Badges+Example+Page

=__My idea:__= =Students can earn an electronic version of Boy Scout/Girl Scout badges to display on their wikispace as part of a portfolio of skills they accumulate over an academic year.=

=__**Why does it work?**__= =**Based on gender research, including** Boy Writers: Reclaiming Their Voices **(by R. Fletcher), we know that boys can be innately competitive. I wanted to acknowledge this fact of life and use it as a motivator**.=

=__Badge Examples__= = =

media type="custom" key="9113122" = = = = =__What's Next?__= =-Students are available to Skype with you/your students about why they are motivated by these badges, ideas for new badges and how they are created. Skype address: Creativeclimate= =-Students e-mail me their plan for a new badge, then create it outside of their academic day.= =-Narrowing down the badge concept to focused academic skills that are measured by our new State Standards. As students demonstrate mastery, they will be able to add particular badges to their page that celebrate their effort and accomplishments.=