Author Archives: Steve Capone

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

Classroom Code of Norms, for students and by students

Posted on 2019/09/04

Last year, my sixth-grade team of teachers worked together with students to guide students to create a class-wide set of norms for behavior. The process was energizing and gave the students a voice in their own expectations, so I decided … Continue reading →

Posted in Teaching Memos, Education | Tagged class, classroom management, code of norms, student agency, student authorship, student care, student choice, student voice, student-centered classroom, student-centered teaching, students, teachers, Teaching | Leave a comment

Presentation Plan: Utah Council for the Social Studies – Nov. 2, 2019

Posted on 2019/08/30

If you’re teacher in Utah, or if you just so happen to be visiting Utah in early November, I would love to meet with you and talk gamification. I’m gamifying my course again this year, and the game is in … Continue reading →

Posted in Conference Submissions, Education, Games and Gamification | Tagged AMLE, AMLE19, conference, Conference Presentations, conferences, game, games, gamification, gamify, gamifying, NCSS, Teaching, teaching strategies, UCSS, Utah Council for the Social Studies, Utah Teachers | Leave a comment

Introducing Earth 2: 2019-2020’s Classroom Game

Posted on 2019/08/29

TLDR: Below, I’m posting a link to my classroom game (Earth 2) introduction and details. If you’re a regular reader, you know that gamification is the practice of adding game elements (e.g. game mechanics and theme) to non-game contexts, and you … Continue reading →

Posted in Education, Games and Gamification, Teaching Memos | Tagged classroom, classroom management, fun in school, games, games in school, games in the classroom, gamificacion, gamification, gamified classroom, gamified learning, learning, learning contexts, student choice, Teaching | 1 Comment

It’s about the relationship…

Posted on 2019/08/28

We teachers are not mere content-delivery mechanisms. Instead, the most important part of my job as I understand it is to build a helpful relationship with the student. Over the years, this actually has been news to me. Honestly, I’ve … Continue reading →

Posted in Teaching Memos | Tagged care, caring, classroom management, concern, education, empathy, parent relations, relationship building, relationships, student care, student-centered teaching, Teaching | 1 Comment

Why I Stopped Giving Zeroes as Grades

Posted on 2019/08/25

A year ago, I stopped giving any zeroes in my classes. Having adopted this policy and used it for a full academic year, I offer for your consideration the top three reasons I am continuing not to assign zeroes. TLDR … Continue reading →

Posted in Teaching Memos | Tagged averages, education, grades, grading, motivating students, motivation, pedagogical strategies, pedagogy, reporting, statistics, teach, teachers, Teaching, what grades do | Leave a comment

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About Steve Capone

Classroom Code of Norms, for students and by students

Introducing Earth 2: 2019-2020’s Classroom Game

It’s about the relationship…

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