About Steve Capone
Interested in Domestic and Foreign Policy, Ethics, and Political Thought. One-time adjunct instructor and current full-time educator of small humans. Europhile, historophile, & bibliophile.
M.S. Philosophy (Univ. of Utah 2013)
M.A. Humanities (Univ. of Chicago 2007)
B.A. Philosophy & English (Washington & Jefferson College 2006
I offered an extensions-of-learning assignment this first week of distance learning for my students, and I thought perhaps other teachers or readers would be interested in some of these as well. In case you want to borrow the whole thing, … Continue reading →
Posted in Teaching Memos
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Tagged dan carlin, distance learning, elearning, fall of civilizations, hardcore history, history of rome, history podcats, listen to learn, mike duncan, online learning, online teaching, patrick wyman, podcasts, remote learning, take a walk, teachers, Teaching, when diplomacy fails
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This month, my class and I set out on a journey of discovery. We’ll be investigating history’s worst diseases – viruses, plague, pandemics, mere outbreaks… the lot of them. We began as all March competitions begin – with a bracket: … Continue reading →
Posted in Teaching Memos
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Tagged engagement, epidemiology, game-based learning, games, games for learning, gamification, gaming, historical thinking, History, inquiry, investigation, middle grade learners, middle school, middle school learners, science, student choice, Teaching
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After we engaged with the “capitalism vs. communism” concept group, I needed to assess my students’ understandings and abilities to apply those concepts… so with that in mind, I’m writing today about a fun, engaging, and effective assessment and application … Continue reading →
Posted in Teaching Memos
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Tagged application, assessment, bloom's taxonomy, capitalism, classroom management, cold war, communism, concept assessment, effective teaching strategies, engagement, History, quiz, social studies, student, student engagement, students, teacher, Teaching
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Support from those whose job it is to support our work is perhaps the single make-or-break factor that has the biggest impact on a teacher’s effectiveness. That’s not really a thought I’m willing to defend – it just seems to … Continue reading →
Posted in Conference Presentations, Games and Gamification, Teaching Memos
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Tagged conferences, education, games, gamification, gamifying, independent schools, mcgillis, mini-musings, presentations, student engagement, Teaching, teaching strategies, writing
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A quick post here about making items for your game. When a game creator builds a game, it’s often by picking a theme and then by choosing some mechanics to fill out the game and make it playable. (See my … Continue reading →
Posted in Games and Gamification, Teaching Memos
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Tagged classroom game, classroom management, engagement, game creation, game development, game engineering, game items, gameful learning, gameful thinking, games, gamification, gamify, gamifying, gamifying school, items, mtg, mtgcardsmith, student bonuses, student choice, student engagement, Teaching
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Steve Capone