Challenges and Badges for Youth Voices [Aug. 22, 2012, 10:54 p.m.]
Each section has three different levels of badges.
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Level 1 = Skill Badge - awarded by a peer after completion of a Challenge - Badge is attached to a discussion post in each Challenge.
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Level 2 = Community Badge - Must be applied for upon completion of a Challenge. Requires a link to evidence, work submitted, includes a rubric, and 3 peer reviewers. The student must average at least 8 points from the three reviewers in the 4 habits listed below.
- Capstone = Community Badge - Must be applied for upon completion of a Challege. Requires a link to evidence, work submitted, includes a rubric and 1 peer reviewer. The student must earn at least 8 points in the 4 habits listed below.
Rubrics (measured on a scale of 1-4) use these 4 habits of mind and experience, adapted from the Framework for Success in Postsecondary Writing (pdf):
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Openness and Flexibility - The participant considers new ways of being and thinking in the world and adapts to situations, expectations, or demands.
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Curiosity and Creativity -The participant desires to know more about the world and uses novel approaches for generating, investigating, and representing ideas.
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Metacognition and Persistence - The participant reflects on his/her own thinking and sustains interest in and attention to short- and long-term projects.
- Responsibility - The participant takes ownership of his/her actions and understands the consequences of those actions for himself/herself and others.
Each discipline has the same 5 literacies, competencies, habits, or sets of skills that the students become more preficient in on each level. These are aligned with the Common Core Standards:
- Citing Evidence in Conversations
- Independent Reading
- Text-Dependent Research
- Formulating Arguments in Areas of Interest
- Self-Directed Learning
English Language Arts |
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Citing Evidence |
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Independent Reading Read and comprehend complex literary and informational texts independently and proficiently. |
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Text-Dependent Research Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text, including determining where the text leaves matters uncertain. |
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Formulating Arguments |
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Self-Directed Learning Describe what you are noticing, dreaming of, connecting to, and doing as you reach toward your personal goals. |
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History / Social Studies |
Level 1 |
Level 2 |
Capstone |
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Citing Evidence |
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Independent Reading Read and comprehend complex literary and informational texts independently and proficiently. |
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Text-Dependent Research Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text, including determining where the text leaves matters uncertain. |
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Formulating Arguments |
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Self-Directed Learning Describe what you are noticing, dreaming of, connecting to, and doing as you reach toward your personal goals. |
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Arts and Media |
Level 1 |
Level 2 |
Capstone |
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Citing Evidence |
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Independent Reading Read and comprehend complex literary and informational texts independently and proficiently. |
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Text-Dependent Research Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text, including determining where the text leaves matters uncertain. |
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Formulating Arguments |
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Self-Directed Learning Describe what you are noticing, dreaming of, connecting to, and doing as you reach toward your personal goals. |
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Science |
Level 1 |
Level 2 |
Capstone |
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Citing Evidence |
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Independent Reading Read and comprehend complex literary and informational texts independently and proficiently. |
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Text-Dependent Research Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text, including determining where the text leaves matters uncertain. |
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Formulating Arguments |
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Self-Directed Learning Describe what you are noticing, dreaming of, connecting to, and doing as you reach toward your personal goals. |
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