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- Games In Education Forum
Chicago’s Navy Pier
Saturday, November 21 at 1:00pm - Facebook Sale
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- Free Teacher Tip for Language 7:59am Nov 23
- Yoga for Youth 2:37pm Nov 17
- Free Black History Lesson Plan: Gwendolyn Brooks 12:27pm Nov 17
Tips for Language Word Association Game DOWNLOAD TEACHER TIP Here is a time-filler game that is fun and stimulates associative thinking. Make up a list of things associated with each other. Ask students to tell how these words are alike or what they have in common...
Schoodoodle Chicago educators- we hope you can come to the Games in Education Forum today! Free admission for teachers-
Hosted by Chicago School Supply and Games for Educators
Location:Chicago’s Navy Pier
Time:1:00PM Saturday, November 21st
Schoodoodle Teachers who are looking to use Web 2.0 to enhance their classrooms should read this article- great suggestions!
Source: thejournal.com
While most districts are still tackling Web-based collaboration tools from pedagogical and security perspectives, a large number of teachers are already out there using these tools to supplement instruction, ...
Schoodoodle We are so excited about meeting everyone at the Chicago Toy and Game Fair this weekend!
Source: www.pioneerlocal.com
The board games invented by some imaginative students at Lincolnwood School may not be ready for shrink wrapping, but they share elements of skill and strategy, risk-taking and luck with the biggest sellers on the market.
Yoga for Youth Stretching out keeps students from stressing out By Aleene Jinn George Girls at University Liggett Middle School in Grosse Pointe Woods practice yoga to manage stress while building mental and physical fitness...
Free Black History Lesson Plan: Gwendolyn Brooks Language Arts, Writing Process, Social Studies Grades 1-3 DOWNLOAD FREE WORKSHEET ...
Schoodoodle Ford Foundation is distributing funds to teacher unions. Interesting WSJ commentary-
Source: online.wsj.com
The Wall Street Journal writes that the Ford Foundation's education grants are going to teachers unions.
Schoodoodle There seems to be some criticism of the Race to the Top program...what are your thoughts?
Source: www.examiner.com
In the “Race to the Top” of possible school and educational improvements, no child remains untested, and maybe the same will be said of teachers. Student test scores are to be factored into teacher-principal job evaluations. ...
Chicago School Supply & Games for Educators are teaming together to host a special forum for educators at the Chicago Toy and Game Fair (ChiTAG) on Saturday, November 21 at Chicago’s Navy Pier. ...
Christmas in Great Britain Language Arts, Reading, Social Studies, World History Grade 3- 5 DOWNLOAD FREE WORKSHEET ...
Over the weekend, libraries throughout the country celebrated National Gaming Day @ Your Library- by hosting game nights for kids and their families. The highlight of the event was a simultaneous national video game tournament where kids competed against players at other libraries...
Schoodoodle National Gaming Day @ your library happened this weekend- would love to hear if anyone particiapted! Pics? Events?
Source: www.ilovelibraries.org
I Love Libraries is a site dedicated to Library Advocacy
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Schoodoodle & Games for Educators are holding a special forum for educators at the Chicago Toy and Game Fair this coming weekend!
GAMES IN EDUCATION FORUM
State of Illinois Certified Provider of CPDU Credits
Saturday, November 21, 2009
Agenda
1:00 Seminar Welcome!
Presented by Michael Ockrim, President of Chicago School... Supply
1:10 Golden Game Award Presentation sponsored by The Playmakers, Presented by Tim Walsh, incredible game prize package page at: www.theplaymakers.com
1:15 Curriculum for Board Games and Overview of Speed-Gaming Portions of Forum
Presented by Karen Luciana, Evanston Teacher; Former Golden Game Award Winner and GamesforEducators.com Columnist
1:30 Speed-Gaming*
2:00 Powerful Practices: Games as Teaching Tools in a Lesson
Presented by Jeffrey A. Dohm, Chicago Public School Forensic Science Instructor; Greater Games Industry Catalog Columnist and Guest Educational Speaker at GAMA's Origins 2009 Game Fair
2:30 Coffee & Cookies sponsored by National Teacher Education Center (NTEC) and Teachbook
Speed-Gaming* will be available during this session.
3:00 Play and Creativity in the Classroom
Presented by Anna Lewis, Award-winning Toy Inventor; President of IdeaSplash and National Childrens’ Examiner Columnist
3:30 Demonstrations of Hands on Activities
4:00 Project Playroom: Building a Games Library at Your School
Presented by Jeffrey A. Dohm, Chicago Public School Forensic Science Instructor; Greater Games Industry Catalog Columnist and Guest Educational Speaker at GAMA's Origins 2009 Game Fair
4:30 Speed-Gaming*
5:00 Tour Exhibitors’ Booths
*- Speed Gaming: A series of fast-paced game demo lasting about 5 minutes each…
Admission to the Forum and Chicago Toy and Game Fair (info below) is complimentary, but a reservation is required for the Forum. Please email mary@gamesforeducators.com or call 847-677-8277 with your name and your school to reserve your seat.
