Games Squad Suggested ScheduleThe Games Squad’s teacher sponsor can follow or adapt this schedule for managing this group’s activities. This proposed schedule assumes that the Games Squad meets every two weeks. With any additional meetings at the end of the year (or if you meet weekly), we encourage using the time to allow Games Squad students to play the games together. This is especially helpful if your school does not allow students to take home iPads for Amplify Games use outside of school.

September

Goal: The first month should be dedicated to establishing the Games Squad: Who’s involved? What are the roles and goals of the group? Where can you set up a Games Squad Display?

Session Suggested Activities Resources

Session 1 ● Show Games Squad Launch Presentation. This presentation outlines the various roles, materials and activities available for the Games Squad.

● Identify a location to use as a Games Squad Display.

Games Squad Launch Presentation

Session 2 ● Have students decide which role they want to fill. In their new groups, students should start brainstorming their first activity:

○ Forums:■ Explore the forums.■ Brainstorm what kinds of

posts/contests/challenges/content you want to post.

○ Events:■ Review Speed Game Sharing (for Teachers):

Pre-Event Checklist.■ Determine date, time and location for the

October event: Speed Game Sharing (for Teachers).

■ Determine how to spread the word—flyers,

How to Access the Forums Slide

Speed Game Sharing (for Teachers): Pre-Event Checklist

Printed engagement materials, to distribute to the students

Games Spotlight Poster

Games Stickers:

ELA Games Stickers

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invitations, etc.—and assign to students on the Engagement team.

○ Experts:■ Start building your expertise by playing Amplify

Games!■ Decide which game to feature on the Games

Spotlight Poster first.○ Engagement:

■ Discuss who will be responsible for putting together and promoting the first banner display. (If you use the ELA games, we suggest the “Which Curioso Are You” banner.)

■ Brainstorm with Events team about spreading the word about the Speed Game Sharing Event (for Teachers).

Science Games Stickers

Math Games Stickers

Which Curioso Are You? Banner and Stickers

October

Goal: Establish the Games Squad Display and host Speed Game Sharing event for teachers.

Session Suggested Activities Resources

Session 3 ● Forums:○ Post new content onto the forums.○ Engage with classmates who have already posted on

the forums.○ Create Forums Update Poster and hand off to

Engagement team to post.● Events:

○ Review Speed Game Sharing (for Teachers): Pre-Event Checklist.

○ Identify the student Experts who will staff the 10 tables, and which games they will present.

○ Identify the Events team members who will greet teachers when they arrive, explain the event to attendees, and keep the table rotation running on time.

How to Access the Forums Slide

Forums Update Poster

Speed Game Sharing (for Teachers): Pre-Event Checklist

Games Spotlight Poster

Games Stickers:

ELA Games Stickers

Science Games Stickers

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○ Work with Engagement team to create and distribute promotional materials for the event. For example, students could design flyers or invitations to distribute in teacher mailboxes and/or post in the faculty break room.

● Experts:○ Create Games Spotlight Poster and hand over to

Engagement team to post on the Games Squad Display.

○ Work with Events team to coordinate who should be the Experts on which games for the Speed Game Sharing Event (for Teachers).

● Engagement:○ Establish your Games Squad Display! Set up posters

from the Forums team and Experts, as well as your first banner. (If you use the ELA games, we suggest the “Which Curioso Are You” banner.)

○ Work with Events team to create and distribute promotional materials for the Speed Game Sharing Event.

Math Games Stickers

Which Curioso Are You? Banner and Stickers

Session 4 ● Forums:○ Review the forums—are people responding and

participating? Strategize ways to engage more students.

○ Create and post more content/contests/activities, etc.● Events:

○ Review Speed Game Sharing (for Teachers): Pre-Event Checklist.

○ Create signs for the tables, making clear which game is featured at each table. You could also create a flyer that lists all the featured games, which can be handed out to attendees at the event for continued reference after the event is over.

