Escape the Ordinary Justin Hennaut Amanda Lanza Valerie Schaffer Jennifer Weaver Baltimore County Public Schools Office of Digital Learning @BCPSODL Jen will get everyone settled Justin at the door directing groups of five Val and Amanda helping fill tables (start with two ticket tables, one digital table, one physical table... then one more digital and two more physical) Prep- boxes, folders, and tape dispensers on the table.  TinyURL Tinyurl.com/cgbreakout on digital tables.  Tickets on those two tables

What is Breakout EDU? Breakout EDU is an immersive, game-based learning platform. Breakout EDU games consist of a physical and/or digital puzzle elements that must be solved in a set amount of time. Players of all ages are challenged to open the locked Breakout EDU box or complete the digital form using critical thinking, communication, collaboration, and creativity. Jen

How to Play a Breakout EDU Game? Look around for clues and artifacts that will help provide information needed to figure out the combinations. Talk with your group and share what you're thinking about the clues. You might need to think outside the box in order to break into it. Test out what you think you know!  Try the combinations you think will work.  If you're wrong, think some more and try again. Remove all locks from the box or enter all correct combinations on the form before the timer runs out to complete the game. Val- general how to play

Amanda- (point out hint cards are blank)

Breakout Experiences 1 min Justin Digital (Justin)  Tinyurl.com/cgbreakout Physical- solo (Amanda & Val)  Physical- Tickets (Jen)

The Challenge There’s one thing about Breakout EDU that we can’t teach. To discover it, you have to successfully complete our breakout challenge.  You will have 30 minutes.  Good luck! Jen- This is a breakout about breakout 30 minutes

Game Timer Early finishers- unpack the I Can statements.  

Debrief Why did your team succeed or fail? How did your group work well together? How could your group been more effective? How did your group utilize each inidividuals strengths? What might you do differently next time? Breakout EDU doesn't end when the puzzles are all solved.  Some of the best magic is what happens during the debrief session. Val- talk in groups, share one sentence as a whole group

Next Steps Participate Facilitate Create Justin

Lessons Learned Student boxes away from their work station Learn from the interactions of the participants Clearly setup the situation and purpose of engaging Pre-existing relationships may be a barrier as much as an advantage Try before you "buy“ the games Each of us share our lesson learned

BCPS ODL Breakout Resources tinyurl.com/ODL-Breakout Amanda