Penny Hughes

Teach Game Design in CTE Classrooms --> Career Pathways in Game Design

Programming / coding 

It teaches collaborative teamwork

Teach Game Design in CTE Classrooms --> Game Design Competitions and Challenges

Competition is helpful for students and provides learning opportunities. 

Smarts goals & flexibility giving students the opportunity to learn. Utilize rubrics

Teach Game Design in CTE Classrooms --> Collaborative Game Development and Teamwork

Assign different roles. Have Team Lead stay on top of deadlines. 

Teach Game Design in CTE Classrooms --> Managing a Game Design Classroom

A studio type environment where you can have student's work as a group or cluster. A central area | station to highlight projects. Create an interactive environment. Be flexible in seating. 

What have you learned from this module and how do you intend to apply it?

More on reflection utilized in the closing discussion. Include the students by asking: What did we learn? What was the main point?  etc.

Probing is helpful to guide students to think and discuss topics. This promotes critical thinking and not just memorization. 

Cognitive overload is real. We need to find ways to deliver content without overloading the instructor & the students. The tools discussed: open-ended questions, allowing time for response & incorporating think pair share activities make learning more engaging and less threatening. 

Questioning in the Classroom --> Question Types and Their Value

Post what you've learned about this topic and how you intend to apply it. Feel free to post questions and comments too.

Not only is it important for students to understand the difference between open & closed-ended questions, but it is also important to approach students understanding carefully. Asking "obviously you will have questions for me", who would like to go first will improve feedback. 

Every student is different, be inclusive, never make assumptions, foster diverse cultural backgrounds