In Episode 68, I demonstrated a zero-tech method of including two classic board games into your instruction. In this episode, Stephanie Howell will take gamification to a whole new level.

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Stephanie is an Instructional Technology Coordinator at the Pickerington Local School District in suburban Columbus, Ohio. Stephanie and I have interacted for a while and I wanted to interview her last year, but we kept searching for the perfect topic. We found it! She’s going to enlighten all of us about gamifying our next lesson. I’m certainly going to try this this fall. Stephanie promotes challenging students to solve a mystery by mimicking the classic board game Clue.

But here, dear listener, is the exciting part. Stephanie has done much of the work for us! After you’ve listened to the episode, watch this 17-minute step-by-step instructional video.  After you grasp the big picture, navigate to this Google Doc. This is your roadmap to an outstanding gamified lesson. Copy any or all of Stephanie’s docs and manipulate them to fit your class.

Episode Template

The Problem:

You need a fresh way to inspire learning.

The Solution:

Gamify your next lesson.

What you can do Tomorrow:

• Watch Stephanie’s instructional video.
• Make copies of Stephanie’s resources.
• Craft an irresistible hook.
• Create a suspect list.
• Build the game questions.
• Plan how you’re going to include student movement.
• Strategize how you’re going to prevent students from spilling the beans to friends who have your class later in the day.

Gamify your next lesson and introduce, collaboration, engagement, competition, and fun!

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