Gamification At Greene County Tech Center
Gamification At Greene County Tech Center
Gamification At Greene County Tech Center
By Kathleen Borrelli
October 25, 2021
Summary
Greene County Technical Education Center instructor Kate Gozzard spent the summer preparing something new and exciting for her students this year: the "Gamification" of her Culinary Arts classroom, which involves popcorn buckets, movie tickets and even a marquee sign on one wall-all handmade by Gozzard during the summer months to liven up the atmosphere when students came back from break.
"Kate has 'gamified' her culinary classroom-meaning that her students play a game to learn key concepts," said Tech Center Principal Jess Peregoy.
During the 2020-21 school year, high school students had the choice to learn 100% virtually or in a hybrid model, with two days in person and two days of 'asynchronous' work at home.
Tech Center students were able to get a little more in-person time on Mondays for their hands-on work, but it was still a very different year for most.
Coming back to full-time instruction after such a difficult year, Gozzard felt it was important to bring in something new and fun to get the students back into a good mindset for learning.
Gozzard decorated the classroom with movie posters and popcorn boxes and signs, and throughout the year students will be competing for a "Grammy" award.
"The premise of the game is that my students are working toward getting the most money at the box office, and certain levels of money will give them different kinds of awards," Gozzard explained.
Reference
Borrelli, K. (2021, October 25). Gamification at Greene County Tech Center. The Daily Progress. Retrieved December 8, 2021, from https://dailyprogress.com/community/greenenews/news/gamification-at-greene-county-tech-center/article_779051ba-31e0-11ec-b540-07c3ad5567e4.html.