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CANCELLED: Crafting Creativity: Exploring Minecraft for Education

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Session description

Minecraft for Education: a game where students can explore the limits of creativity. Minecraft provides students with hands-on activities, project-based learning, and integrates into the curriculum easily for multiple subjects. With a new generation of learners, why not learn and implement a tool that fosters 21st century skills?

Outline

Introduction (5 minutes)
- Welcome and introductions
- Overview of Minecraft for Education
- Where to download

Minecraft Basics (15 minutes)
- Navigating the interface
- Basic controls
- Building and breaking blocks

Content Library (15 minutes)
- Exploring the content library
- Finding premade worlds and lesson plans
- Filtering content by subject and grade level

Hosting Worlds (10 minutes)
- Creating a new world
- Inviting students to join
- Managing digital etiquette

Advanced Features (10 minutes)
- Agents
- Coding
- Interactions

Q&A (5 minutes)

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Supporting research

Minecraft: https://education.minecraft.net/en-us/blog/ireland-dcu-research#:~:text=The%20study%20identified%20distinct%20overarching,content'%2C%20and%20'barriers%20to

NIH Study: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10170428/

ISTE: https://iste.org/blog/minecraft-education-is-a-game-and-a-learning-tool

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Presenters

Erick Buenrostro

Digital Resource & Content Specialist

Ysleta ISD

Mesha Daniel

Innovative Learning Specialist

YISD

Session specifications

Topic:

Games for Learning, Gamification and Esports

Grade level:

PK-12

Audience:

District Level Leadership, Teacher, Technology Coach/Trainer

Attendee devices:

Devices required

Attendee device specification:

Laptop: Chromebook, Mac, PC

Participant accounts, software and other materials:

Office 365 account with Minecraft for Education
Minecraft for Education may be downloaded from this site: https://education.minecraft.net/en-us/get-started/download

Subject area:

Interdisciplinary (STEM/STEAM), Teacher Education

ISTE Standards:

For Educators:
Leader

Advocate for equitable access to technology, high-quality digital content, and learning opportunities to meet the diverse needs of all students.

For Students:
Empowered Learner

Understand fundamental concepts of how technology works, demonstrate the ability to choose and use current technologies effectively, and are adept at thoughtfully exploring emerging technologies.

Creative Communicator

Use digital tools to visually communicate complex ideas to others.