Education Innovation Workshop: Gamification for the Win! Incorporating Games Into Your Educational Practice

Course Description

Welcome to our immersive Education Innovation workshop series. Join master educators to explore the most current, evidence-based best-practices to keep your knowledge and skills up to date and to strengthen your ability to support every student. Each session is led by an expert in the field with real world experience, who will guide you through the material and help you apply it immediately to your work.

Join a board-certified educational therapist to discover how and why to incorporate games into your teaching practice without compromising rigor. Explore what games do for the brain, how to align them to your learning goals, and how to create your own games for any subject. This hands-on workshop will introduce you to all the whys of gamification through an engaging presentation, share a variety of games used regularly across subjects, and provide an opportunity to create your own games. Walk away with a ton of teaching materials you can use immediately with your students and have fun doing it!

Learning Outcomes

At the conclusion of the course, you should be able to

• Explain the neurobiological and socio-emotional benefits of playing games with your students.
• Evaluate the purpose and focus of a variety of game styles.
• Tailor game play to accurately and rigorously support your learning goals.
• Create effective games to play across subjects, concepts, skills and knowledge.

Topics Include

• Effects of games and gameplay on student learning and the brain
• Using games to combat anxiety and optimize learning
• Using games to develop concepts, practice skills and master knowledge
• Creating board games, card games and other games for immediate classroom use