Level Up Your Classroom

Author : Jonathan Cassie
Publisher : ASCD
Page : 195 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2016-06-28
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781416622055

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In this lively and practical book, seasoned educator Jonathan Cassie shines a spotlight on gamification, an instructional approach that’s revolutionizing K–12 education. Games are well known for their ability to inspire persistence. The best ones feature meaningful choices that have lasting consequences, reward experimentation, provide a like-minded community of players, and gently punish failure and encourage risk-taking behavior. Players feel challenged, but not overwhelmed. A gamified lesson bears these same hallmarks. It is explicitly gamelike in its design and fosters perseverance, creativity, and resilience. Students build knowledge through experimentation and then apply what they’ve learned to fuel further exploration at higher levels of understanding. In this book, Cassie covers * What happens to student learning when it is gamified. * Why you might want to gamify instruction for your students. * The process for gamifying both your classroom and your lessons. If you want to see your students engaged, motivated, and excited about learning, join Jonathan Cassie on a journey that will add a powerful new set of ideas and practices to your teaching toolkit. The gamified classroom—an exciting new frontier of 21st century learning—awaits you and your students. Will you answer the call?

Author : Jonathan Cassie
Publisher : ASCD
Page : 195 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2016
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781416622062

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Level Up Your Classroom by Jonathan Cassie Pdf

This book shines a spotlight on gamification, an instructional approach that's revolutionizing K-12 education. Students build knowledge through experimentation and then apply what they've learned to fuel further exploration at higher levels of understanding.

Author : Lindsey Blass,Cate Tolnai
Publisher : International Society for Technology in Education
Page : 129 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2022-08-24
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781564847966

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Power Up Your Classroom by Lindsey Blass,Cate Tolnai Pdf

Learn to design learning experiences that leverage gameplay to increase motivation and engagement, while building classroom community. By the time Lindsey Blass and Cate Tolnai’s paths crossed, both had taken a path from teacher to coach to central/county office roles focused on innovative learning design, all while noticing three trends that extended beyond their classrooms: students who weren’t able to own and connect to their learning experience became disengaged; students and teachers alike had a general fear of failure; and teachers were perplexed at how to design learning experiences that fostered student choice and celebrated failure as an opportunity for iteration. Together, they began to ask … what if? What if we designed learning experiences that leveraged the power of gameplay to create more motivated learners? What if we modeled this type of learning with educators so they could experience the impact firsthand and spread the excitement and innovation in their classrooms? What if learning was fun for both students and teachers? This book: • Includes visual elements that model the theme of engaging in a game with tips, hints and suggestions sprinkled throughout the chapters. • Features a downloadable full-color game board that can be used in tandem with the book. • Provides access to an accompanying website that offers dynamic elements and book study questions. • Features the voices of experts and innovators in the fields of gamification and game-based learning. With a uniquely fun and inviting format, Power Up Your Classroom helps educators implement gamification and game-based learning in their classes to drive student engagement and learning.

Author : Terry Burant,Linda Christensen,Kelley Dawson Salas,Stephanie Walters
Publisher : Rethinking Schools
Page : 393 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780942961478

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The New Teacher Book by Terry Burant,Linda Christensen,Kelley Dawson Salas,Stephanie Walters Pdf

Teaching is a lifelong challenge, but the first few years in the classroom are typically a teacher's hardest. This expanded collection of writings and reflections offers practical guidance on how to navigate the school system, form rewarding relationships with colleagues, and connect in meaningful ways with students and families from all cultures and backgrounds.

Author : Kelly DiPucchio
Publisher : Disney-Hyperion
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2005-09-01
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 0786809329

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Mrs. McBloom, Clean Up Your Classroom! by Kelly DiPucchio Pdf

The entire town of Up Yonder joins in to help their favorite teacher clean up her messy classroom.