○ Events team members who are greeting teachers and running the table rotation, etc. should practice their

Speed Game Sharing (for Teachers): Pre-Event Checklist

What Type of Gamer Are You? Banner and Stickers

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scripts for explaining the event to attendees and put together a minute-by-minute schedule for the event.

○ Send a reminder to teachers about the event 1 week in advance.

● Experts:○ Plot out and practice your 3-minute demos for your

chosen games at the upcoming event.● Engagement:

○ Support Events team as needed.○ Brainstorm next banner on the Games Squad Display.

(This could include the “What kind of gamer are you?” banner or custom content).

November

Goal: Prepare for your first multiplayer tournament.

Session Suggested Activities Resources

Session 5 ● Forums:○ Create Forums Update Poster and hand off to

Engagement team to post.● Events:

○ Review Multiplayer Tournament: Pre-Event Checklist.○ Determine date, time and location for the tournament.○ Decide on the game: Story Cards (ELA), MasterSwords

(ELA), Mlob Rule (math) or TyrAnt (science).○ Determine how students will sign up to participate in the

event, and identify a deadline for sign-up that is roughly 2 weeks ahead of the event. Determine the max number of students who will be allowed to sign up (ask your Amplify Games contact for a more detailed tournament guide to help with this decision).

○ Identify the Events team members who will take on the following roles:

■ Promotion and sign-ups (in partnership with

Forums Update Poster

Multiplayer Tournament: Pre-Event Checklist

Games Spotlight Poster

Games Stickers:

ELA Games Stickers

Science Games Stickers

Math Games Stickers

What Type of Gamer Are You? Banner and Stickers

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other teams)■ Brackets structure and management■ Prizing

● Experts:○ Create Games Spotlight Poster and hand over to

Engagement team to post on the Games Squad Display.

○ Start practicing the multiplayer game to be featured in the tournament and start coming up with tips and tricks to share with Forums team to post before the event.

○ Consider making a video tutorial about the chosen game.

● Engagement:○ Create and post content on the Games Squad Display

(this could include the “What kind of gamer are you?” banner or custom content).

○ Collect and post engagement materials from other teams.

Session 6 ● Forums:○ Work with Events and Experts teams to create posts

about the upcoming tournament.○ Create and post new content.

● Events:○ Review Multiplayer Tournament: Pre-Event Checklist.○ Work with the other teams to create and distribute

promotional materials to get sign-ups for the event. All promotions should drive to the determined means of sign-up (e.g. sign-up sheet on the Games Squad Display, sign-up sheet with the front desk, inform the Games Squad teacher sponsor) — and most importantly, should mention both the date of the event and the deadline for signing up.

■ Design flyers to print/photocopy and post around the school or hand out in homeroom.

■ Draft and post an announcement about the

Multiplayer Tournament: Pre-Event Checklist

Tournament Banner

Tournament Brackets

Certificate

Ribbons (provided by Amplify)

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tournament on the forums.■ Write and schedule an announcement to be

read over the school loudspeakers.■ Work with the Experts team to plan forums

posts about the selected game, giving tips to encourage playing ahead of time.

○ Determine the bracket structure and create a detailed schedule for the event.

○ Students responsible for prizing should determine the prizes for the event. Amplify provides certificates and ribbons, but you could offer additional prizes based on your budget. Assign related tasks if prizes need to be procured.

● Experts:○ Continue practicing and preparing tips and tricks for the

upcoming tournament.■ Work with Forums and Events team to add

these to the forums.● Engagement:

○ Work with the Events Team to create materials to promote the upcoming tournament.

December

Goal: Host multiplayer tournament and plan and promote engagement activities over winter break.

Session Suggested Activities Resources

Session 7 ● Forums:○ Continue to promote the upcoming tournament on the

forums.○ Support Events team with logistics.

● Events:○ Review Multiplayer Tournament: Pre-Event Checklist.○ Close sign-ups about 2 weeks in advance of the event,

and confirm with participants.

