Not exact matches
Last month, the Institute of Play released a 160 - page whitepaper on successfully designing and
implementing video
games as
classroom assessment tools.
To
implement these ideas in the
classroom, Perkins suggests that educators start with a junior version of the seven principles — picking and choosing what's most right for their own
classrooms, while paying particular attention to «playing the whole
game» and «making the
game worth playing.»
Some educators are nervous about using
games in the
classroom or fully
implementing all aspects of
game - based learning (GBL).
In my social studies
classroom, I have
implemented games with social themes, including Ayiti: The Cost of Life, a role - playing
game set in Haiti, and the poverty simulation
games Heifer Village and 3rd World Farmer.
We will change the
classroom (the
game) so that everyone can be successful, and we will
implement an ethos of caring and support.
Gamification 101: Explore the structures of
games &
game dynamics and begin the process of
implementing gamification in your
classroom & school.
For these meetings, teacher leaders developed agendas around mathematical issues related to
implementing Investigations, featuring activities that would help teachers as they used the new curriculum in their
classrooms (e.g., introducing new assessments and working through math
games teachers would use with students).
Perhaps more importantly, the HI FIVES professional development and project as a whole centered around fostering teacher creation of SEGs for implementation in their
classrooms, which both afforded opportunity for TPACK improvement and encouraged teachers to embed their current content and pedagogical knowledge within the
games they would later
implement in their
classroom.
To extend the show's core messages, the Peg + Cat team developed supplementary resources, including professional development (PD) mathematics modules for early childhood educators,
classroom - based family engagement activities for teachers to
implement with parents and children, take - home materials for families, online
games, mobile apps, and additional episodes of the Peg + Cat television series.
• Assist the lead teacher with curriculum development and lesson planning • Ensure that the lesson plans are purposeful and age appropriate • Work with the lead teacher to plan and
implement study programs aimed at meeting the individual needs of the students • Encourage student enthusiasm for learning processes by working with each student on an individual basis • Observe students» behavior and progress on a regular basis • Work with the lead teacher to recognize and address learning problems • Assist the lead teacher in developing reasonable
classroom rules in accordance to the school guidelines • Evaluate students periodically to determine progress and need for intervention • Handle student record management tasks • Assist lead teachers in make needed adjustments to the instructional program • Prepare bulletin board displays in accordance to the lead teachers» instructions • Tutor students in groups and individually in order to enforce concepts taught in class • Assist students with assignments or in understanding difficult concepts • Supervise students during instruction and in the absence of the lead teacher • Organize and supervise
games during activity time • Assist students during lunch time and with their toileting needs • Handle instruction resource research activities and hand out materials to students • Take and record class attendance • Assist students in embarking and disembarking from the school bus • Operate and maintain audio - visual equipment from special class projects