progress data and makes needed lesson adjustments
ISTE Standards for Educators Connection:
7a - Provide alternative ways for students to demonstrate competency and reflect on their learning using technology.
7b - Use technology to design and implement a variety of formative and summativeassessments that accommodate learner needs, provide timely feedback to students and inform instruction.
7c - Use assessment data to guide progress and communicate with students, parents and education stakeholders to build student self-direction.
Google Guru
Do your students create and collaborate using google? Are they collaborating with other students through shared docs, sheets, forms, etc? If your students area creating learning presentations and projects using their google drives, then you qualify for this badge.
Badge Name: Google Guru (then name the google tool) Varsity
Badge Description: Students use Google Apps for Education tools to create and collaborate with other students on lessons and projects.
Badge Requirements: Submit links and screenshots of student work.
Badge Resources: All LISD students have a district Google for Education account and access to all of the google apps listed. LISD Google Training Website: Training.
TTESS Connection:
Dimension 1.1 - The teacher designs clear, well-organized, sequential lessons that reflect best practice, align with standards and are appropriate for diverse learners.
ISTE Standards for Educators Connection:
4b - Collaborate and co-learn with students to discover and use new digital resources anddiagnose and troubleshoot technology issues.
4c - Use collaborative tools to expand students' authentic, real-world learning experiences by engaging virtually with experts, teams and students, locally and globally.
4d - Demonstrate cultural competency when communicating with students, parents and colleagues and interact with them as co-collaborators in student learning.
5a - Use technology to create, adapt and personalize learning experiences that foster independent learning and accommodate learner differences and needs.
5b - Design authentic learning activities that align with content area standards and use digital tools and resources to maximize active, deep learning.
5c - Explore and apply instructional design principles to create innovative digital learning environments that engage and support learning.
6d - Model and nurture creativity and creative expression to communicate ideas, knowledge or connections.
Student Makey-Maker
Do your students create using Makey Makey? Do you have your students create and design their own projects/products using coding with Makey Makey? If so, then you have earned this badge.
Badge Name: Student Makey-Maker Varsity
Badge Description: Students create original products using Makey-Makey.
Badge Requirements: Submit screenshots and pictures or video.
Badge Resources: Links: Makey Resources , Scratch
TTESS Connection:
Dimension 1.1 - The teacher designs clear, well-organized, sequential lessons that reflect best practice, align with standards and are appropriate for diverse learners.
Dimension 1.3 - Through knowledge of students and proven practices, the teacher ensures high levels of learning, social-emotional development and achievement for all students.
Dimension 1.4 - The teacher plans engaging, flexible lessons that encourage higher-order thinking, persistence and achievement.
Dimension 2.2 - The teacher uses content and pedagogical expertise to design and execute lessons aligned with state standards, related content and student needs.
Dimension 2.3 - The teacher clearly and accurately communicates to support persistence, deeper learning and effective effort.
Dimension 2.4 - The teacher differentiates instruction, aligning methods and techniques to diverse student needs.
ISTE Standards for Educators Connection:
3c - Mentor students in safe, legal and ethical practices with digital tools and the protection of intellectual rights and property.
3d - Model and promote management of personal data and digital identity and protect student data privacy.
4b - Collaborate and co-learn with students to discover and use new digital resources and diagnose and troubleshoot technology issues.
4d - Demonstrate cultural competency when communicating with students, parents and colleagues and interact with them as co-collaborators in student learning.
5a - Use technology to create, adapt and personalize learning experiences that foster independent learning and accommodate learner differences and needs.
5b - Design authentic learning activities that align with content area standards and use digital tools and resources to maximize active, deep learning.
5c - Explore and apply instructional design principles to create innovative digital learning environments that engage and support learning.
6a - Foster a culture where students take ownership of their learning goals and outcomes in both independent and group settings.
6b - Manage the use of technology and student learning strategies in digital platforms, virtual environments, hands-on makerspaces or in the field.
6d - Model and nurture creativity and creative expression to communicate ideas, knowledge or connections.
Flipgrid Fever
Do your students create using Flipgrid? Do you have your students create and design their own projects/lessons using Flipgrid? If so, then you have earned this badge.
Badge Name: Flipgrid Fever Varsity
Badge Description: Students create original grids/lessons in Flipgrid.
Badge Requirements: Submit screenshots and pictures or video.
Badge Resources: Links: Flipgrid, Flipgrid Resources
TTESS Connection:
Dimension 1.1 - The teacher designs clear, well-organized, sequential lessons that reflect best practice, align with standards and are appropriate for diverse learners.
Dimension 1.3 - Through knowledge of students and proven practices, the teacher ensures high levels of learning, social-emotional development and achievement for all students.
Dimension 1.4 - The teacher plans engaging, flexible lessons that encourage higher-order thinking, persistence and achievement.
Dimension 2.2 - The teacher uses content and pedagogical expertise to design and execute lessons aligned with state standards, related content and student needs.
Dimension 2.3 - The teacher clearly and accurately communicates to support persistence, deeper learning and effective effort.
Dimension 2.4 - The teacher differentiates instruction, aligning methods and techniques to diverse student needs.
ISTE Standards for Educators Connection:
3c - Mentor students in safe, legal and ethical practices with digital tools and the protection of intellectual rights and property.
3d - Model and promote management of personal data and digital identity and protect student data privacy.
4b - Collaborate and co-learn with students to discover and use new digital resources and diagnose and troubleshoot technology issues.
4d - Demonstrate cultural competency when communicating with students, parents and colleagues and interact with them as co-collaborators in student learning.
5a - Use technology to create, adapt and personalize learning experiences that foster independent learning and accommodate learner differences and needs.
5b - Design authentic learning activities that align with content area standards and use digital tools and resources to maximize active, deep learning.
5c - Explore and apply instructional design principles to create innovative digital learning environments that engage and support learning.
6a - Foster a culture where students take ownership of their learning goals and outcomes in both independent and group settings.
6b - Manage the use of technology and student learning strategies in digital platforms, virtual environments, hands-on makerspaces or in the field.
6d - Model and nurture creativity and creative expression to communicate ideas, knowledge or connections.