In this episode of Board Gaming with Education, Dustin sits down and talks with Wes Schierenbeck from Brooklyn Game Lab. Dustin and Wes talk about board games and how they can be a great learning experience for kids. Wes is the Program Manager at Brooklyn Game Lab, an after-school program and summer camp for kids; in the program, students develop social and strategic skills by playing & designing board games.
Wes Schierenbeck - 0:45 Sid Meier's Civilization- 1:16 Jumping into the Program at Brooklyn Game Lab - 2:00 Educational Benefits of the Program at Brooklyn Game Lab - 6:15 What Else Does Brooklyn Game Lab Do? - 11:06 Programs, Events, and Activities at Brooklyn Game Lab - 12:05Support 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 127 - Teaching English with Board Games feat. Zdenek Lukas
Episode 126 - Gamified Presentations with Viewhooo feat. Odon Sultz
Episode 125 - Diversity and Inclusion in Games feat. Erik Agudelo
Episode 124 - Attending a Virtual Board Game Convention with TantrumCon - 124
Episode 123 - Reinforcing Content vs. Teaching New Content with Board Games feat. Karl Rahenkamp
Episode 122 - Season 11 Preview
Episode 121 - Board Gaming with Education Looks Back at 2020 and Ahead at 2021
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Episode 119 - Tips for Encouraging Your Fellow Teachers to Use Board Games in Class
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Episode 117 - Solo Holiday (kind of) Special Episode - 117
Episode 116 - What Game Designers and Educators can Learn from Each Other feat. Eric Slauson
Episode 115 - Using Games to Inspire Environmental Action feat. Clayton Whittle
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Episode 112 - Developing a Game-Based Curriculum feat. Hafiz Printer
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