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ACADEMIC GAMES November 30, 2011
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ACADEMIC GAMES Debora Dawson, MIU4 League Coordinator of Academic Games Susie Lynn, MIU4 Secretary
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ACADEMIC GAMES Tri-Bowl State Competition –Allegheny County(WPAGL) –Western Pennsylvania Academic Games League –Beaver County League –MIU4 League Parent Organization – AGLOA, Inc. – Academic Games League of America, Inc.
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ACADEMIC GAMES MIU4 League participation includes: 25 out of 27 MIU4 Districts 3 private schools Crawford County – Penncrest, Conneaut Venango County – Franklin, Valley Grove Clarion County Schools Open to Homeschoolers
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ACADEMIC GAMES Fall Planning Meeting 3 Trainings for Coordinators 10 Days of Competition for Students (200 – 550 students/game) Spring Wrap-up Meeting
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ACADEMIC GAMES Teams – 5 players each Age Divisions:Elementary (3-6) Middle (7-8) Junior (9-10) Senior (11-12)
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ACADEMIC GAMES Students learn game in own schools Online MIU4 registration by division MIU4 Coordinator creates 3-player matches and makes table assignments MIU4-designed software produces student nametags – ID #, School, Team Name, Table Assignments
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ACADEMIC GAMES CUBE GAMES:On-SETS (5-12) Equations (3-6, 7-12) LinguiSHTIK (3-6, 7-12)
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ACADEMIC GAMES READER GAMES:Presidents (5-8, 9-12) Propaganda (5-6, 7-12) World Events (5-12)
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ACADEMIC GAMES AGLOA, Inc. www.academicgames.org MIU4 Website www.miu4.k12.pa.us
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ACADEMIC GAMES On-SETS Teaches spatial relationships and set theory Players create/describe sets of objects: union, intersection, set difference, set complement, universe, null set
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ACADEMIC GAMES On-SETS Each division level of competition introduces increasingly more difficult mathematical concepts for players Adds age-appropriate variations Players create solutions to challenge mathematical reasoning of other players.
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ACADEMIC GAMES Equations Game of creative mathematics Involves authentic learning experiences and problem-solving at its highest level All grade levels use same rules
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ACADEMIC GAMES Equations Each division of competition introduces increasingly more difficult mathematical concepts Concepts (factorials, fractions, averages, negative numbers, decimals) are used in all age divisions
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ACADEMIC GAMES Equations Higher age divisions use negative powers and roots, imaginary numbers, and may work in bases other than 10
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ACADEMIC GAMES LinguiSHTIK Name came from 60s and 70s when people enjoyed doing their ShtiK Language Arts game Challenges players to improve grammar, vocabulary, spelling and writing skills
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ACADEMIC GAMES LinguiSHTIK Players learn to compose better sentences with proper grammar application Each division of competition introduces increasingly more difficult grammatical concepts for players to use
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ACADEMIC GAMES Propaganda Players must recognize techniques of propaganda used in speaking and advertising Players identify techniques of persuasion used by politicians, editorial writers, and in printed materials
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ACADEMIC GAMES Propaganda Players must discern truth from smokescreens Students learn to identify sixty common propaganda techniques
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ACADEMIC GAMES Presidents Formerly called Mr. President Fact-based game Students answer questions about the personal and professional lives of U.S. Presidents
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ACADEMIC GAMES Presidents Players learn how Presidents reacted to or changed the times in which they served Students answer questions about the families and colleagues of Presidents
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ACADEMIC GAMES Presidents Students learn how Presidents were affected by political climates surrounding them Students develop an understanding of the historical context and other events in US history
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ACADEMIC GAMES World Events Players learn about major political and cultural events of the most recent calendar year Students research and select resources surrounding the given theme each year
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ACADEMIC GAMES World Events Questions in the competition include Current Events and Themed Rounds of questions Students use their own notes and other study materials for one round.
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ACADEMIC GAMES Supports Needed for Success Coordinator for each school Secretary (registration, communication with coordinators, compiling lists of students and age divisions) MIU4 also uses a back-up secretary
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ACADEMIC GAMES Supports Needed for Success Online registration Computer technical support Locally-created scoring program Electronic communication among all schools/coordinators involved
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ACADEMIC GAMES Local Competition – SRU (October – February) Tri-Bowl usually held at Geneva College (March) Nationals – Oglebay, WV (April 2012)
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ACADEMIC GAMES Contact Information MIU 4 www.miu4.k12.pa.us s_lynn@miu4.k12.pa.us Debora Dawson ddowls@zoominternet.net
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POINTS TO PONDER Open to gifted students only? IEP Issues: Goals/Objectives Grade levels involved? Which games? Number of schools? Number of students? Training for Coodinators? Teaching the games?
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POINTS TO PONDER IU Coordinator? Secretarial Support? Printing forms for use at games? Cost per student (MIU4 - $8.25) Central location for games? Transportation? Manual scoring; Scoring software? Awards?
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POINTS TO PONDER Whats on your mind? How can we help? ddawson@zoominternet.net
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