PAX West 2016 – Gaming in the Classroom: How Play Can Improve Our Schools


Games have the power to drastically improve schools and classrooms. Games of all sorts – board, card, role-playing, video, and beyond – can transform student engagement, heighten learning, and increase achievement.  But how?  Join National Board Certified Teachers Jeremy Bort, Shannon Houghton and Francesco Ortenzo; student Erin Crooks; candidate for WA superintendent Erin Jones and game designer Nik Davidson for a discussion on the wheres, whys, and hows of gaming in a classroom.

Moderator: Nik Davidson [Head of Design, One More Game]

Panelists: Jeremy Bort, MAT, NBCT [Teacher, Youtube], Francesco Ortenzo, MAT, NBCT [Teacher], Erin Jones [Educational Consultant, Twitter], Anna Orson [Former Professional Student]

Source: Jeremy Bort

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