I am late to the hype of Minecraft, I hesitated to use Minecraft Edu previously because I assumed that it was a case of “using technology for technology sake” rather than having actual educational benefits. I attended two Minecraft PD events through Logics Academy, and I was instantly hooked. Bonus points to Minecraft for making me look “cool” in the eyes of my nephews (apparently gaming with them and bribing them with Nintendo Switch gift cards wasn’t cutting it anymore). Logics Academy has hundreds of lessons connected to Saskatchewan curriculum, model worlds, and offers technical support. The following information is going to come across like a promo, I promise it isn’t, but they should sponsor me- I loved it that much! Seriously, go check it out.
I created a Structures and Materials assessment using Minecraft for my EC&I 834 course. Check out my exemplar below and the accompanying lessons here.
The lessons that Logics Academy provides are clear and easy to follow and include assessments, which saves time throughout the school year. The next lesson I want to test out is CyberSafe- Home Sweet Hmm. If you are in Prairie South School Division and you’d like me to come introduce some Minecraft activities, please contact me!
I loved Minecraft so much that I even used it for my EC&I 834 Summary of Learning!
Thank you everyone for the wonderful semester full of learning!
Happy Teaching,
Leah
It was great watching your ‘live’ presentation of your Minecraft project! So great! I know my students love using it and they don’t even realize they are learning math and coding while having “fun” with school work.
Great working alongside you this term!
Hi Leah,
This is amazing. Gamification is definitely something that we need to look forward to in the near future. In addition, this is something that many students would find engaging and can relate to.
Great job!
Myla,
I’m putting on some PD in the fall all about gamification (tech and non-tech), I agree I think it is part of the future of education!