We have been playing Wizard 101 for a few months but can't figure out what determines what our level is or how we move to higher levels. Can anyone tell us? Thanks. :-)
Young Wizard, Do you mean higher levels numerically, higher level badges in the game or higher ranks on the message boards?
If you mean higher levels numerically, questing and defeating creatures gives you experience that you see in the green bar at the bottom of your screen. This is more fully explained in the tutorial at the beginning of a new character.
If you mean higher level badges, throughout your travels, you will encounter various opportunities to obtain badges. Badges are recognitions that you have completed difficult and arduous tasks. Badge tasks often include defeating a large number of the same kind of monster, defeating towers, completing Crafting assignments, or helping protect an organization.
You can look at what badges you have, the badges you have discovered, and your progress for each badge on your Character Screen by pushing "C". You can also choose a badge to display as your title on your name plate, or choose ‘No Title’ and have the default title display. The default title consists of two parts. The first is your level status and the second is the kind of wizard you are based on your school.