Author : Matt Miller
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2015-04-13
Category : Education
ISBN : 1946444251

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Ditch That Textbook by Matt Miller Pdf

Textbooks are symbols of centuries-old education. They're often outdated as soon as they hit students' desks. Acting "by the textbook" implies compliance and a lack of creativity. It's time to ditch those textbooks--and those textbook assumptions about learning In Ditch That Textbook, teacher and blogger Matt Miller encourages educators to throw out meaningless, pedestrian teaching and learning practices. He empowers them to evolve and improve on old, standard, teaching methods. Ditch That Textbook is a support system, toolbox, and manifesto to help educators free their teaching and revolutionize their classrooms.

Author : Robert J. Marzano,Debra Pickering,Jane E. Pollock
Publisher : ASCD
Page : 187 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780871205049

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Classroom Instruction that Works by Robert J. Marzano,Debra Pickering,Jane E. Pollock Pdf

Describes nine different teaching strategies which have been proven to have positive effects on student learning and explains how those strategies can be incorporated into the classroom.

Author : Matthew Farber
Publisher : New Literacies and Digital Epistemologies
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : Educational games
ISBN : 1433126702

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Gamify Your Classroom by Matthew Farber Pdf

This book is a field guide on how to implement game-based learning and «gamification» techniques to everyday teaching. It is a survey of best practices aggregated from interviews with experts in the field. Much of the book draws on the author's experiences implementing games with his middle school students.

Author : Angela Shanté
Publisher : Graphic Arts Books
Page : 34 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2020-05-05
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781513262932

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The Noisy Classroom by Angela Shanté Pdf

Silver Medalist, 2020 Wishing Shelf Book Awards: Books for 6–8 Year Olds Winner, 2020 American Fiction Awards for Best Cover Design: Children's Books Finalist, 2020 American Fiction Awards for Children's Fiction The first day of school is coming... and I'm going to be in the noisy class. Any class but the noisy class will do! A young girl is about to enter the third grade, but this year she's put into Ms. Johnson's noisy class. Everything about the noisy class is odd. While all the other classes are quiet, Ms. Johnson sings and the kids chatter all day. The door is always closed, yet sounds from it can be heard in the hallway. With summer coming to an end and school starting, the girl realizes that soon she'll be going to the noisy class. What will school be like now? Featuring the honest and delightful humor of debut author Angela Shanté and the bold, graphic imagery of debut illustrator Alison Hawkins, The Noisy Classroom encourages those with first-day jitters to reevaluate a scary situation by looking at it from a different angle and to embrace how fun school can be, even in nontraditional ways.

Author : Lee Sheldon
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 419 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2020-03-09
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9781000039122

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The Multiplayer Classroom by Lee Sheldon Pdf

Go beyond gamification’s badges and leaderboards with the new edition of the book, first published in 2011, that helped transform education. Going far beyond the first edition of The Multiplayer Classroom, forthrightly examining what worked and what didn’t over years of development, here are the tools to design any structured learning experience as a game to engage your students, raise their grades, and ensure their attendance. Suitable for use in the classroom or the boardroom, this book features a reader-friendly style that introduces game concepts and vocabulary in a logical way. Also included are case studies, both past and present, from others teaching in their own multiplayer classrooms around the world. You don't need any experience making games or even playing games to use this book. You don’t even need a computer. Yet, you will join many hundreds of educators who have learned how to create multiplayer games for any age on any subject. Lee Sheldon began his writing career in television as a writer-producer, eventually writing more than 200 shows ranging from Charlie’s Angels (writer) to Edge of Night (head writer) to Star Trek: The Next Generation (writer-producer). Having written and designed more than 40 commercial and applied video games, Lee spearheaded the first full writing for games concentration in North America at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and the second writing concentration at Worcester Polytechnic Institute, where he is now a professor of practice. Lee is a regular lecturer and consultant on game design and writing in the United States and abroad. His most recent commercial game, the award-winning The Lion’s Song, is currently on Steam.

