Crucial Conversations: Digital Badging

Today's Crucial Conversation guest was Noah Geisel. We've followed each other on Twitter for years and when we finally got to meet in person for the first time in January, we really hit it off. Noah is also a big believer in entrepreneurial spirit, taking advantage of opportunities, empowering youth, and making a difference in the world. He's also a kindred spirit in taking on a lot of commitments. One of those that we spoke about is the 2019 Badge Summit, an all-day conference dedicated to learning and sharing about Digital Badge Credentials. It's June 22nd (the day before ISTE) in Philadelphia on the campus of Temple University. We talked about the conference, who attends and what people can expect to take away (spoiler: inspiration, connections, exemplars). This led us on a winding conversation about skills and hiring and what really matters. Noah currently teachers Digital Media & Learning at University of Colorado Denver. A career-long Spanish teacher, he also co-hosts the MFLTwitterati podcast about technology and language learning. He supports teachers with professional development and consults in Human Centered Design and Digital Badge Credentials. Links to resources discussed: 2019 Badge Summit is June 22nd at Temple University in Philadelphia 
bit.ly/badgesummit
 (message Don for an exclusive StartEdUp promo code) Colorado Department of Education Essential Skills https://www.cde.state.co.us/standardsandinstruction/essentialskills Aurora Public Schools Badge Program (shared under a Creative Commons license) 
badge.aurorak12.org
 Noah's Social Media: Twitter: https://twitter.com/SenorG Blog: https://medium.com/@SenorG LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/noahgeisel/