The first workshop I attended was hosted by Scott Haselwood
and discussed Gamification. Gamification is more than integrating games into a
classroom. Gamification transforms the entire course into a game. Mr. Haselwood
told us that Gamification is based off of the premise that we have to first
fail in order to succeed. Gamification allows students to fail without being
punished for their failure. When Mr. Haselwood used Gamification in his
classroom, students were required to repeat every test until they passed with
an eighty percent or higher. By enforcing this rule, Mr. Haselwood allowed the
students to fail as many times as needed until they succeeded. At the end of
the semester Mr. Haselwood had all of his students pass (with an eighty percent
or higher) except one student. Gamification has been proven to be effective and
I look forward to employing the techniques in my future classroom.
The second workshop I attended was hosted by Mrs. Beck and discussed memes. Mrs. Beck showed us what apps we can use to make memes of our own and how to do it. During the workshop, Mrs. Beck explained to us some of the many different ways a teacher can incorporate memes into a classroom. Memes help the students be more interested in the assignment and have a deeper connection to the material. Mrs. Beck recalled on times when she would use memes at the beginning of class and stated that those were the days she did not have to send students to the principal’s office because they were more focused and having fun. Memes are easily created and help immensely to keep the students focused, I plan to use memes in my future classroom.
The second workshop I attended was hosted by Mrs. Beck and discussed memes. Mrs. Beck showed us what apps we can use to make memes of our own and how to do it. During the workshop, Mrs. Beck explained to us some of the many different ways a teacher can incorporate memes into a classroom. Memes help the students be more interested in the assignment and have a deeper connection to the material. Mrs. Beck recalled on times when she would use memes at the beginning of class and stated that those were the days she did not have to send students to the principal’s office because they were more focused and having fun. Memes are easily created and help immensely to keep the students focused, I plan to use memes in my future classroom.