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Educator Olympics: Classroom Games to Build Culture & Collaboration

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Session description

Join this dynamic session where educators will engage in fun, Olympic-inspired team challenges designed to build classroom culture and collaboration. Walk away with practical, hands-on strategies to foster teamwork, inclusivity, and engagement in your classroom, creating an environment where students thrive together. Let the games begin!

Outline

5 minutes - Introduction and formation of teams
45 minutes - Teams compete in a series of 7-8 challenges (time permitted) and are actively ranked on a live interactive scoreboard.
The challenges contain some digital components as well as analog, hands-on experiences where teams are encouraged to think outside the box to score more points.
5 minutes - Reflect on challenges, activities, share resources.

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Supporting research

https://slejournal.springeropen.com/articles/10.1186/s40561-019-0098-x

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10611935/

https://axonpark.com/how-effective-is-gamification-in-education-10-case-studies-and-examples/

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Presenters

Carl Hooker

Educational Strategist & Public Speaker

K12Leaders

Session specifications

Topic:

Professional Learning and Development

TLP:

Yes

Audience:

District Level Leadership, School Level Leadership, Teacher Development

Attendee devices:

Devices required

Attendee device specification:

Smartphone: Android, iOS, Windows
Laptop: Chromebook, Mac, PC
Tablet: Android, iOS, Windows

Participant accounts, software and other materials:

https://artsandculture.google.com/experiment/say-what-you-see/jwG3m7wQShZngw?hl=en

Most challenges will involve the camera and text messaging feature on their phones.

Subject area:

Teacher Education

ISTE Standards:

For Students:
Empowered Learner

Set learning goals, develop strategies leveraging technology to achieve them and reflect on the learning process to improve learning outcomes.

Creative Communicator

Choose the appropriate platforms and digital tools for meeting the desired objectives of their creation or communication.

Global Collaborator

Contribute constructively to project teams, assuming various roles and responsibilities to work effectively toward a common goal.

TLPs:

Cultivate Belonging, Prioritize authentic experiences