2026 Badge Summit

2026 Badge Summit

2026 Badge Summit @ CU Boulder
In-person July 13-15 | Online August 4

Kristina Davis

Modiv EDU

Professional Learning Specialist

Greater STL area

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Collaborative Session Notes!

9:00am MDT

Registration | Pre-Conference Workshops Glen Miller Ball Room

1:00pm MDT

2:20pm MDT

3:30pm MDT

3:45pm MDT

11. ITRAK - Culturally Reflective and Responsive Professional Development Glen Miller Ball RoomDaniel Flores 19. “Wait, What’s a Micro-Credential?”—What Faculty Are Really Saying Glen Miller Ball RoomCami Cooper • Trevor Cox 4. An Inclusive Future; building skills-based ecosystems based on guidance from skills practitioners, ontologists, and technologists. Glen Miller Ball RoomEmily Scheines 5. Ask My Anything....about Open Standards for Microcredentials Glen Miller Ball RoomRob Coyle 6. Better Evidence for Skills Validation: An Assessment Use Quality Rubric Glen Miller Ball RoomDanielle Saunders 8. Decision Making is a Durable Skill:... Glen Miller Ball RoomBruce Umpstead 9. Designing with, Not for: Co-Design Lessons from K–12 Micro-credential and LER Research Glen Miller Ball RoomMarilys Galindo

9:30am MDT

10:00am MDT

EX-Marks the Spot: What Former Faculty and Former EdTech Get Right (and Wrong) About Digital Credentials UMC 247Elizabeth Robertson Hornsby • Christopher Nitsch From Prototype to Practice: Applications of DCC Technology and Tools UMC 415+417Kerri Lemoie Making Experience Count in K–12: A Common Language for Internships, Capstones, and Career Stories UMC 384+386Meghan Raftery • Mason Pashia

10:30am MDT

11:15am MDT

11:30am MDT

Credentialing the Credential Builders: Lessons from managing a national credential portfolio UMC 384+386Patrick Flanigan • Melissa Peraino

2:00pm MDT

2:30pm MDT

Building the Framework- Why building a styleguide is key UMC 384+386Derrick Ramsey, Ph.D. Don’t Be a Free-Badger – Align Criteria and Evidence to Ensure Workforce Value UMC 247Robert Bajor • Sandra Bullock • Randy Bowman

3:00pm MDT

4:00pm MDT

Reception in the Connection

8:00am MDT

Wednesday Breakfast + Badgesplaining Glen Miller Ball RoomKelsey Draper • Thania Guardino • Jeremy McQuigge

9:40am MDT

Making Badges Stick: Practical Steps for Policy, Access, and Lifelong Learning UMC 384+386Dr. Sarah Korpi

10:10am MDT

10:55am MDT

Exhibitor Break

11:25am MDT

The Learning Outcomes to Skills to Competencies Process—How can we make it work better? And how can we make it part of our college culture? UMC 384+386Christine Hubbard Understanding Federal and State Requirements for Skill and Credential Portability UMC 247Rob Coyle

11:55am MDT

TBA

[ENCORE ON DEMAND] Breakfast Keynote featuring Keisha Katz VIRTUAL [ENCORE ON DEMAND] Tuesday Luncheon | T3 Innovation Network Mid-Year Meeting VIRTUALNate Otto • Robert Bajor • Colin Reynolds • Madelyn Rahn • Joseph Davis • Amanda Winters • Jeanne Kitchens • Karen Passmore • Jim Goodell