A quick overview of The JASON Project's efforts in building easily integrated games and digital labs

1. Incorporating Games into Core CurriculumMarjeeChmielRon Harrison

2. Top Concern: Student Motivation

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

4. Great Explorers, Great Events

5. Where Science Happens …inspiring the next generation…

6. What is JASON? Rigorous standards-based curriculum – Free

7. What is JASON? Free, flexible materials – Print and Online

8. What is JASON? Planned events and explorers embedded throughout the school year

9. What is JASON? Pre and post assessment, digital library, classroom tools, lesson plans and alignment

10. The Result Engaged Students Empowered Educators * ** * ** * 305 students ** 81,499 students * 507 teachers ** 1,873 teachers

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

12. Games/ Digital Labs

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

14. Why games ? Games are on-going assessments

15. Why games? Games are inherently motivating Students work at their own pace Games encourage learning through mistakes

16. Why games Visual components simplify otherwise complex topics

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

18. How do I use them?

19. Lets see it in action!

21. Full class review

23. Use with worksheets

24. Group work

25. Individual work

26. Homework

28. Modified Challenges

29. Personal Goal Setting

30. Conceptually Challenging

31. Extras Competitive leaderboards! Teacher resources

32. Coming soon Geology! Space! Forces and Motion! Climate!

33. Awards Best Science Instructional Solution Award of Excellence (Tech & Learning Magazine) Best K-12 Instructional Solution Best Online Instructional Solution Best Education Game or Simulation Distinguished Achievement Award (Association of Educational Publishers) Best Education Solution and Best Online Instructional Solution “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 Best Online Instructional Solution Best Science Instructional Solution Award of Excellence (Tech & Learning Magazine)