#games4ed Archive
#games4ed discussions cover ways in which gaming can be used in education. Games mirror the way the human mind was designed to learn. They motivate players to take risks and actions, persevere through failures, set and achieve increasingly difficult goals, and devote attention, time, and effort to acquiring knowledge and skills. All this while the game is tracking the player’s actions and assessing the player’s achievements and skills. Isn’t this what we want from education?
Thursday May 19, 2016
Hoping and will join the chat tonight :) Greetings from the Summit
might be me, but some of us here live tweeting are having difficulty with Is it on our end?
It's go time! Welcome to - live from the Education Summit!
Hey all! Let's kick off this chat. Tell us who you are and if you're at the Minecraft summit! https://t.co/fTFbViooNf
Honored to be part of this amazing chat on from the Summit Thanks &
I'd like to personally welcome from - joining us for the live tweet from Summit
Hey ! Keegan here, Educational Technologist . Not at Minecraft summit. Wish I was though! :)
Happy Thursday! Melissa from Nebraska, 11-12 ELA
Also looking for the Student side of community! https://t.co/fX9Se4Rynb
Hoping and will join the chat tonight :) Greetings from the Summit
Lynne Telfer, ICT Teacher, Australia, Minegage Director. Wish I was at the Summit.
agreed. :) Maybe in the future though.
At least you're sort of there virtually now!
Yesterday I got to tweet next to and today
Hi all! I'm Conor O'Malley from Madison Wisconsin as a preservice teacher! Not at the Minecraft summit, but I'mn following tweets!
Hello everyone! Gabe from PA, 9th grade, ready to talk about some
Yeah, just rub in all the fun you're having!
Garrett Zimmer - Founder, Co Founder of and lover of all things Minecraft Education.
Hey Conor! Glad you can join us for !
Welcome Conor! We need more Preservice Ts exploring games in education
Hey Conor! Happy Thursday!
Oh and Location is Ontario Canada. And I'm happy to see all the faces and names I know here and more :D https://t.co/b70aT7q4ar
Garrett Zimmer - Founder, Co Founder of and lover of all things Minecraft Education.
Always good to have you, Gabe! Tonight your input will be greatly helpful!
When I found out that games are used in Ed, I thought I accidentally entered some cheat code in real life!
Welcome Gabe, great to see you in
Hey Matt! Congrats again on the Panel opportunity with :D Awesome stuff
LOL! Love it! https://t.co/gydLyyXhU7
When I found out that games are used in Ed, I thought I accidentally entered some cheat code in real life!
Oh and Location is Ontario Canada. And I'm happy to see all the faces and names I know here and more :D
Rafranz Currently in a state of rage & jealousy
Chloe from Barrie, ON. Masters of Education student following the chat for the first time. Not at the conference
Ahhhh! I'm very Jelly! PeanutButter JELLY Glad you two are having a great time! Wanna hear all about!
Looks like we got a good quorum...means it's time we can start with Q1. Coming in less than 1 minute!
Audrey Long, Technology Integration Specialist, WV
I would also like to be at Minecraft summit Rafranz! :)
Welcome Audrey, what are your favorite games to play w/ students?
The rage was a bit of a stretch 😂😂😂
you mean ZombiePigMen :D Make your own by striking a Pig with lightning :D
For those new... the format is Q1, Q2, Q3 for the questions, respond with A1, A2, A3, etc. and the hashtag
Things are going well. Super busy at the moment. School is switching to . How things for you?
Let's just throw our own!
Hey Keegan - we had a breakout session on so you were represented well!
I know. NC seems to be the heart of rage and jealously lately
A1 - Utilizing the technology that Ss already use to express creativity can greatly encourage the sharing. YT Vids =
A1: Educators can start by letting go of control - embrace students as experts. learn with and from them!
A1: It starts with relationships and a culture of trust. Ss must feel safe and comfortable taking risks. Start w/ community.
As says, follow the learning! Students are already the experts
come on Jena it was a joke NC is the state of rage and jealousy
A1 Shaking up the way students perceive the "smart kids" by drawing on student interests & skills to have everyone display mastery
A1. Let the students teach you! Acknowledge their power of knowledge Ask them the Qs. Be ‘stuck’
Fantastic to hear. I need to catch up on some of the loomia posts. Exciting tho! Need me some !
have them collaborate on things that really matter - important and really impactful
Thanks! Excited to be here!!