Multiplayer Tournament: Pre-Event Checklist

Tournament Banner

Tournament Brackets

Certificate

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○ If spectators will be allowed at the event, switch promotional messaging to focus on that.

○ Assign participants to their first-round brackets. Make name signs to indicate where participants should sit when they first arrive.

○ The students responsible for prizing should fill in as much info as possible on the certificate and ribbon (i.e. everything except the name of the winner). If there is other prizing, they should confirm it will be ready by the date of the tournament.

○ Send a reminder to participants about the event about 1 week in advance.

● Experts:○ Continue practicing and creating tips and tricks to post

on the forums.○ Support the Events team with logistics.

● Engagement:○ Work with the Events team to create promotional

materials as needed.○ Prep Weekly Winner Poster to put on display to

congratulate the tournament winner after the event!

Ribbons (provided by Amplify)

Weekly Winner Poster

Session 7 ● ALL: Work as a group to think about ways to keep your peers involved in Amplify Games over the break. Involvement will depend on your access to Amplify Games at home.

○ If you don’t have Amplify Games over break but do have internet, work together to create content for the forums. Print and distribute the forums flyer.

● ALL: If you do have Amplify Games access at home, work together to plan Multiplayer Hours:

○ Determine date and time slot for the multiplayer hours. Depending on the length of the break, you could hold multiple multiplayer hours (e.g. every Tuesday and Thursday afternoon, 3:00-5:00 pm).

○ Identify Games Squad members who will be available at each of the planned multiplayer hours.

Play at Home Flyer:

Flyer for ELA + STEM Games Flyer for ELA Games Flyer for STEM Games

Forums Flyer

Multiplayer Hours Flyer:

Flyer for ELA + STEM Games Flyer for ELA Games Flyer for STEM Games

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○ Fill in date/time information on the flyer provided by the Amplify Games team. Print/photocopy and post around the school or hand out in homeroom.

○ Post on the forums promoting the event:■ Draft and post an announcement about the

multiplayer hours.■ Work with the Experts to plan forums posts

about multiplayer games, giving tips to encourage playing ahead of time.

○ If time allows, practice the multiplayer games!● ALL: If you have Amplify Games access at home but don’t

have enough time to plan a Multiplayer Hours event, print and distribute the Play at Home Flyer!

January

Goal: Prep for the Amplify Games Q&A event for teachers.

Session Suggested Activities Resources

Session 8 ● Forums:○ Add new content to the forums.○ Create Forums Update Poster and hand off to

Engagement team to post.● Events:

○ Review Amplify Games Q&A: Pre-Event Checklist.○ Determine date, time and location for the February

event: Amplify Games Q&A. Decide if it will be panel-style, or more informal drop-in hours.

○ Determine how to spread the word—flyers, invitations, etc.—and assign to students on the Engagement team.

● Experts:○ Create Games Spotlight Poster and hand over to

Engagement team to post on the Games Squad Display.

● Engagement:

Forums Update Poster

Amplify Games Q&A: Pre-Event Checklist

Games Spotlight Poster

Games Stickers:

ELA Games Stickers

Science Games Stickers

Math Games Stickers

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○ Design and post content for the Games Squad Display.

Session 9 ● Forums:○ Review the forums—are people responding and

participating? Strategize ways to engage more students.

○ Create and post more content/contests/activities, etc.● Events:

○ Review Amplify Games Q&A: Pre-Event Checklist.○ Identify the students who will play the following roles:

■ Student Experts who will answer teacher questions.

■ Events team members who will greet teachers when they arrive, explain the event to attendees, and keep the program running on time.

○ Create and distribute promotional materials for the event. For example, students could design flyers or invitations to distribute in teacher mailboxes and/or post in the faculty break room.

● Experts:○ Work with Events team to determine who will answer

teacher questions and what to do to prepare.● Engagement:

○ Work with Events team to create and distribute promotional materials for the event.

Amplify Games Q&A: Pre-Event Checklist

February

Goal: Host your Amplify Q&A event for teachers and begin planning Speed Games Sharing event for students.