About Chicago Toy and Game Fair, Chi-TAG
Preview and play with the hottest new toys and games on the market, meet the inventors and enjoy a Star Wars “Droid Hunt,” entertainment by Radio Disney and more at the Chicago Toy and Game Fair (ChiTAG), Saturday, Nov. 21 and Sunday, Nov. 22 at Chicago’s Navy Pier.
Fairgoers will be able to meet toy and game inventors, including celeb/actresses Daryl Hannah and Hilary Shepard, inventors of Liebrary; Leslie Scott, inventor of Jenga; Bruce Lund, inventor of TMX Elmo and founder of River Forest-based Lund and Company Invention, LLC; Chicago area resident John Spinello, inventor of Operation and Reuben Klamer, inventor of The Game of Life and winner of this year’s Toy Industry Association Lifetime Achievement Award.
A Star Wars Breakfast featuring Star Wars characters and prizes, chess tournaments in the Renaissance Knights Pavilion, and a free Games in Education conference for educators are just a few of the many fair events planned. For full event details, visit www.chitag.com.
Navy Pier's Festival Hall on Saturday and Sunday, November 21st 10am-6pm and 22nd 10am-5pm. $10 per adult, $5 per child 13 and under, free for ages 3 and under, educators and scouts in uniform. $10 off parking coupons available at event.
For more information: www.chitag.com, info@chitag.com or 847-677-8277.
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GAMES IN EDUCATION FORUM
State of Illinois Certified Provider of CPDU Credits
Saturday, November 21, 2009
Agenda
1:00 Seminar Welcome!
Presented by Michael Ockrim, President of Chicago School... Supply
1:10 Golden Game Award Presentation sponsored by The Playmakers, Presented by Tim Walsh, incredible game prize package page at: www.theplaymakers.com
1:15 Curriculum for Board Games and Overview of Speed-Gaming Portions of Forum
Presented by Karen Luciana, Evanston Teacher; Former Golden Game Award Winner and GamesforEducators.com Columnist
1:30 Speed-Gaming*
2:00 Powerful Practices: Games as Teaching Tools in a Lesson
Presented by Jeffrey A. Dohm, Chicago Public School Forensic Science Instructor; Greater Games Industry Catalog Columnist and Guest Educational Speaker at GAMA's Origins 2009 Game Fair
2:30 Coffee & Cookies sponsored by National Teacher Education Center (NTEC) and Teachbook
Speed-Gaming* will be available during this session.
3:00 Play and Creativity in the Classroom
Presented by Anna Lewis, Award-winning Toy Inventor; President of IdeaSplash and National Childrens’ Examiner Columnist
3:30 Demonstrations of Hands on Activities
4:00 Project Playroom: Building a Games Library at Your School
Presented by Jeffrey A. Dohm, Chicago Public School Forensic Science Instructor; Greater Games Industry Catalog Columnist and Guest Educational Speaker at GAMA's Origins 2009 Game Fair
4:30 Speed-Gaming*
5:00 Tour Exhibitors’ Booths
*- Speed Gaming: A series of fast-paced game demo lasting about 5 minutes each…
Admission to the Forum and Chicago Toy and Game Fair (info below) is complimentary, but a reservation is required for the Forum. Please email mary@gamesforeducators.com or call 847-677-8277 with your name and your school to reserve your seat.
About Chicago Toy and Game Fair, Chi-TAG
Preview and play with the hottest new toys and games on the market, meet the inventors and enjoy a Star Wars “Droid Hunt,” entertainment by Radio Disney and more at the Chicago Toy and Game Fair (ChiTAG), Saturday, Nov. 21 and Sunday, Nov. 22 at Chicago’s Navy Pier.
Fairgoers will be able to meet toy and game inventors, including celeb/actresses Daryl Hannah and Hilary Shepard, inventors of Liebrary; Leslie Scott, inventor of Jenga; Bruce Lund, inventor of TMX Elmo and founder of River Forest-based Lund and Company Invention, LLC; Chicago area resident John Spinello, inventor of Operation and Reuben Klamer, inventor of The Game of Life and winner of this year’s Toy Industry Association Lifetime Achievement Award.
A Star Wars Breakfast featuring Star Wars characters and prizes, chess tournaments in the Renaissance Knights Pavilion, and a free Games in Education conference for educators are just a few of the many fair events planned. For full event details, visit www.chitag.com.
Navy Pier's Festival Hall on Saturday and Sunday, November 21st 10am-6pm and 22nd 10am-5pm. $10 per adult, $5 per child 13 and under, free for ages 3 and under, educators and scouts in uniform. $10 off parking coupons available at event.
For more information: www.chitag.com, info@chitag.com or 847-677-8277.
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Hosted by Chicago School Supply and Games for Educators
Time:1:00PM Saturday, November 21st
Location:Chicago’s Navy Pier
One of KC Phillips’s favorite video games is the Xbox shoot-’em-up Halo, because, he says, his dad taught him how to play it when he was younger. Now 15 and a high school sophomore in Madison, Wis., KC views the game with a more discerning eye. La...
Schoodoodle Which one of these controversies presents the biggest challenge for teachers? d
Source: education.change.org
While the Federal Government only funds between eight and ten percent of public schools nationwide, it has greatly increased its influence in states and localities via the mandates of the 2002 No ... read more of this post, Top Five Public Education Controversies, at Change.org.