I agree, teachers need to let go of control and act as the guide on the side. I learn so much from Ss https://t.co/FNBtXjDwVO
A1: Educators can start by letting go of control - embrace students as experts. learn with and from them!
:) Sounds like the solution to me. Need to get in on some Minecraft playing. Been too long (prbly couple weeks XP)
A1: Promote student strengths. Share amazing work & products. Have Ss display what they do well
at least you have great tech so you can "kind" of be there. :)
A1 Create an environment that is open and welcoming where student voice is desired and accepted
It's amazing what my students have taught me about gaming in a short perid of time!
Things are so so great!!! :)
A1: Letting control go to allow students to explore and experiment in their environment.
A1 let students critique each other's projects and them improve
A1 All MineCrafters already know YouTube, they idolize it. Engaging with it helps. For Example makes vids with Ss
A1 By allowing students to express their ideas openly and teaching them to be open to feedback. Kind of like a forum.
A1 like build a game and critique the game for improvements
Let them do the teaching...and we be the student!
I know. You are a very helpful friend for this confused fellow
A1) This is partially cultural. Need to start cultivating sharing/developing expertise early & encourage/scaffold it.
I love making MC vids with students where they are in control!
A1 Asking students to explore issues of personal and social interest
Speaking my language! https://t.co/0Qh1I6fo1n
A1: Letting control go to allow students to explore and experiment in their environment.
A1 Ask Ss to create their own learning environment/digital classroom in for future lessons. https://t.co/1J9TUzdZfH
Howdy K12 Techteacher on sabbatical from Flint,MI in Redmond ,WA
let kids collaborate from their strengths - game design has arts, coding, visual design etc - teams built from where skills valued
Jon, we have a great chat going on right now, live from the summit in Redmond, join us
A1 In a tool like use Montessorian method: I only describe the challenge, then let Ss figure out & colearn
Forgot to introduce self. Ethan from Nj, 8th grade student of 's
A1 - Learn about the game, and ask Ss what they want to do in it. Puts us on level playing field when we acknowledge their likes.
Checking in I'm @ summit with and friends! Going to film a video 😬😬😬
We live in an awesome time... when there's a summit for education! Love it!
Stopping in on to hear ideas while I cheer on my BlueJays and Raptors Go
So glad to have you here, Ethan! We need your input and EXPERTISE tonight!
A1: It is about openness and creativity. Encourage student voice. Learn from your students.
A1 Just do it really. Kids love sharing things that they love & school should be a place to cultivate this. Seriously, just do it
that response was so beautiful
A1 I taught my kids how to screencast. They've never looked back!
Hi Cathy gr 3 teacher from Canada popping in late.My apologies,had to get my peanut organized but I didn't want to miss this chat
I think this is hard for Ts. Scared of balancing being vulnerable with authoritative. Wish more would open up. U know?
A1 Ask Ss to create the , with instructions, rules and lessons.
This is also a great way for teachers to learn new things about the game they didn't know already
They really are such good teachers! It was amazing to see their reactions when I asked for help in
If there is any platform that literally demands to be student led, it is Minecraft
Welcome Ethan, great to see NJ students representing
A1 part 2: Also allow people to be constructive and give ideas on how to improve
Definitely. Motivate by making it personal. I believe excellent strategy to engage Ss in this
Paul from Canada jumping a tad late
I encourage Ts to watch some YT vids (Plenty out there that are G/PG) Get a feel, talk the language of Ss.
I will hop in here as well Jon-Erik Tech Teacher from NJ here joining in late as well
Hey Stephen! Glad you could join us :)
A1 Get in the game and learn beside them & and appreciate their skills
A2 I think we become learners and facilitators...whatever they need we are there to support and encourage!
A2 the teachers moves into a co-learner roll. Teachers turns into a player
The great thing is I get to step back out of the way & let my Ss shine bc they are the teachers now quite often
A2: T becomes facilitator. Directing to resources, a soundboard for ideas. Helping Ss evaluate their learning.
