Game On – Using Game Theory to Enrich Instruction

$20.00

Presenter: Lisa Van Gemert, Gifted Guru
Core Area: Creativity and Instructional Strategies
Grade Level: Elementary & Secondary
Hours: 1

Here is your mission, should you choose to accept it: use game design and theory to maximize student engagement. All of us desire to engage in something bigger than we are—an epic mission taking us on a journey to a new place. Our students are no exception. In this course, Lisa Van Gemert, M.Ed.T., teaches you how to use gamification to solve a problem and engage your audience in new ways.

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Description

Game designers understand how to engage an audience and keep them coming back for more. Lisa Van Gemert, M.Ed.T., brings together her love of games and her knowledge of classroom instruction to enrich your students’ learning experience. During this fast-paced course, you will apply game design and theory to lesson design.

In this course, participants will learn:

  • How games contribute to active learning
  • Strategies for implementing gamefication
  • Tools for incorporating game principles

Presenter Bio

Lisa Van Gemert shares best practices in education with audiences around the world using a combination of neuropsychology, pedagogy, experience, humor, technology and sheer fun. She is an expert consult to television shows including Lifetime’s “Child Genius,” and a writer of award-winning lesson plans, as well as numerous published articles on social psychology and pedagogy and the book, Perfectionism: A Practical Guide to Managing Never Good Enough. A former teacher, school administrator, and Youth & Education Ambassador for Mensa, she shares resources for educators and parents on her website giftedguru.com and is co-founder with Ian Byrd of the Gifted Guild, a professional community for educators of the gifted. Lisa and her husband Steve are the parents of three sons and live in Arlington, Texas. 

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360 reviews for Game On – Using Game Theory to Enrich Instruction

  1. Maria – SOUTH TEXAS ISD (verified owner) –

    Supporting Dyslexia!

  2. Brittney – Angleton ISD (verified owner) –

    So many great resources and tips in this course!!!

  3. Jessica – East Muskingum Local Schools (verified owner) –

    Great course.

  4. Tiffany – BETHEL LOCAL (verified owner) –

    I love all the examples given

  5. Jocelyn – SOUTH TEXAS ISD (verified owner) –

    Gamefication is what I need in my class every opportunity I have.

  6. Patricia D. – MERCEDES ISD (verified owner) –

    This was very explicit, and gave good ideas as to how to equip your classroom with a gaming atmosphere.

  7. Mayra – DONNA INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT (verified owner) –

    Amazing course with helpful tools.

  8. Galen – ALVARADO ISD (verified owner) –

    This course was sort of fun. It gave me confirmation that I am using some fun techniques and apps already, but there are some fun ones to try in order to engage the students to help them have a fun learning experience.

  9. Marsha – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) –

    Students like to compete, so if teachers incorporate it into their classes occassionally, students would be more engaged.

  10. Ronda – IRONTON CITY (verified owner) –

    This course was packed full of innovative ideas with practical ways to implement them with the app and website suggestions.

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