In this episode of Board Gaming with Education, Dustin and Melissa talk about game-based learning and gamification, Melissa’s twitter chat, #Games4Ed, how she applies the techniques from other educators to her own classroom, her entry into gamification, and some of her favorite board games. Melissa Pilakowski teaches English/Language Arts to 11th and 12th graders at Valentine High School in Valentine, Nebraska. She uses games in her classroom to motivate and energize her students to not only learn but build relationships with each other. She launched the Twitter chat #Games4Ed to connect and help enthusiasts of games-based education share stories and ideas
Melissa Pilakowski - 3:06 Gamification and Game-based Learning - 4:47 Learning through Gaming - 8:17 #Games4Ed Twitter Chat - 10:08 Relationships through Games - 13:54 Challenges of Game-based Learning and Gamification - 15:24 Breakout Games - 22:55 Vocabulary Games - 27:52 Not Everything in your Classroom Needs to be a Full-Fledged Game - 32:38 Desert Island - 35:20Support our podcast! How can you support us? There are many free and paid ways to support the show. Be sure to check out our support page!
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Episode 88- Historical Games Drive Interest in History feat. Victoria Caña and Alex Uboldi
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