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Annual Games in Education symposium: Free for educators

GIE_logoTROY, NY – Esteves School of Education at the Sage Colleges in Troy, NY in hosting it’s fifth annual symposium on games in education this August 1st and 2nd. The college has partnered with 1st Playable Productions, a local game development company, and local Public Broadcasting station WMHT. Registration in still open and attendees can look forward to various workshops that will provide educators with tools to utilize games in the classroom. Sessions include methods for surrounding commercial games with academic learning, using art and technology in special education, exploring storytelling in games, and much more. Workshops include lessons on how to build games for the classroom even if you don’t have experience, using Minecraft and Portal in educational settings, and using SMART classroom tools for games. Did I mention that it’s free for educators?

For more details, visit:

http://gamesineducation.org/ 

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Game Day

Join the CUNY Games Network on Wednesday May 16th for a full day (10am to 4pm) of game presentations and casual board and card game play. At 10:30am there will be a special preview of College Quest, a new game-based learning management system and academic social network (designed for BMCC). Lunch will be provided.

Location:

*CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community College

*CETLS S501B (5th Floor. Enter the library and walk to your left. The room will be on your right.)

Directions to BMCC:
CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community College
199 Chambers Street (between Greenwich St and West St)
*You’ll need a picture ID to enter the building.

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Educational/Real-World Impact Games Festival (NYC Columbia)

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Educational/Real-World Impact Games Festival: Featuring Scholar’s Quest and over a dozen educational game projects
Theme: Can YOU make a difference with games?

Date: Wednesday, April 25
Location: 525 W 120 St., 1st Floor, Everett Lounge
Time: 4-8 pm
Stop by to play educational and real-world impact games designed by Columbia students and faculty
Opportunities to interact and get involved with game-based research projects
Enjoy free food and win prizes like a Kindle!
Please join us for the Teachers College Games Festival! Explore a variety of game designs and research projects about language learning, physical chemistry, nutrition, math, climate change, ethics and more.  Games include digital, non-digital, mobile and real-world action games.   Special guests include Bernard Yee, Bungie Game Developer and Adjunct Professor of Game Production and Design.

Sponsored by the Games Research Lab / Communication, Computing and Technology in Education Program and Department of Mathematics, Science and Technology.

Please contact Joey J. Lee ([email protected]) if you have any questions.