Category Archives: Games and Gamification

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 | 2 Comments

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

Games and Game Elements & Mechanics in the Classroom: A Simple Taxonomy

Posted on 2019/04/03 by Steve Capone

When I began teaching in the Spring of 2008, I was teaching adults in a college setting, and I acted under the assumption that students were just like me – they’d like what I liked, learn how I learned, and … Continue reading →

Posted in Education, Games and Gamification, Teaching Memos | Tagged classroom, game-based learning, gameful learning, games, gamification, gamify, gamifying, gaming, GBL, learning, motivation, pedagogical strategies, pedagogy, student agency, student choice, student-centered learning, Teaching, teaching strategies | 3 Comments

On Student Motivation (and on making content matter through gamification)

Posted on 2019/01/28 by Steve Capone

So as not to bury the lead: gamification motivates more naturally than does the boring, standard approach to content. For those who see my posts and think, TLDR, you may be interested in homing in on the bold-faced ideas, which … Continue reading →

Posted in Education, Games and Gamification, Rough Ideas and Arguments, Teaching Memos | Tagged choose your own learning adventure, curricular themes, curriculum themes, games, gamification, learning, motivation, student choice, student interests, students, Teaching, teaching memo | Leave a comment

Category Archives: Games and Gamification

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)

Games and Game Elements & Mechanics in the Classroom: A Simple Taxonomy

On Student Motivation (and on making content matter through gamification)

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