An Introduction to Gamification

Lauren Boucher
Presenter
60
mins
Course length
Multi Device
Access from mobile or laptop
4.98
Course rating
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Description

If motivating your students to become engaged in their learning seems harder and harder, you are not alone! And if you are looking for a fun way to bring your students back into the fold, join Lauren Boucher for this hands-on, interactive workshop as she introduces the basics of game design and how to employ the elements of gamification into your classroom. Lauren will also offer specific suggestions and provide resources that participants can use to develop their own gamification system for classroom management, direct instruction, or both.

Objectives

Define gamification in education and describe how the elements of game design can be used to develop a gamification system for classroom management, direct instruction, or both.

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Lauren Boucher

Lauren Boucher has 18+ years in public education, teaching 3rd grade, gifted K-8, and working as a Digital Teaching and Learning Coach. Now a Southeast Regional Consultant for the NC Department of Public Instruction, she shares innovative ed tech practices nationwide.
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