Delivered at Casual Connect USA 2016. Minecraft has made significant inroads into the education market thanks in great part to the teacher-friendly mod MinecraftEdu developed by indie company Teacher Gaming LLC and recently purchased by Microsoft. In this session you’ll see and hear how teachers are leveraging the game to address curriculum across multiple grade levels and content areas, and gain insight into how your game can inspire students in classrooms today.

1. Minecraft in Education: Lessons
Learned from the Classroom
John Miller
Chalone Peaks Middle School – King City, CA.
edtecworks.com

2. @johnmillerEDU
Middle school teacher
Games-based learning and literacy

5. Stephen Reid - @immersivemind

6. @thecommonpeople and @dragnoz

7. ComputerCraftEdu
computercraftedu.com

8. ciobmc.org
@vexmand

9. Minecraft and Literacy
@johnmillerEDU

11. Lessons Learned:
Game Based Learning and Schools
Typical Educator
Not a gamer
Technology neutral
Passionate about learning
Stubborn, but open to change
Professional growth through
community

12. Obstacles for Schools
A game is not a priority purchase
Hardware, filters, and privacy
Assessment driven decision making

13. Opportunities
Alternative assessments
Literacy and storytelling
Oral language and vocabulary development
STEM and STEAM
Collaboration and problem solving
Design, art, and music

14. Considerations
Don’t water down the game
Challenge educators to design experiences
Tools or support and multiplayer
Reach out to teachers
Characters and themes kids can relate to

15. @johnmillerEDU
edtecworks.com
Q&A