A1: Give them choice of materials & tools, support in the face of failure and encouragement to redesign and persevere.
A1 Ask Ss to create a bridge between and other learning methods. Writing, art, drama, technical drawing, maths etc.
. Equality – let the Expert be the Leader. Lesson my presence in the room and build up theirs!
A1-learning to take risk... And understanding mistakes are for learning
A2 Why does the teacher's role change? Students are experts. We learn and facilitate.
This sounds fantastic. Also option for Ts of any classroom. Let’s let Ss develop the space where they grow!
A2 - some quiet Ss are experts in areas I am NOT - and I want them to show me and their peers what they know! I become a Student
A2: Teacher's role is both guide and critic. Encourage, yet provide real-world feedback.
So does the Ts role actually change or stay the same?
Sabbatical sounds nice right now! Welcome to
A2 T moves from the keeper of knowledge to a guide on S driven journey
A2. Teacher becomes a learner AND a guide...
A2 - I see many teachers using growth mindset to keep their lessons in tune with Ss exp/needs, and leveraging Ss as trainers.
A2 The teacher becomes a co-learner everyone learns together
Love the idea of T as a player. Ts need to play the game in order to facilitate learning. https://t.co/vJK7dlfLSS
A2 the teachers moves into a co-learner roll. Teachers turns into a player
A2 Teachers get to play and learn with the Ss
and they love when you are the one in the position of being the Ss asking for their help lol
A2 Ts must know and learn about Minecraft to use it in scaffolding ways. Learning together with Ss, creates a bond. Play tgthr
A2: The Ss take charge and the Ts observe to ensure fair play.
Just glad that you're here!! Always good to have you!
A2 The teacher is the curriculum expert and work together to make connections! Let them drive and take control of your questions
I've seen amazing classrooms form in lessons of one hour to weeks. The example I posted was one Ss geography classroom.
A2 howdy all, Dan fr NJ as Ts sometimes we have to learn to let it go. let it go
maybe more of a mindset change - it can be a shift for teachers to understand this...
A1 Choice, support, creativity, discussion, reflection, and in their and represent then share
Great Answer. I find that some of my most reluctant Ss are the most outgoing in the game.
Fixed https://t.co/QJa8H44liY
might be me, but some of us here live tweeting are having difficulty with Is it on our end?
A2 To facilitate transference from outside of the game. After playing DragonBox can Ss solve algebraic expression? That's Ts role
Look, if they're doing this shouldn't even be a discussion
Should we be reading this as if you're singing Frozen? Because I definitely am!
i love being taught by my kids - makes me happy
Sometimes it's hard to let go when we know our subject already. Minecraft forces us out of comfort zone. Brilliant engagement
That's a really good point. It's hard to let go when we're already the expert.
How would you say it forces us out of our comfort zone?
So True- Love those after class convo's - they make me a better T and help me change the class for the better
Hi all, apologies for jumping in late, joining from sunny Tennessee! :-)
I think there's still a slight discomfort in shifting the approach from lecture to watch. Hard for some.
Couldn't participate much, sorry got to go!
A2 Ts can shift their energy from needing to facilitate learning content to inspiring creativity. Get Ss to reach full potentials!
Love when my students make me think of an idea/lesson in a new way
It looks fantastic. Wish I had such opportunities growing up! :)
So then this isn't the teaching style for them. This should be an understood shift
A1: Play with them, join (class) server and chat in real time, allowing them to share their expertise when solving problems = fun!
A3 Show them students using a game to learn so they can see the powerful learning taking place
A3 get away from your desk and play the games with your students. Experience the game from their point of view
A3 Talk about your own experiences, invite them in to play, be vulnerable!
A3 Start small and grow incrementally according to need and comfort. Like in a video game.
A3 They need to experience it. I didn't get Minecraft until I actually played. Seeing isn't enough. Experience is necessary
Can't wait to see answers for Q3! I'm not replying because I'm taking tons of notes! :D
A3 Encourage Ts to use a good game as main activity, not enrichment. Have Ss play Win the White House for 35-min
with MC I have never felt the expert, I'm another excited learner!
