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epicAcademy
Surry County Schools
THIS SESSION IS A LSO A GA ME!
R EA DY TO PLAY?
Your Play Board
Communicate!
https://todaysmeet.com/scsepicToday’s Meet:
Twitter:
#EPICAcademy AND #NCTIES15
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Lucas GillispieDirector of Academic and
Digital Learning Surry County Schools
On Twitter:
@lucasgillispie
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An Icebreaker?
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A Windbreaker
What is Gamification?
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The Application of Game-like Mechanics to
Non-Game Situations
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Games For Learning - using actual games
to teach
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What makes a game “good?”
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epicAcademy
Surry County Schools
Professional Development for District Teachers:
Online, blended, and face-to-face PD for educators.
Choice-Driven
Mastery/Evidence-Based
Granular, Expandable, Portable
Engaging
Social
Why?
Feedback on typical PD from classroom teachers:
“The PD is dictated to me...”
“It’s boring...”
“I don’t have time...”
“I can read PowerPoint slides, myself...”
“I’m too tired at the end of a day of teaching for a workshop...”
“It doesn’t address my needs...”
“There’s no follow-up...”
“When will I use this again?”
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What teachers really want in their PD:
Opportunities for networking and collaboration...
Differentiation!
CHOICE!!
Variety in format.
Motivation and inspiration.
Connectedness - relational and technological.
True accountability.
Fun.
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Play/Fun
Game Elements, Online Platform
Professional Development: Ideas, Needs, and Issues
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“Fun is the emotional response to learning.”
-Chris Crawford
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How Does It Work?
Customizable Avatar
Ranks Indicating Your Overall
Progress
Bars That Fill to Show Progress to Your Goal
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Everyone Starts Here
Choices!
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Increasing Investment in An Idea
Badge/Recognition
for Completing A Quest Chain
A Sample Quest Chain
Big Ideas (Super Quests)
Super-Badge
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Haiku Integration 24
Haiku Integration
All evidences are housed in the community page in Haiku
Social elements such as discussion boards grow community and
connectedness.
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Badges and Achievements
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But, What About CEUs?
100XP = 0.1 CEUs1000XP = 1.0 CEUs
100XP = 1 hour’s worth of PD50XP = 30 min.25XP = 15 min.
“Cash them in at regular intervals (1000XP?)”
Embedded Alignment to ISTE
Embedded evaluation
YouTube-like ratings
More Detailed Metrics on Individual Quests
Detailed Data On Participating Teachers
in less than one month…
43Players 382
Quests Completed
138Achievements Earned
7Official SCS
Badges Earned
14,495XP Earned
14.495CEU’s Acquired1
Ninja Discovered
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Other Goals/Extensions
Foster community among users.
Add elements of novelty and failure.
Build an embedded puzzle game within with the system, with elements hidden within quests.
Host synchronous events.
Create blended experiences.
Model, model, model...
Questions?
