2013 Title I Conference

This session begins by identifying the research underlying "gamification", the practice of applying the motivational elements of gaming in non-game settings. These elements, which are actually prevalent in our daily lives, have a solid foundation in behavioral, cognitive, and neuropsychology research. When applied to digital games, they can become nearly addictive drivers of behavior. How can we exploit them to re-engage our disaffected and struggling students? What does it mean to leverage adaptive leveling, immediate feedback, transparent progress, and intriguing math tasks to build resiliency and conceptual and procedural fluency? A skills trace through the CCSS for Mathematics will identify content ripe for gamification. A review of successful and unsuccessful models of instructional gaming will provide a framework for creating and evaluating games along with broader lessons for managing classroom environments that foster resilience.