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Using NASEF Farmcraft for STEM Education

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Colorado Convention Center, Bluebird Ballroom Lobby, Table 36

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Presenters

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Carolyn Navarro
Operations Manager
NASEF

Session description

NASEF Farmcraft makes learning interactive & fun, bridging the gap between digital gaming & practical, hands-on education. Farmcraft is an educational program that uses Minecraft to enhance the understanding of the challenges faced by agricultural producers and distributors worldwide. Students worldwide are using Farmcraft to learn how to apply those technologies.

Purpose & objective

This poster presentation will show how Farmcraft exposes students to various career pathways in agriculture and STEM fields. Attendees will learn how NASEF equips educators with detailed, themed guides that help students research a variety of agriculture topics. Participants will see how students use plain / vanilla Minecraft to build and demonstrate key learning concepts. Additionally, the poster presentation will highlight how students play in a custom Farmcraft world for an immersive learning experience about climate change, food trade, food security and much more. Attendees will understand how to help students understand modern agriculture by making critical decisions such as how much to water and fertilize their crops and the use of drones that impacts their crop growth.

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Outline

- The poster will outline the format of NASEF Farmcraft.
- An overview of the semester-long program will be provided, and sample lesson plans will be included.
- Quotes from educators and students will demonstrate their experience with the program.
- Research about the efficacy of blended play and learning will demonstrate the impact of programs like Farmcraft.

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Supporting research

https://www.nasef.org/research

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Session specifications

Topic:
Esports
Grade level:
PK-12
Skill level:
Beginner
Audience:
Curriculum/district specialists, Teachers, Teacher education/higher ed faculty
Attendee devices:
Devices not needed
Subject area:
ELL, STEM/STEAM
ISTE Standards:
For Students:
Knowledge Constructor
  • Students build knowledge by actively exploring real-world issues and problems, developing ideas and theories and pursuing answers and solutions.
Creative Communicator
  • Students communicate complex ideas clearly and effectively by creating or using a variety of digital objects such as visualizations, models or simulations.
Global Collaborator
  • Students explore local and global issues and use collaborative technologies to work with others to investigate solutions.

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