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Incorporating Games into Core CurriculumMarjeeChmielRon Harrison<br />

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Top Concern: Student Motivation<br />

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The JASON Project<br />Inspire and motivate more students to pursue STEM education and careers<br />Raise student achievement and re-energize teachers<br />Systemize the “October Sky phenomenon” in everyday education<br />

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Great Explorers, Great Events<br />

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Where Science Happens<br />…inspiring the next generation…<br />

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What is JASON?<br />Rigorous standards-based curriculum – Free<br />

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What is JASON?<br />Free, flexible materials – Print and Online<br />

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What is JASON?<br />Planned events and explorers embedded throughout the school year<br />

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What is JASON?<br />Pre and post assessment, digital library, classroom tools, lesson plans and alignment<br />

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The Result<br />Engaged <br />Students<br />Empowered Educators<br />*<br />**<br />*<br />**<br /> * 305 students<br />** 81,499 students<br />* 507 teachers<br />** 1,873 teachers<br />

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Curriculum Plan<br />Completed<br />2011<br />2012<br />2013<br />2014<br />Updates to all curriculum, and integration into year-long textbooks<br />2010<br />Earth Science Completed<br />Physical Science Completed<br />Life Science Completed<br />

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Games/ Digital Labs<br />

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Who is playing?<br />Fully 97% of teens ages 12-17 play computer, web, portable, or console games <br />50% of teens played games “yesterday.” <br />73% play games on a desktop or a laptop computer<br />86% of teens play on a console like the Xbox, PlayStation, or Wii<br />99% of boys and 94% of girls play video games<br />

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Why games ?<br />Games are on-going assessments<br />

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Why games?<br />Games are inherently motivating<br />Students work at their own pace <br />Games encourage learning through mistakes<br />

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Why games<br />Visual components simplify otherwise complex topics<br />

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How do I use them?<br />… you have the skills you need to implement games…<br />Good games are basically digital labs—standards-based and critical to understanding the curriculum<br />Play through by yourself or with a student before the full class implementation<br />Implement to the degree that works for you<br />

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How do I use them?<br />

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Lets see it in action!<br />

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“Mini”games<br /><ul><li>Great for interactive boards

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Full class review

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Study aids</li></li></ul><li>Digital Labs<br /><ul><li>Full class period

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Use with worksheets

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Group work

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Individual work

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Homework

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Use instead of bench labs</li></li></ul><li>Multiple Entry Points<br />

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Modified Challenges<br />

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Personal Goal Setting<br />

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Conceptually Challenging<br />

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Extras <br />Competitive leaderboards!<br />Teacher resources<br />

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Coming soon<br />Geology!<br />Space!<br />Forces and Motion!<br />Climate!<br />

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Awards<br />Best Science Instructional Solution<br />Award of Excellence<br />(Tech & Learning Magazine)<br />Best K-12 Instructional Solution<br />Best Online Instructional Solution <br />Best Education Game or Simulation<br />Distinguished Achievement Award (Association of Educational Publishers)<br />Best Education Solution and Best Online Instructional Solution<br />“The best example I’ve seen of what convergent education can become is The JASON Project” -- ‘Convergent education’ comes together, Greg Downey Nov/Dec 2009<br />Best Online Instructional Solution<br />Best Science Instructional Solution<br />Award of Excellence<br />(Tech & Learning Magazine)<br />