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March Madness: Worst Disease in History

Posted on 2020/03/06 by Steve Capone

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 | 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 | 1 Comment

Teaching Memo: Support from Our Institutions / Districts

Posted on 2019/12/09 by Steve Capone

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 | Tagged conferences, education, games, gamification, gamifying, independent schools, mcgillis, mini-musings, presentations, student engagement, Teaching, teaching strategies, writing | Leave a comment

Teaching Memo: Gamification, Making Items

Posted on 2019/11/13 by Steve Capone

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 | 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 | Leave a comment

Conference Week, 2019! UCSS and AMLE19

Posted on 2019/10/31 by Steve Capone

Things are about to get quite a bit [more] interesting for me. Saturday, bright and early, you’ll find me at the Utah Council for the Social Studies (UCSS) presenting a gamified hour on the topic of gamification. Here’s my blurb: … Continue reading →

Posted in Conference Presentations, Conference Submissions, Games and Gamification, Rough Ideas and Arguments, Teaching Memos | Tagged American Middle Level Educators, AMLE, AMLE19, board games, conference, Conference Presentations, conferences, game, game night, games, gamification, UCSS, Utah Council for the Social Studies | Leave a comment

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

Tag Archives: games

March Madness: Worst Disease in History

Teaching Memo: Support from Our Institutions / Districts

Teaching Memo: Gamification, Making Items

Gamification as a Boat-Building Exercise

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