1. September 30, 2016 - Professional Development

2. Offering Choice Through Games
Becca Lord
Valley Middle School
6th/7th Grade World Languages
Image Credit

3. Pedagogy Focus
Choice
Gamification

4. “Providing choice allows students to build on strengths and interests to make learning relevant and fulfilling” (The Innovator’s Mindset, p. 112).
“‘Owning’ one’s own learning helps ensure that the learning actually happens” (The Innovator’s Mindset, p. 187).

5. PLAYER 1 PLAYER 2 Ashley Fulks BA in Spanish Education
Currently teaching Spanish in Illinois
Fan of Elder Scrolls and Settlers of Catan player
Becca Lord
BA in Spanish
BA in Elementary Education
MS in Curriculum & Instruction
4th year at Valley
Fan of Kingdom Hearts and Ticket to Ride

6. WHAT’S COMING UP? Definitions Research Based Getting Started
Currently Playing
Tech Overload?!
Take Home Time
Don’t Just Take My Word For It!

7. Gamification vs. Game Based Learning
Gamification involves adding game elements and language into the class. (EX: Experience points, level ups, missions, quests, guilds, badges, achievements and more!)
Game Based Learning is using games to aid learning
(EX: monopoly for economics)

8. RESEARCH BASED
Cohen, A. (2011). The Gamification of Education, The Futurist.
Dominguez, A. et al. (2013). Gamifying learning experiences: Practical implications and outcomes. Computers & Education, 63.
Fulks, A. & Lord, B. (2016). Leveling Up in a Gamified Classroom. Association for Middle Level Education, 3(6),
Lee, J.J. & Hammer, J. (2011). Gamification in Education: What, How, Why Bother? Academic Exchange Quarterly, 15(2).
Like, C. (2013). Using Gamification to Increase Engagement in 1:1 Professional Development. Learning & Leading with Technology.
Simoes, J. et al. (2013). A social gamification framework for a K-6 learning platform. Computers in Human Behavior, 29.

9. GETTING STARTED Research, research, research
Turned all of the homework/projects into missions, added points, then played with the other game elements and game language
Laying it on the line - Told students this was something new, that it might not work out for us, or that we might have to change it or throw it out the window.
Trial and Error - Google Site

10. EVOLUTION Changes Made “Continuous BETA” From experience
Student-feedback
Two Teachers Cooperating
Wix Round 1
Wix Round 2
Currently Playing
Wix Round 3

11. TECH OVERLOAD?!
Middle School math classroom gamifies using a storyline and class decor
TJ Capalla
Tumblr: teejay82
Examples:
Example 1
Example 2

12. TECH OVERLOAD?! cont.

13. TECH OVERLOAD?! cont.

14. STARTING SMALL Mariana Garcia Google +
Teaches at a 6-8th middle school STEM program in California
Started by gamifying one weekly blog post assignment
Gamification, starting out really small

15. DON’T JUST TAKE MY WORD FOR IT!
Mr. Daley's Gamification Survival Kit
LevelUpEd
Michael Matera
Enter the Realm of Gamification (Part II)
Entering the Realm of the Nobles: Michael Matera
Sarah Thomas
ELA/Technology gamified site
Leaderboard Set Up
Twitter
#LevelUpEd
@howellywood
@MrDpasion
@mrmatera
@alicekeeler
@TriSciCurious
@sarahdateechur
@jhenze44
@mariagalanis

16. Thank you!