Author : Anita Lie & Sarah L
Publisher : Grasindo
Page : 140 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9796954389

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* Beyond The Classroom ... by Anita Lie & Sarah L Pdf

Author : C. J. Reynolds
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2020-03-23
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 195160010X

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Teach Your Class Off by C. J. Reynolds Pdf

It's Only Ever about the Students In today's educational climate of budget shortages, rigid testing standards, and diminishing autonomy in the classroom, how can teachers bring creativity and passion back into their work? Teach Your Class Off offers educators struggling with these issues and feeling burnt out a way to hit the reset button and reconnect with what energizes them about teaching. CJ Reynolds, well-known to the 45,000 subscribers to his YouTube channel, Real Rap with Reynolds, breaks down his methods for learning to teach outside your comfort zone, bringing real-world experiences into your students' lives, using DJ skills to manage the classroom, and finding a way to make magic in your class despite diminishing resources. The refreshing honesty of Reynolds's perspective coupled with his infectious optimism make this a great go-to for any teacher looking for much-needed inspiration. Teach Your Class Off is spoken truth meets slam poetry meets education. Just like Reynolds, this book is real, authentic, and relevant. I couldn't put it down! --HAMISH BREWER, AUTHOR OF RELENTLESS Teach Your Class Off is like no other book you've ever read, and I guarantee you're going to learn new strategies, laugh, and probably even cry at some of the stories. Ten thumbs up! --ADAM WELCOME, EDUCATOR, AUTHOR, SPEAKER, CONSULTANT There are two types of teachers: those who simply transmit information and those who facilitate transformation. CJ Reynolds is the latter. He understands the importance of reaching the mind through the heart.--DR. DHARIUS DANIELS, AUTHOR OF RELATIONAL INTELLIGENCE, LEAD PASTOR, CHANGE CHURCH

Author : John Riggs
Publisher : John Riggs
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2023-07-17
Category : Education
ISBN : 9798224552689

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Game On! Level Up Your Teaching with Gamification by John Riggs Pdf

Transform your classroom and captivate your students with gamified learning! This practical book equips educators with strategies and tools to integrate game elements into their teaching. Learn how to boost student engagement, motivation, and academic achievement. Author John Riggs draws from his 10+ years of experience revamping his own middle school classes with gamification. He guides you step-by-step through concepts like rewards, competition, storytelling, and technology integration to create an interactive, game-inspired learning environment. Discover how to design engaging gamified lessons, deliver impactful instruction, and overcome implementation challenges. Packed with real-world examples and insights from teachers already using gamification successfully, this book details proven techniques to unlock your students' curiosity and agency. Help them take ownership of their learning, develop collaboration skills, and think critically. Aligned activities and immersive experiences fueled by game mechanics will transform your classroom culture. Whether you're new to gamification or looking to improve your current strategies, Game On! will equip you with the knowledge and confidence to create joyful learning through gamification. Your students will be eager to unlock new levels of skills and understanding as education becomes an adventure!

Author : Jonathan Bergmann,Aaron Sams
Publisher : International Society for Technology in Education
Page : 123 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2012-06-21
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781564844682

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Flip Your Classroom by Jonathan Bergmann,Aaron Sams Pdf

Learn what a flipped classroom is and why it works, and get the information you need to flip a classroom. You’ll also learn the flipped mastery model, where students learn at their own pace, furthering opportunities for personalized education. This simple concept is easily replicable in any classroom, doesn’t cost much to implement, and helps foster self-directed learning. Once you flip, you won’t want to go back!

Author : Andi McNair
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 107 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2021-09-03
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781000495690

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Ready-to-Use Resources for Genius Hour in the Classroom by Andi McNair Pdf

Ready-to-Use Resources for Genius Hour in the Classroom provides practical advice and a wealth of hands-on resources for teachers to implement Genius Hour, or passion projects, in the classroom. This book: Includes everything educators need to help students apply their learning and reach deep understanding. Engages the six P's of Genius Hour: passion, plan, pitch, project, product, and presentation. Features built-in opportunities to to gamify the process. Helps increase students' critical thinking, creativity, and engagement. Is a valuable standalone resource and companion to Genius Hour. Students can "level up," earning badges and points, as they create, design, and carry out projects and develop ideas that impact their classroom, school, community, and world. Through the tools and tips provided, teachers will see Genius Hour as more than an hour, more than a strategy or activity separate from the regular curriculum. When implemented effectively, Genius Hour can be a more meaningful teaching and learning experience than any other.