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Students Learning From Gaming
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 →
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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
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Stepping Out on a Limb in Gamification
So as not to bury the lead, I made some big changes in my ever-changing classroom this past week. This was the first week of what I hope will be many weeks of adding game elements to a classroom in … Continue reading →
Posted in Games and Gamification, Teaching Memos
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Tagged choose your own learning adventure, choose your own path in learning, fun in school, game, games, games in school, gamification, gamifying, learning, role playing game, student choice, student driven classroom, students, Teaching, teaching memo
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The Plebs and NCSS 2018
This year, I’m making my first visit to the National Council for the Social Studies conference. On Saturday, I’m presenting some materials to attendees around a group of lessons I have built around a simulation activity to help kids learn … Continue reading →