Our latest video case study: Digital game DESIGN in the classroom!
We’re thrilled to release the newest addition to the series of video case studies put out by the Joan Ganz Cooney Center, in collaboration with and support from BrainPOP.
In this video, Steve Isaacs, a Technology Instructor at William Annin Middle School in Basking Ridge, New Jersey, shares how he integrates video game design and development into his 7th grade curriculum. Steve’s emphasis on the design process helps students develop essential 21st century skills, while sparking students’ interest and motivation through the use of a medium they are passionate about. Using game design programs such as Gamestar Mechanic and Gamemaker enable this teacher to embed essential programming skills into a unit of study that also has an authentic purpose — his students are creating games to enter in the 2012 National STEM Video Game Challenge!
The winners of this exciting competition will be announced at The Atlantic’s Technologies and Education Forum on Tuesday, May 22, 2012. You can read more about how Steve Isaacs prepared his students to enter their original video games in the National STEM Video Game Challenge here.
To learn more about the full research project, including highlights (PDF) from our survey of over 500 K-8 teachers documenting their attitudes about using digital games in the classroom and view three other video case studies from the series, visit our Publications page.