A3. This is where my district is. We are 1:1 w iPads... Need a boo too get cached buy in. Kids are on board.
A3 - I always have an open door - Come and see what I do with and other - Seeing is Believing
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Yes! Exactly! https://t.co/wCIF5vyWD6
A2 Ts can shift their energy from needing to facilitate learning content to inspiring creativity. Get Ss to reach full potentials!
A4 I think by letting them see it in action, how it can work, giving examples they can try in own class is good starting pt
A great way to keep Ts engaged in their work too. :)
A2 A true expert knows that the room is the expert and that we can all learn from the room
A3. This is where collaborative PD is crucial. Ts can help Ts! 😊
a3. Letting them play in PD! be comfortable with not being the export. enjoy the process of Leaning to relate to Ss
Q is does the old lecture style NEED to shift?! If so it's about helping Ts on-board. Yes!?
A1: create a community of learners, everyone holds a Teaching role and facilitate
It is...works every time and the results are astounding. Ss ownership becomes a decisive factor in the choice to learn.
I may have to take you up on that offer!
sorry late, Rachelle frm Pittsbgh,Span/Fr T, A2 Ts become facilitators,can work w/Ss, help as needed, also learn from Ss
A3 - Providing a comfortable environment where they can at least develop comfort with the tool is key.
A2: Ts need to reach all Ss, act as a teacher-researcher, learn new ways to challenge Ss to grow. T /= Expert.
A3 a pleasant nudge w supportive pat on shoulder modeling along w Ss success maybe all one needs
A3 Also depends on flavor of GBL: game as text (), game design, playful affordance game (Minecraft), game as model
A2: Allows powerful avenues for teacher as learner and collaborator - often discussed but rarely utilised in traditional pedagogy.
Q3: How do we help teachers new to game-based learning discover this role?
A3: Have a Novice Night (kind of like Back to School Night), but facilitate it by Game Helpers
A3 have them ask their students what games are they playing-once they see the passion they will follow!
Be back gotta put kids to sleep!
No. There's absolutely nothing wrong with lecture when necessary. GbL isn't for everyone or everything
a4. We have tweeted with MC Youtubers, kids shared expertise on streams, made YT vids!
A3 I think we need more GBL maps to help Ts see what the POTENTIAL is. First steps mean looking at the inside of good GBL.
A3: We need to always be sharing what we're doing. Mentoring, either formally or informally.
had teachers Skype in & talk to my Ss, asking them questions about how we use MC in the classroom. Love when they are the voice
How do we promote Teacher-Student Collaboration to advance learning in the classroom? https://t.co/IVGZD1mZHx
A2: Allows powerful avenues for teacher as learner and collaborator - often discussed but rarely utilised in traditional pedagogy.
A3 They just have to jump in and get their feet wet!
A3 change is hard, leadership can really make it happen
Sit /Ss, learn w/them,have conversations, good way to build relatshps too,
A2 Why all the focus on "roles"? It's not about roles, it's about learning. Everyone can teach us something.
A3 Start with lunch/after school groups, nurture a sense of excitement and show success over time. Create case studies/ evidence
Very true. Learning objectives are key, and if games fit them, great! Sometimes direct instruction is more effective
A3: After school club is another great option for testing the waters with students as experts and educator as novice
seeing what COULD be done, and watching it done has driven Minecraft via Youtube. Youtube powered the growth and new things in MC
A3) Exactly this! Being in relationship with other Ts as a resources, to inspire, & be a collaborator! https://t.co/1qR423Vsnz
A3: Invite them to our classrooms to observe it first hand. Let them see it in action!
I think it depends on the needs of the Ss! Sometimes it might...and sometimes not!
A3: Have other teachers model, work together. Ts should be working together and collaborating.
You know how we minecraft experts LIVE to share our passion and help others
Definitely. I taught HS math. Different learning needs warranted change in style. Knowing that was critical
I do enjoy the learning aspect, very curious to games Ss play, rules, enjoy learning abt their interests too
A3 decamps are a great way to showcase
- This also provides a comfort zone for those Ss who aren't Experts in Minecraft. A place to collab and grow.
