Gamification Webinar Series 1/2: Gamifying Civics – How We Can Use Games
September 26 @ 4:30 pm - 6:00 pm
What is this webinar about?
To build the future, we must learn to work together to find solutions to our most pressing challenges. This requires that we have the skills to effectively engage in issues, embrace complexity, and be able to communicate and collaborate with others. We believe games provide an ideal practice field for young people to develop these skills. In this session, we’ll explore how to create playful experiences that help students develop the key skills that will empower them to be civically minded adults. Learn how you might use games to bridge the gap between social-emotional learning (SEL) and civic engagement.
What do we offer?
While both webinars can be joined independently, they will each teach different aspects of game design and you will have the floor to work on your own playful educational activity. We will also offer an exclusive game that you can use in your classroom.
About our host:
This webinar will be hosted by Michelle Blanchet – co-founder of The Educators’ Lab and author of Preventing Polarisation: 50 Strategies for Teaching Kids About Empathy, Politics, and Civic Responsibility. Michelle is an educational futurist who believes change in education can only happen if we support our teachers. For the past decade, Michelle has worked with schools and organisations to infuse startup strategies into professional learning so that teachers are empowered to reimagine education focusing on social impact topics like civic engagement, regenerative economics, and changemaking. After teaching social studies in both the U.S. and Switzerland, she co-founded the Educators’ Lab, and has been engaging with teachers across the globe ever since. Michelle is also the co-author of The Startup Teacher Playbook. She has worked with organisations like Getting Smart, PBS Education and Ashoka, and occasionally blogs for Edutopia. A graduate of IE University in Madrid, she is part of the Global Shaper Community of the World Economic Forum and has presented at numerous events, including SXSWedu and TEDxLausanne.
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