Earning Criteria

• Badge earners will have completed the required courses, earning 80% or higher, and all required coursework.
• Demonstrate a broad knowledge of important historical people and events in Oklahoma history and recognize their significance.
• Demonstrate the ability to apply historical thinking skills such as sourcing, contextualization, close reading, and corroboration.
• Analyze historical evidence and clearly articulate their findings in writing and discussion using evidence to justify their conclusions.
• Demonstrate a preparation for globally engaged citizenship and an appreciation for the historical experience of people of different races, ethnicities, genders, classes, and regions.
• Identify diverse Native American communities and their perspectives throughout Oklahoma, including urban and rural areas from time immemorial to the present.
• Demonstrate specific content area knowledge of Native American history in Oklahoma.