Agree entirely. With games, the only true teacher is the game itself in what we can do and do with it.
I meant EdCamps are a great way to showcase
Or a step further, have Classrooms Skype w/ other Experts like https://t.co/GSpi4opsCw
had teachers Skype in & talk to my Ss, asking them questions about how we use MC in the classroom. Love when they are the voice
A3 Help them realize that they have been designing games since childhood, now they can make them better
Yes!!! Give them an outlet to teach teachers or feel more comfortable in
YES YES YES! I strongly believe we need to develop Ts as game-designers to integrate the lesson authentic
Yes! and affinity space :)
This was totally me! https://t.co/LEtlF3nKjU
I didn’t even get it when I played by myself. Had to play multiplayer with my 6yr old. Then it clicked.
You know I love skyping with classes. And as a Former YTer it's awesome when some of them know me :D https://t.co/kUATAfHZ1X
Or a step further, have Classrooms Skype w/ other Experts like https://t.co/GSpi4opsCw
had teachers Skype in & talk to my Ss, asking them questions about how we use MC in the classroom. Love when they are the voice
A3: I recently had a prac student visit during one of the sessions, I believe it was an eye-opener. :-)
I think we should also have Ts participate as Ss in GBL to grasp the “why are we doing this questions”
A4 the game for other to see who to play and post designs online for others to make
LOVE when kids show us new things! genuine excitement for all!
A4 TWITTER! Also, online communities are serve all kinds of roles. Especially older Ss can find real world feedback & applications
Disagree. Especially when taking an inquiry based student driven approach
Hey I've not seen an opportunity yet to bust out yet! Time for one soon!
A4 I did this awesome Dragons den thing where challenged Ss to design new schools for our district. They had to present to experts
A4 Encourage students to blog about their experiences and share their expertise
Q4: In what ways can students share their expertise with outside world?
YES! Honestly a teacher will get more value from playing along with Ss at least a few times. https://t.co/BzfIUdTaii
I think we should also have Ts participate as Ss in GBL to grasp the “why are we doing this questions”
A4: I LOVE getting my students to make screencasts of their builds Saginaw products for , they always look so cool! :-)
pssst....You don't need a map for authentic learning with Minecraft
A4 Mentorship in game communities of practice based on interest. Not always playing a game too. An S showed me fan art
A4. Multimedia outlets like storytelling, video, blogging and even social media are great opps for Ss to share expertise
Love this idea! Have class Twitter account & we often share things we're doing out to the world
I think it's appropriate at any time :) https://t.co/bMq0Q24RNU
Hey I've not seen an opportunity yet to bust out yet! Time for one soon!
I disagree there, Ts don't need to design games to teach authentically. They're professionals in their field.
I'm sitting with waving to
A4: YouTube, also is having a Global Art Challenge (sorry if I botched name), Twitch, and
A4) Engage Ss with creative projects: Let’s Play vids, walkthrough guides, blog posts, etc. Let them select/learn many mediums!
A4: I teach at school w/big international population. Always learning from Ss abt world cultures & inspiring projects
A4 Ss can share on dig port,social media, our CR site on blogs so many options for sharing,
Hello people! Darin, 6th/8th grade RLA teacher from Iowa peeking in.
A2: Ts become the facilitator and learned. My Ss love teaching me new things!
That's the way I teach--my door is almost always open! I love peeking into other rooms and seeing what's happening!
A4: When I get back to Australia, the will be making screencasts of their current extreme environments bases! :-)
Hey Darin! You peek away! And chime in if the spirit moves you :)
A4 Have a mini confrence at the school where the students are the key note speakers
A4 Students can create and collaborate on a
A4: My Ss co-led w/ me a PD for Ts on Several shared their experience/expertise w/ , others used
Whew! This post looks gewd! Thanks for the share! :)
making real challenge based scenarios is difficult for new Ts but can be great if Ss help develop ideas and maps
Great idea--like a mini TED conference! Thought about having my srs. do a Last Lecture next year...
A4: Blog away, screen shot and tell a story, create a voicethread or podcast, there's so many sharing opportunities! :)
A4: Publish the games via website, etc. Recognize stu achievement. Interview stu about the experience. Why is it cool?
