Get Your Game On

GenCon Trade Day 2016

https://goo.gl/6tQCOM

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Presented by

Jennifer Pizzuto

Erin Preder

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Erin Preder

A.k.a - Erin the Librarian

20th year in education - 9 years classroom teacher // 11 years LMC Director

Follow me on Twitter

@Butterfli820

@Twilyghtt

www.facebook.com/JRTLibrary

prederem@vvsd.org

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www.tinyurl.com/erinthelibrarian

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Jennifer Pizzuto

18th year in education, 8 years as a reading/English teacher, 10 as an LMC Director

Twitter: @JenPizzuto

Email: pizzutojj@vvsd.org

Bolingbrook High School

Sponsor Games @ the Library

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Games @ the Library

Year 1

• Formed Games@theLibrary in October 2014
• Met every other week on Thursdays
• 0 - 6 students at meetings
• 4 teachers/sponsors
• 1 Cooperative game day with Best Buddies

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Games @ the Library

Games @ the Library

Year 2

• 2 times a month on Tuesdays (more flexible)
• Web page & Remind account
• Between 6 - 14 partcipants
• 3 sponsors and 1 volunteer
• Lunchtime meets

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Games @ the Library

Games @ the Library

Future of Game Club

• Table top event during school day
• More established lunch time play
• Encourage more teacher participation

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Incentives

Reading Challenges

Classes Leveling Up - LMC Behaviors

Caught You Being Awesome Prizes

Teacher Use

Games to help ESL Students

Games like Word on the Street to practice concepts

Games like Story Cubes & Dixit to promote writing / speaking

Why Games?

Social // Cooperative // Teamwork

Talking- practicing ENGLISH

Teaching kids to be LEADERS

Meet Standards WIDA-CanDo // CCSS

FUN & Inspire!!

http://staroversky.com/blog/the-benefits-of-playing-board-games

http://www.habausa.com/take-time-to-play

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CCSS

Out of the Box Games

http://www.otb-games.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/Common-Core-Standards-Common-Core.pdf

http://www.otb-games.com/classroom-games/

PlayPlayLearn

http://playplaylearn.com/

http://playplaylearn.com/system/files/PPLCommonCore.pdf

http://www.thedigitalshift.com/2014/06/opinion/the-next-big-thing/gaming-common-core-many-games-align-standards-ill-talk-ala-month/

http://qz.com/243024/the-case-for-making-libraries-full-of-toys-and-games/?utm_content=buffer25169&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer

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Lesson plans for using Snake Oil in your classroom.

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http://www.otb-games.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/Using-Snake-Oil-in-Your-classroom.pdf

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http://www.weareteachers.com/community/blogs/weareteachersblog/blog-wat/2014/06/18/pick-of-the-week-snake-oil-game

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https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCRbugK0ZcpL-tHGN04-g8Q

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5th Grade Commercials

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I5kXEEC75KE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pHSjChc6QD0

Game Night

Rep from local game store came out - offered 10% discount for participants

Tables set up with games ready to play and with cheat sheets

Giant Word on the Street

Game Night at JRT

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Game Night at JRT

Giant Word on the Street

Set Up

• Game out and ready with cheat sheet
• Modify game objectives or directions
• Know your audience

Moderating vs Playing

Bringing New Games into the Mix

• When is it time?
• Look at numbers
• Get feedback.
• See what aspects of the game play best.
• Help students explore new strategies and genres!

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A Bit About

• Easy card game
• Many variations
• Simple rules
• Family Editions
• Up to 6 players

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Fluxx Tournament

• To encourage interest in the club
• To teach students a game with a small learning curve
• To provide students with more choices to play

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Fluxx Tournament

Game Time

• Fluxx
• Word on the Street
• Questions comments

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