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Book Study as Gamified Professional Learning

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Pennsylvania Convention Center, Terrace Ballroom Lobby, Table 30

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Presenters

Dr. Ruth Okoye

Director of K12 Initiatives

The Source for Learning
@moreruckus2
@moreruckus2

Ruth Okoye is an instructional technologist and currently the Director of K12 Initiatives at the Source For Learning. Ruth has spent over 30 years helping teachers learn effective technology implementation strategies. A frequent presenter on edtech coaching, information literacy, accessibility strategies, and using tech tools for formative assessment, Ruth contributes to the global conversation on these topics in both face-to-face and virtual environments. As a Microsoft Innovative Educator Expert (MIEE), and a Microsoft Certified Trainer, she shares her passion for leveraging free tools as a digital equity strategy.

Karen Streeter

K-12 Education Specialist

The Source for Learning
@HowlingMonkey2

Karen Streeter is an instructional designer and currently Managing Director of Cogent TLC. Karen also coordinates professional learning opportunities for teachers through her work as a consultant for The Source for Learning. She has 25 + years of experience in public and higher education and served on the VSTE Board of Directors. A former Instructional Technology Supervisor, Ms. Streeter has a long history of presenting at state and national conferences. A Microsoft Innovative Educator Expert (MIEE) and Microsoft Master Trainer, she uses digital tools to level the playing field so that all students have access to sound instruction.

Session description

Find out how we used challenges, badges and Easter eggs to help teachers engage in a book study and actively participate in a global learning network. You'll see how gamifying a book study can enable you to establish an online learning culture based on professional conversation about the text.

Purpose & objective

Purpose:
In this session we share our gamified book study strategy in which we use challenges, badges and easter eggs to encourage educators to engage in professional learning conversations around a text. The strategy has proven useful to encourage educators who are typically reluctant to engage in this type of professional learning. We’ll explain how we choose activities for challenges, behaviors for badges and easter egg engagements.

Objectives:
- Participants will learn about gamification strategies.
- Participants will learn the components online of professional conversations.
- Participants will evaluate gamification of the book study as a professional learning strategy.

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Outline

Introduction
Gamified book study as differentiated professional development
Review of Gamification - finding your theme, building your framework
What is Professional Conversation?
Promotion and Orientation
Picking activities, rewarding behaviors and other engagements
Outcomes of our book study - completion rate etc.
Q&A

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Supporting research

https://cluehub.io/blog/6-studies-on-gamification-student-learning-what-they-say/

https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/social-sciences/gamification

https://scholarworks.uni.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1631&context=grp#:~:text=Gamified%20Professional%20Development%20for%20Technology%20Integration%20is%20a,pre-service%20teachers%20at%20post-secondary%20levels%2C%20for%20self-paced%20learning.

https://edtechmagazine.com/k12/article/2019/01/how-gamify-professional-development

https://edtechmagazine.com/k12/article/2020/02/ways-gamify-your-professional-development

https://www.theedadvocate.org/using-gamification-in-teacher-professional-development/
https://districtadministration.com/how-to-gamify-k12-professional-development/

https://www.aitsl.edu.au/lead-develop/develop-others/coach-others/professional-conversations

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Session specifications

Topic:

Professional learning

Grade level:

PK-12

Skill level:

Beginner

Audience:

Coaches, Curriculum/district specialists, Professional developers

Attendee devices:

Devices not needed

ISTE Standards:

For Coaches:
Professional Learning Facilitator

Design professional learning based on needs assessments and frameworks for working with adults to support their cultural, social-emotional and learning needs.
Build the capacity of educators, leaders and instructional teams to put the ISTE Standards into practice by facilitating active learning and providing meaningful feedback.

For Educators:
Learner

Pursue professional interests by creating and actively participating in local and global learning networks.

Book Study as Gamified Professional Learning

, Pennsylvania Convention Center, Terrace Ballroom Lobby, Table 30

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