My Ss love when we share stuff via Twitter or Instagram! Parents love it too! :)
A4: Online communities that were designed for expressing one's expertise like Twitter or sharing ideas on documents like in Google
Exactly like a TED conference! It can also be put online and streamed for others to see
Anyone use Instagram to share classroom stuff? Seems to be getting hot and I'm considering it...
A4 Ss share on and social media
I need a map for Minecraft, I am always getting lost and my compass isn’t cutting it.
A4 allow Ss platforms to present them running our Assemblies & Spectacles assist them in authentic audience opportunity
Presenting tshirts to Ss who won competition with MC YTtuber projects!
A4 how about a MC quiz on what they should have learned?
Be fun to engage them in the hosting of the conference even. Talk about another skill to develop! :)
Through periscope or youtube...great idea!
Absolutely! & are great for sharing student games to authentic community / audience https://t.co/oQTHWP0C4i
A4: Publish the games via website, etc. Recognize stu achievement. Interview stu about the experience. Why is it cool?
In classes built on inquiry & PBL, that model would be equal to direct teaching
I disagree back. Ts developing lessons that are fun and Ss engage more where they are. Learning = Fun
A4 Minecraft is global and borderless. I've had Polish Ss teaching Scottish Ss their language in-game in class time. It's 3DSkype.
A3: lead by example! I'm always working to have Ss show what they know to others, give valid applications, and host trainings
Hey Darin! So glad you could join us for Chat!
I am thinking of setting up a or w/my Ss to share w/school community as semester project https://t.co/SSUAl9gS87
Be fun to engage them in the hosting of the conference even. Talk about another skill to develop! :)
Yes! Love for bringing the world into my classroom and showing what students are doing! https://t.co/66fRDOvpg8
Through periscope or youtube...great idea!
A4: A favourite of my student screencasts - made by a YEAR 1 student with KINDY collaborators! :-) https://t.co/fGsT1NJMcl
I just want to visit your class...face to face not virtually and also virtually
Still love it though. Harry Potter Platform!!
But you talk about teachers designing lessons like games. Even as games. That's not necessary. .
Not even close. PBL can be instrinsic in the design. doing it
A5: We created our own Terabithia & the worlds created by some of my Ss using MC were amazing. So much they could teach me!
:) Let's arrange that. I work in classrooms all over the world. I could come to yours :)
A5 I am constantly amazed by S creativity and mastery, one of the joys of life
A5 I love the underground gaming/design clubs that kids organically form. SO so so so cool geeking out with them!
A4 Youtube is a perfect way that students already know. Have them create the knowledge and reflections via script and video.
It's become a great and easy part of my work flow - evaluate project and pin it - booyah!
Just did a chat that discussed language immersion & how games like build vocab, including foreign lang
Dude, I'm not in my own classroom but you can definitely come to Lufkin for our Minecraft kickoff!
Not suggesting all lessons, but understanding of G design gives another tool + perspective 2 use
Best moment I ever had in MC is I have a little girl in my class coded bc she doesn't speak, but she shared project with class
And that, I wholeheartedly agree with!
A5: We used MC to study ancient civilizations and some of the creations were amazing! Also, students who create their own games!
A5 Ss amaze me w/how creative they are, enjoy sharing their work, answering questions before I can,seeing them engadg +
I see someone mentioned surprise - My mantra is teach so that kids can surprise you!
BOOM! Exactly! https://t.co/1d2YBA7hiA
A5 I love the underground gaming/design clubs that kids organically form. SO so so so cool geeking out with them!
That sounds fantastic! So many things for Ss to learn from such an experience.
Hi Mark! :) Glad I could make it!
https://t.co/eHy16dQ0FZ this St struggled w learning & social challenges but as a leader allowed others to collab on his Vision!
I'm pretty sure he didn't mean it that way. I'm not an "in the box" tchr. Never will be. He knows
does all this amazing stuff in MC with his Spanish Ss
Exactly! There is so much intricacy to a build that teachers don't get to know about
A5: Student writing hundreds of pgs of collaborative fanfiction! Wow!
