Secondary Education

Recommendations for Secondary Education

• Badges should NOT replace/be directly correlated to grades

• Use badging selectively, such as only for difficult topics or review

• Provide multiple ways to earn badges or different badge pathways

• Recognize skills and knowledge that are not measured by traditional assessment methods

• Use badges as motivation to display advanced understanding of a difficult content

• Offer a badging program as part of extra-curricular opportunities in a club after school

At the secondary level, digital badging is currently envisioned in two ways

1. Teachers use badging within the classroom to enhance instruction strategically or 'gamify' a classroom

2. Students earn badges outside the classroom to earn credentials in addition to their traditional course work

Lucy Learner

Badges Lucy Earned

CSS Cross Country - Lucy's school does not offer a course on computer coding. To pursue her interest in computer coding, she has signed up for a course at Code School. Code School uses Mozilla Open Badges to provide credentials for their coursework. Lucy completes the given coursework and learns about the basics of CSS coding and how to use it efficiently. At each level of the course, she earns leveled badges that lead up to a larger CSS Cross Country badge that is put into her Mozilla Backpack. Lucy uses the badges in her backpack when applying for colleges and applying for jobs.