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Digital Badges Validate Skills for Special Needs Students

edWeb.net

During the edWebinar “ Digital Badge Credentials: Preparing Students with Special Needs for Employment,” the presenters discussed how and why digital badges can help students validate their training and verify their credentials with prospective employers. Many times, though, the problem is also a communication gap.

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20 New Ways to Use Google Classroom [infographic]

The Shake Up Learning Blog

Related: Google Classroom Student Selector (Digital Popsicle Sticks!). Badging Systems. Digital Badging as become a fun way for teachers and students to show off their accomplishments. Organizing and tracking badges could easily be managed through Google Classroom. Outside Conferences and Workshops.

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The school that connects STEM, badging, and life beyond the classroom

eSchool News

We co-created the badges in a Summer Workshop with teachers, scholars, and industry and college partners who collaborated to ensure that scholars are focused on the most important skills, knowledge, and dispositions for success. Next page: A unique badging model engages students. So, how do we do it?

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Agency: Important for Students and Educators

A Principal's Reflections

This could consist of speaker recommendations, workshop topics, hosting your own event, or even the development of an unconference. When looking at the three essential elements (voice, choice, advocacy) what examples would you add? Just as we want students to own their learning the same should apply to adults.

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Digital Activities & Icebreakers for Gen Y

Teacher Reboot Camp

This example illustrates the power of our digital acts and choices. Below are slides, resources, and bookmarks to help you get your students to reflect effectively on their digital acts. Byte Size Potential 2015 Workshop from Shelly Sanchez Terrell. Give them learning missions you grade with digital badges.

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3 Reasons Educators Should Become a Level 1 Google Certified Educator – From Ben

EdTechTeacher

When I discuss the certifications in my EdTechTeacher workshops, I often receive the question: what is the benefit of going through the training center and taking the exam to get the certification? For example, instead of asking the multiple choice question: “What is the function in sheets to calculate an average?”,

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BloomBoard Appoints New CEO, Restructures Focus Around Micro-Credentials

Edsurge

Some of those teachers spend upwards of 150 hours every year on training sessions, workshops and conferences that sometimes resemble what many students experience in the classroom: listening to a lecture and taking notes. These digital badges aim to signal that teachers can perform or demonstrate the skill for which they were awarded.