TELL Badges: Open Digital Badges for K-12 Professional Development

COERLL is developing a professional development badge system based on the TELL Framework (“Teacher Effectiveness for Language Learning”). COERLL will assist the Austin Independent School District (AISD) to plan and offer professional development sessions for FL teachers to earn these badges. AISD teachers will acquire badges upon completion of established stages of growth within each TELL domain. Since the project will extend over a four-year span, teachers will be able to work on specific domains each year. Teachers will be able to document their growth by curating their badges using a virtual backpack and sharing their badges via social and professional networks.