Glenn Wiebe, ESSDACK
Saturday, Dec 6 from 12:30 – 3:30
MY Notes!
Research:
“Video games help to rewire brains”
- James Lowen “book” Kids dont like stuff -not because of content but the way it is taught.
- Marc Prensky – “I have to power down when I get to school”
- “Today’s students are no longer people our educational system was designed to teach” (m.p)
- Brain Rules – John Medina
- James Gee – “What Video Games have to Teach us about literacy and learning“
- Lawrence Kutner
- David Williams Shaffer
- Robert Marzano – What Works – immediate feedback important
How do we make our job essential for the survival of the student?
- Brains search for patterns (games provide structured patterns)
- Brains make connections best when emotional chemicals are increased. Endorphins…Non-threatening (good games make emotional connections)
- Brains want to work with others (good games collaborative learning)
AP History – Metal of Honor (gave more emotional connection)
What are some things that make learning effective?
- hands on
- control the action/make choices
- problem solving
- active learning
- real world application
- student centered
- immediate feedback
- creativity
Challenges
- Takes Time – What are you willing to give up?
- Standards Alignment – what do you want them to learn?
- Money – hardware, software, computer upgrades
- Technology issues -Not enough stations, age appropriate games, apple vs. pc
- Assessment issues – PBL rubric, participation, self eval, presentations and written work