Session Suggested Activities Resources

Session 10 ● Forums:○ Create and post new content on the forums.○ Create Forums Update Poster and hand off to

Forums Update Poster

Amplify Games Q&A: Pre-Event Checklist

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Engagement team to post on the Games Squad Display.

● Events:○ Review Amplify Games Q&A: Pre-Event Checklist.○ Events team members who are greeting teachers and

running the table rotation, etc. should practice their scripts for explaining the event to attendees and put together a detailed schedule for the event.

○ Send a reminder to teachers about the event about a week beforehand.

● Experts:○ Prep for the Amplify Q&A Event.○ Create Games Spotlight Poster and hand over to

Engagement team to post on the Games Squad Display.

● Engagement:○ Continue working on promotional materials for the

upcoming event (for example a reminder flyer for the teachers).

○ Update Games Squad Display.

Games Spotlight Poster

Games Stickers:

ELA Games Stickers

Science Games Stickers

Math Games Stickers

Session 11 ● Forums:○ Work with Events team to create posts about the

upcoming Speed Game Sharing Event (for Students).○ Create and post new content.

● Events:○ Review Speed Game Sharing (for Students): Pre-Event

Checklist.○ Determine date, time and location for the event.○ Determine how to spread the word—flyers, forums

posts, etc.—and assign to students on the Engagement and Forums teams.

● Experts:○ Consider writing FAQs based on the Amplify Q&A

event and sharing them with the Forums team to post.○ Consider making a tutorial or game mechanics video in

Speed Game Sharing (for Students): Pre-Event Checklist

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response to the questions that arose at the Amplify Q&A event

● Engagement:○ Work with Events team to determine what promotional

materials will be needed for the upcoming event.

March

Goal: Promote and host the Speed Game Sharing event for students.

Session Suggested Activities Resources

Session 12 ● Forums:○ Work with Events team on creating promotional content

for the Speed Game Sharing Event on the forums.○ Create Forums Update Poster and hand off to

Engagement team to post on the Games Squad Display.

● Events:○ Review Speed Game Sharing (for Students): Pre-Event

Checklist.○ Identify the student Experts who will staff the 10 tables,

and which games they will present.○ Identify the Events team members who will greet

attendees when they arrive, explain the event to attendees, and keep the table rotation running on time.

○ Work with other teams to create and distribute promotional materials for the event.

■ Design flyers to print/photocopy and post around the school or hand out in homeroom.

■ Draft and post an announcement about the upcoming event on the forums.

■ Write and schedule an announcement to be read over the school loudspeakers.

● Experts:○ Create Games Spotlight Poster and hand over to

Forums Update Poster

Speed Game Sharing (for Students): Pre-Event Checklist

Games Spotlight Poster

Games Stickers:

ELA Games Stickers

Science Games Stickers

Math Games Stickers

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Engagement team to post on the Games Squad Display.

○ Work with Events team to coordinate who should be the experts on which games for the Speed Game Sharing event.

● Engagement:○ Work with Events team to promote the Speed Game

Sharing event.

Session 13 ● Forums:○ Continue to promote the Speed Game Sharing event

on the forums.○ Consider what you might post over spring break.

● Events:○ Review Speed Game Sharing (for Students): Pre-Event

Checklist.○ Create signs for the tables, making clear which game is

featured at each table. You could also create a flyer that lists all the featured games, which can be handed out to attendees at the event for continued reference over the break.

○ Events team members who are greeting attendees and running the table rotation, etc. should practice their scripts for explaining the event to attendees and put together a minute-by-minute schedule for the event.

● Experts:○ Plot out and practice your 3-minute demos for their

chosen games.● Engagement:

○ Support Event team in preparing for the event.

Speed Game Sharing (for Students): Pre-Event Checklist

April

Goal: Begin planning another multiplayer tournament.

