Category Archives: Games and Gamification

Gamification as a Boat-Building Exercise

Posted on 2019/09/15 by Steve Capone

Unlike many teachers, I do not teach the same content every year. Sometimes, I wish I were planning a unit I’ve taught many times before – and I’ve lived that experience in the past – but most of the time … Continue reading →

Posted in Education, Games and Gamification, Rough Ideas and Arguments, Teaching Memos | Tagged advice to new gamifiers, classroom game, classroom management, education, engagement, game, game my class, game-based learning, games, games in the classroom, games to learn, gamification, gamify, learning, presentations, student-centered classroom, twitter | Leave a comment

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

Posted on 2019/08/30 by Steve Capone

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 | 1 Comment

Introducing Earth 2: 2019-2020’s Classroom Game

Posted on 2019/08/29 by Steve Capone

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

Students Learning From Gaming

Posted on 2019/04/08 by Steve Capone

Last week, I wrote about bringing Dungeons & Dragons to the after-school classroom (incidentally, D&D was in the Times opinion section this past weekend) and about how I more-or-less stumbled into the whole thing. Today I’m writing just a bit … Continue reading →

Posted in Games and Gamification | Tagged D&D, Dungeons & Dragons, empathy, game-based learning, games, games in school, games in the classroom, gaming, GBL, learning, learning from games, learning to play well with others, role playing, role playing game, role-playing games, RPGs, students, Teaching | Leave a comment

How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love D&D (or, How I Unintentionally Brought Dungeons & Dragons to my Middle School)

Posted on 2019/04/05 by Steve Capone

Come with me on this journey of discovery and fun. This is a long one, but maybe you’ll get something out of it. Permit yourself to have a good time being a kid. It’ll end well. – – – At … Continue reading →

Posted in Games and Gamification, Teaching Memos | Tagged after school, board games, D&D, diplomacy, dominion, Dungeons & Dragons, fun, game play, games, geeks, grownups, indoor kids, memoir 44, nerds, play, play group, settlers of catan, student play, students, ticket to ride | 1 Comment

Category Archives: Games and Gamification

Gamification as a Boat-Building Exercise

Introducing Earth 2: 2019-2020’s Classroom Game

Students Learning From Gaming

How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love D&D (or, How I Unintentionally Brought Dungeons & Dragons to my Middle School)

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