Turn Up Engagement is a systemic approach to increasing student engagement through a multi-discipline integration of educational gaming. The core components of this program include a game design curriculum for K-12 computer science instructors, specific educational games for accelerating learning in core subject areas and a progress monitoring system to ensure student achievement.
Program Highlights
Game Design Curriculum
Digital Game-Based Learning
Progress Monitoring
Program is Customized and Scalable
Edugaming - Core Program Components & Deliverables
School Readiness Workshop
Initial three day workshop that includes game design curriculum, digital game-based learning and technology integration readiness.
Technology Implementation
Implementation of both gaming technologies and Turning Technologies student response systems for progress monitoring. One onsite technical assistance and setup day is included.
Hardware/Software Inventory
In coordination with your IT department, the Turning Technologies Program Team will inventory and assess the school's current hardware/software for implementation recommendations.
Digital Game Selection Profile
With over 200 digital games available, the Turning Technologies Program Team will create a gaming profile to match your school's unique needs. The recommended digital games list is based on the grade level, subject and available hardware within the school. This is a highly customized component of the Turn Up Engagement program.
Game Design Curriculum
The comprehensive ISTE-aligned game design curriculum for Elementary, Middle and High School students embeds the requirements of computer science curriculum into game design courses. This creates a highly engaging environment for students as they learn to appreciate gaming as producers rather than consumers. Included in the program are the necessary tools for game design courses.
Game-Based Learning
The program provides each school with up to 50 digital-based games for classroom teachers to teach math, reading, social studies, science and electives. The digital game-based learning component is designed to balance the subject matter with game play and is grounded in the belief that students learn more when they are actively engaged. The goal is to utilize digital games to accelerate learning and increase the ability of the student to retain and apply said subject matter to the real world.
Effective Monitoring
Utilize Turning Technologies student response systems to progress monitor student learning and achievement before, during and after the use of selected digital-based games.
Professional Development
Professional development specific to each core component including: game design curriculum, digital game-based learning and progress monitoring through the use of Turning Technologies student response systems. Program handbook and Edugaming research books included.
Turn Up Engagement is a systemic approach to increasing student engagement through a multi-discipline integration of educational gaming. The core components of this program include a game design curriculum for K-12 computer science instructors, specific educational games for accelerating learning in core subject areas and a progress monitoring system to ensure student achievement.
