Technology: Eligibility for Entry Level Science Apprentice

• Need to develop student dashboard

• Student identity of research info posting and file uploads needs to be automatic.

• Student identity secure and continuity for students with multiple rounds of participation.

Student identity• Automatic query of

pre-/post-tests, project data, uploaded files for each student.

• Database of online poster presentations.

• Database of badge holders to trigger invitation to next level.

Databases • Students need capacity to

view performance (e.g., number of comments made to mentor and to other teams; individual student contributions to research information, journal, pre-/post-tests)

• Display badge eligibility on student dashboard for student to submit information for badge and to retrieve badge

• Display individual student badges on team page.

• Display team badge for the investigation on team page.

• Associate online presentation badge with student and team badges.

Badge display

Badge criteria: active participation in science community

Science Apprentice Badges “Level 1”

Badge Achievements, skills

Identities and Roles

Opportunities and Privileges

Assessments, Validators

Scarcity, Granularity, Portability

Inquiry Apprentice – Wonder of Seeds

Researcher

Collaborator

Peer-reviewer

Science Communicator

Badges for active participation in the team research “unlocks” online poster session

Presenter

Peer-reviewer

Technology: Eligibility for Advanced Level Science Practitioner

• Individual student registration

• Initial on student background, interests, and experience through surveys, quizzes, etc.

Student identity• Need database of

student information.

• Matching system for students of like interests with other students and mentor.

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Databases • Criteria to be determined.• Display badge eligibility

on student dashboard for student to submit information for badge and to retrieve badge

• Display individual student badges on team page.

• Display team badge for the investigation on team page.

• Associate online presentation badge with student and team badges.

Badge display

Badge criteria: content knowledge, inquiry skills, active participation in science community

Teacher Badges / Mentor Badges

• Incentives and rewards for being teacher or mentor leader, e.g., participating in webinars or other pd, curriculum development, etc.

• Incentives and rewards for exceptional co-mentoring with scientists / or teachers , e.g., using class discussion

• PlantingScience Ambassador badges, acknowledgement of participation at specified levels, e.g., 5 sessions, 10 sessions,etc.