Student Engagement Through Reteaching and Personalized Game-Based Assignments

Purpose & objective

The purpose of this presentation is to demonstrate the effectiveness of differentiated learning and how technology can be used to assist and supplement lesson planning. The goal is to help attendees better understand how to implement differentiated and reteaching methods into education using game-based strategies. One key factor the session will address is that practice makes perfect. Through differentiated and game-based learning, students can practice a skill as many times as they need until they master it and have fun while learning.
The presentation will introduce a tool that utilizes differentiated learning and provides instantaneous results for teachers to use in lesson planning. Using adaptive algorithms and differentiated teaching allows teachers to create strategies that target individual learning needs.
Educational or infrastructure challenge/situation.
With the pandemic pushing all schooling online, teachers and students had to quickly adapt to a new learning environment. Now, with schools operating both in-person and remote, teachers and students need tools that can bridge the gap and function just as well online and in-person. Online educational platforms that take a differentiated approach can ensure that all students receive a specialized education that covers the material they need practice in as well on state required skills.
An online platform can also work over different devices. Some students do not have chromebooks at home like they might in the classroom. However, an online education platform that can be accessed on any internet-connected device allows students and teachers to work around individual complications.
Another challenge is the growing realities of learning gaps. The effects of the pandemic widened learning gaps, and many students lost a year of education, despite efforts made by educators. This is one reason differentiated learning is so important. By using adaptive algorithms or machine learning, teachers can identify which skills and areas each student has learning loss in, and then assign a personalized curriculum to help them improve.
Technology intervention (include specific names/titles and descriptions if tools are not widely known and available).
Boddle integrates its system into easily accessible platforms like Google Single Sign-On, and Clever making it easier for teachers and students to set up.
Models employed (include a brief description).
Lesson plans or instructional activities/strategies employed (include a brief description of your instructional electronic resources or tools used).
The presentation will briefly discuss how lesson plans can be improved through effective reteaching and differentiated game-based strategies. The combination of reteaching with differentiation ensures that students get the content they each need; rather than only a few topics being retaught for times sake, ones not all students will benefit from, game-based differentiated instruction ensures that each student is relearning what they need and is engaged while learning.
Boddle helps teachers save time on lesson-planning and helps them create more effective and specific lesson plans that benefit each student.
Evidence of success.
A study done with LEANLAB research showed that Boddle, which makes use of differentiated learning, helps teachers supplement curriculum, save time, identify and close learning gaps, and more. https://www.boddlelearning.com/article/research-spring-2021
Boddle’s success shows the importance of reteaching and differentiated game-based strategies, especially in classes with both remote and in-person students.

Outline

Participants will first be introduced to Boddle as an overview of the program and how it started. They will learn the story behind the “Boddles” and how their knowledge grows. After that, they will learn how Boddle aligns with different state math standards and how parents and educators can access it on different platforms. We will model how to view the data reports and how to differentiate for all students. Through the live feed educators can instantly see results and how much time students are spending per question. Gamification and engagement will be presented on how Boddle engages students in game play and strategies to solve questions with different built-in tools. Lastly we will go over updates and what free resources and tools will be available in the future of gameplay, diagnostic testing, reporting tools, and more student customization.

Less than 5 minutes per slide

We will host a raffle at the beginning of the presentation and call out two winners at the end of the presentation. We’ll also leave extra time in the middle of the session and at the end of the session for Q&A so attendees can get their questions answered.

Supporting research

Below are some articles that discuss the importance of the session topic.
LEANLAB research on Boddle: https://www.boddlelearning.com/article/research-spring-2021

Reasons why differentiated instruction is important, by a Professor Emeritus at the University of Virginia's School of Education and Human Development: https://www.ascd.org/blogs/7-reasons-why-differentiated-instruction-works

Amid Pandemic Challenges, Leaders of Color Deliver Solutions for Math Students https://velaedfund.org/rising-through-pandemic-challenges-leaders-of-color-deliver-solutions-for-disengaged-students/