def METHOD_NAME(self) -> None:
    # Arrange
    original_receivers = instructor_badge_awarded_signal.receivers[:]
    # Act
    # attempt to connect the receiver
    instructor_badge_awarded_signal.connect(instructor_badge_awarded_receiver)
    new_receivers = instructor_badge_awarded_signal.receivers[:]
    # Assert
    # the same receiver list means this receiver has already been connected
    self.assertEqual(original_receivers, new_receivers)