That's got to be a wow moment for both you and your Ss! :)
There are too many fun link at this this evening.... Should focus on live chat! O:)
A5 I am always surprised by the depth of learning students receive when it doesn't seem like they are learning
A5: Cont - when a S skills far surpass yours, you must still find new ways to challenge them, what else can he build w/ Redstone
A5 I am so new to I am blown away but EVERYTHING! Pumed to get their ideas for using MC to learn
Garrett, I need you to experience learning with me teaching. I am not capable of teaching that way
honestly had to turn away for a moment because I almost cried, but I didn't want to embarrass her
A5 - I love when I know my Ss created something better then I could! happens all the time in
. would love to see the Minecraft kickoff in Lufkin TX https://t.co/jfgHdJ8vVD
Dude, I'm not in my own classroom but you can definitely come to Lufkin for our Minecraft kickoff!
A5: When a student created server for class and continued to add everything I requested - I was pleasantly surprised
happily surprised seeing engagement in all areas of the learning after using MC.
4sure, just when you don't think they are doing much they completely surprise you with something amazing
You need to experience our Camp Innovate this summer! WIndows Iot Core, Hackathons, making...awesome
I'm still constantly blown away from creations in
I love that MC can be used to level playing field. Have 2 autistic boys in my after school club & they fit right in
A5: A recent, pleasing surprise moment for me was having 75% of my class offer to help teach a student tame a horse! =]
Do you have a link to this? I was interested in checkin out.
So awesome seeing so many videos of kids engaging in as well as using it to solve Math problems!!
A6: Conference with them. What's their next goal? What do they want to do/achieve/learn? What can we do to help them reach it?
You add a challenge piece - do something with redstone or with my Ss I added a coding aspect, they had to figure out code turtles
A6 ask them what they want to learn and how they will know they learned it
A6 always ask how to take it up a notch
A6 Have them teach others
I'm w/ you! Watching the learning my Ss used, if it can't make MC into class, we'll make a club w/it!
it was great for both them & the other kids to see them in different light
Vids of Ss making operational calculators or graphing calculators in minecraft always blows me away!
A6 you can also ask for help with other Ss
A6 Create a student contract ask the student to design their own learning goals
A6: For my most recent project, I’ve been using an ‘out-of-game’ XP system to encourage independent research. It’s worked OK.
A6 Maybe add a teaching component to it. Create a screencast to show us how you made XYZ and have a properly edited script too!
A6: Same issue as GATE. Expertise is not always the end goal. Encourage new avenues for stu to challenge self
Had an S in tech club show me a calculator he made using redstone. Crazy!
Q6: How do you encourage and assess learning growth in students who already have high expertise?
A6 or, just give them another worksheet. All Ss love doing those
A6: Great question - these are often the kids that are open to having us raise the bar. Best when it's organic.
A6: Add a design aspect which challenges them, encourage they adhere to it, see how they go…
Q6: How do you encourage @ assess learning growth in Ss who already have high expertise?
Thanks for another fantastic chat! And a huge thanks to & for serving as great hosts!!
Oh ya? Have you decided on a Creative Content license for the materials? Always interested in OER!
It's insane!! Endless possibilities!
A6 Interest projects and self-evaluations
Love some of the real Games that have come from Ss, and Teachers using Minecraft as game engine. Incl Ur Ss
Really enjoyed the chat! Thanks everyone! . Home sick on my birthday so happy to be here!
A6 Like Ed tech assess learning growth mediated by game as tool, not expertise in game toolset
Oh It’s 8PM already. Whoops. Well thanks ! Time to keep reading all these fun resources! :)
A6: I have sought the help of true Experts when I need to challenge my highest Ss.
Glad I could jump into even if it was for a short while. I am always inspired on Twitter 7 my PLN
you got my attention Camp Innovate sounds really cool will work to do it - yay Windows IoT https://t.co/1SRix25ruu
You need to experience our Camp Innovate this summer! WIndows Iot Core, Hackathons, making...awesome
A6 cont: Great to model for kids what to do when we don’t know answer.
A6: It is a tricky question b/c assessment derives from standards, curriculum & class objectives.
Thank you for a great first chat & for being great hosts!
