The Job Skills badge encourages youth to develop transferable skills that can be used in their future school and workforce projects. By creating a community in the classroom, individually as well as collaborating with their peers, they learn to express empathy, hold each other accountable, and encourage initiatives that promote leadership.

Issuer:

Big Thought
https://www.bigthought.org/

Evidence: Video

Badge Type: skill

Expected Duration: 10 months

Criteria

1. [required] (A)LIVE Check Ins TLW – Mastery (participate in 20 check-ins) TLW – Mastery (can explain how to lead a check-in) TLW – Distinguish between positive and negative criticism and manage emotions around each. TLW – Demonstrate empathy by considering multiple perspectives. TLW – Recognize others’ needs and values and work to ensure that others feel heard. TLW – Ask questions that encourage others to share their thinking and participate in the conversation. TLW – Stay focused on tasks even in distracting environments. TLW – Ask questions to peers and trusted mentors to help understand and identify the problem. TLW – Eliminate potential distractions from your setting to optimize your work output. TLW – Manage your stress with tools like exercise, meditation, built in breaks, naps, etc., and seek support from others when your project isn't moving forward in the direction intended. TLW – Identify and explore personal interests that feel safe and comfortable. TLW – Ask probing questions and proactively engage in self-directed learning. TLW – Speak clearly and expressively without hesitation. TLW – Use appropriate and consistent tone and volume to effectively capture the attention of various audiences. TLW – Use speech as an opportunity to teach others about new methods, ideas, or opportunities.
2. [required] (A)LIVEWarm Ups TLW – Identify personal skills, values, and interests and what drives them. TLW – Describe personal lessons from past mistakes. TLW – Analyze what triggers a strong emotion and identify appropriate coping strategies for various situations. TLW – Respectfully disagree with others without starting an argument. TLW – Contribute constructively to project teams, assuming various roles and responsibilities, to work effectively towards a common goal. TLW – Listen to most perspectives during disagreements. TLW – Discuss the technical elements of artistic disciplines (visual art, theater, music, dance, film, etc.). TLW – Stay focused on tasks even in distracting environments. TLW – Ask questions to peers and trusted mentors to help understand and identify the problem. TLW – Eliminate potential distractions from your setting to optimize your work output. TLW – Manage your stress with tools like exercise, meditation, built in breaks, naps, etc., and seek support from others when your project isn't moving forward in the direction intended. TLW – Identify and explore personal interests that feel safe and comfortable. TLW – Ask probing questions and proactively engage in self-directed learning. TLW – Speak clearly and expressively without hesitation. TLW – Use appropriate and consistent tone and volume to effectively capture the attention of various audiences. TLW – Use speech as an opportunity to teach others about new methods, ideas, or opportunities.
3. [required] (A)LIVE Main Activity TLW – Mastery (create one original piece for Open Mic) TLW – Mastery (collaborate with at least one other peer to create one original piece) TLW – Mastery (present at one Open Mic) TLW – Mastery (participate as one of the identified “jobs” for Open Mic) TLW – Make decisions based mostly on external motivators like rewards, positive validation, etc. TLW – Practice appropriate skills from content into collaborative assignments. TLW – Use multiple sources to research a topic. TLW – Compare and contrast a variety of art disciplines including the artistic process principles, such as: emphasis, repetition/pattern, movement/rhythm, contrast/variety, balance, proportion, space, unity, etc. TLW – Discuss the technical elements of artistic disciplines (visual art, theater, music, dance, film, etc.). TLW – Use the internet to gather information ethically. TLW – Teach others how to effectively use technologies to increase work productivity and maximize impact / influence. TLW – Experiment with original designs and collect other's designs, thoughts, and solutions, to aid in developing your own voice, style, and identity as a content creator (citing as needed for copyright & trademarking standards). TLW – Demonstrate knowledge of proper digital tools needed to achieve a desired purpose. TLW – Stay focused on tasks even in distracting environments. TLW – Ask questions to peers and trusted mentors to help understand and identify the problem. TLW – Eliminate potential distractions from your setting to optimize your work output. TLW – Manage your stress with tools like exercise, meditation, built in breaks, naps, etc., and seek support from others when your project isn't moving forward in the direction intended. TLW – Identify and explore personal interests that feel safe and comfortable. TLW – Ask probing questions and proactively engage in self-directed learning. TLW – Speak clearly and expressively without hesitation. TLW – Use appropriate and consistent tone and volume to effectively capture the attention of various audiences.

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