Session Suggested Activities Resources

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Session 14 ● Forums:○ Create and post new content onto the forums.○ Create Forums Update Poster and hand off to

Engagement team to post.● Events:

○ Review Multiplayer Tournament: Pre-Event Checklist.○ Determine date, time and location for the tournament.○ Decide on the game: Story Cards (ELA), MasterSwords

(ELA), Mlob Rule (math) or TyrAnt (science).○ Determine how students will sign up to participate in the

event, and identify a deadline for sign-up that is roughly 2 weeks ahead of the event. Determine the max number of students who will be allowed to sign up (ask your Amplify Games contact for a more detailed tournament guide to help with this decision).

○ Identify the Events team members who will take on the following roles:

■ Promotion and sign-ups (in partnership with other teams)

■ Brackets structure and management■ Prizing

● Experts:○ Create Games Spotlight Poster and hand over to

Engagement team to post on the Games Squad Display.

○ Start practicing the multiplayer game to be featured in the tournament and start coming up with tips and tricks to share with classmates before the event.

○ Consider making a video tutorial about the chosen game.

● Engagement:○ Create and post content for the Games Squad Display.○ Collect and post engagement materials from other

teams.

Forums Update Poster

Multiplayer Tournament: Pre-Event Checklist

Games Spotlight Poster

Games Stickers:

ELA Games Stickers

Science Games Stickers

Math Games Stickers

Session 15 ● Forums: Multiplayer Tournament: Pre-Event

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○ Work with Events and Experts teams to create posts about the upcoming tournament.

○ Create and post new content.● Events:

○ Review Multiplayer Tournament: Pre-Event Checklist.○ Work with the other teams to create and distribute

promotional materials to get sign-ups for the event. All promotions should drive to the determined means of sign-up (e.g. sign-up sheet on the Amplify Games / Games Squad bulletin board, sign-up sheet with the front desk, inform the Games Squad teacher sponsor) — and most importantly, should mention both the date of the event and the deadline for signing up.

■ Design flyers to print/photocopy and post around the school or hand out in homeroom.

■ Draft and post an announcement about the tournament on the forums.

■ Write and schedule an announcement to be read over the school loudspeakers.

■ Work with the Experts team to plan forums posts about the selected game, giving tips to encourage playing ahead of time.

○ Determine the bracket structure and create a detailed schedule for the event.

○ Students responsible for prizing should determine the prizes for the event. Amplify provides certificates and ribbons, but you could offer additional prizes based on your budget. Assign related tasks if prizes need to be procured.

● Experts:○ Continue practicing and preparing tips and tricks for the

upcoming tournament.■ Work with Forums and Events teams to add

these to the forums.● Engagement:

○ Work with the Events team to create materials to

Checklist

Tournament Banner

Tournament Brackets

Certificate

Ribbons (provided by Amplify)

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promote the upcoming tournament.

May

Goal: Host your multiplayer tournament.

Session Suggested Activities Resources

Session 16 ● Forums:○ Continue to promote the tournament on the forums○ Support Events Team with logistics

● Events:○ Review Multiplayer Tournament: Pre-Event Checklist.○ Close sign-ups about 2 weeks in advance of the event,

and confirm with participants.○ If spectators will be allowed at the event, switch

promotional messaging to focus on that.○ Assign participants to their first-round brackets. Make

name signs to indicate where participants should sit when they first arrive.

○ The students responsible for prizing should fill in as much info as possible on the certificate and ribbon (i.e. everything except the name of the winner). If there is other prizing, they should confirm it will be ready by the date of the tournament.

○ Send a reminder to participants about a week before the event.

● Experts:○ Continue practicing the tournament game and creating

tips and tricks to post on the forums.○ Support the Events Team with logistics.

● Engagement:○ Work with the Events team to create promotional

materials as needed.○ Prep Weekly Winner Poster to put on display to

congratulate the tournament winner after the event!

Multiplayer Tournament: Pre-Event Checklist

Tournament Banner

Tournament Brackets

Certificate

Ribbons (provided by Amplify)

Weekly Winner Poster

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