Dr. David Niecikowski will present topics in classroom game design and play for students of all ages. A free 128 page book will be provided to reinforce hands-on topics in this interactive seminar.
Description:
Dr. David Niecikowski, a 27 year public education teacher and Touro University gifted education professor, will provide hands-on and interactive techniques in classroom game design and game play that can be used with students of all ages. (1) Game design topics include: analyzing existing game designs, design planners, rules writing, play testing, and design evaluation rubric. (2) Game play topics include: game play applications, selecting games, modifying existing games, teaching techniques, and gaming etiquette.
Top Games for Total Class & Small Group Instruction
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Dr. Niecikowski will present his top recommended games for total class and small group instruction based on 27 years of classroom and gifted education teaching.
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Recommendations include content area and grade level considerations as well as student developmental, ability, emotional, social, physical, and readiness (ZPD) needs. Game modifications and variants will also be discussed..
Dr. David Niecikowski, a 24 year industry veteran, will present practical and research recommended techniques on writing comprehensible rulebooks. Free 200 page and 251 page PDFs will be provided.
Description:
Presented comprehensible rulebook recommendations are based on Dr. Niecikowski's dissertation findings that were co-constructed by 21 solicited surveyed industry experts and informed by unsolicited public forum comments by 541 users on the website Boardgamegeek. (1) Topics from the provided 200 page PDF include: reviewed literature recommendations on document design and BGG user feedback. (2) Topics from the provided 251 page PDF include a performance list co-constructed with surveyed experts. The list presents 92 weighted features organized in 10 categories: overview, components, content, examples, language, terms, reference, emphasis, format, and visuals. In addition, evaluation results of published rulebooks using the performance list are detailed.