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6th–8th Grade: English Level 2, Learning Packet #5 • Theme: Egypt, Ronnie Grace, Aaron Johnson, Alexa Yunes

ICMEE Learning Packets: Level 2 of English Proficiency (K-12)

Day 1 • Traveling to Egypt!, Vocabulary you need to know, Where in the world are we?, Egypt's flag, Pack your suitcase! What do you know? What do you want to learn?

Day 2 • Vocabulary review, The desert in Egypt, Desert questions, Math practice

Day 3 • Math practice. Whirling in Egypt, Good luck animals in Egypt, Your turn!

Day 4 • Vocabulary practice, Pyramids in Egypt, Your turn!, Way of life in Egypt

Day 5 • Make a pyramid, Falafel, Reflection activity, Goodbye, Egypt!

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9th–10th Grade: English Level 2, Learning Packet #2 • Theme: Finding Your Voice, Morgan Spanel, Aaron P. Johnson, Alexa Yunes

ICMEE Learning Packets: Level 2 of English Proficiency (K-12)

Day 1 • Finding your voice: what does it mean to vote?, History of voting, Neighborhood walk: collecting data, Graphing data

Day 2 • Choosing the right path for you, Superlatives and comparatives, Describing the data

Day 3 • Vote by mail: is it safe, fair and ready for November? by Christian Science Monitor, adapted by Newsela staff, Mathematics of voting

Day 4 • 2020 Presidential election issues, Taking a stand

Day 5 • Comparing the Presidential candidates, Who would you choose for our next President?

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9th–10th Grade: English Level 2, Learning Packet #1 • Theme: Who Am I?, Morgan Spanel, Aaron Johnson, Alexa Yunes

ICMEE Learning Packets: Level 2 of English Proficiency (K-12)

Day 1 • Who am I? reading comprehension, Create your own family tree, Calculating ages, Family tree vocabulary practice

Day 2 • Cute features caused by gene mutations by ThoughtCo.com, adaptation by Newsela staff, Examining fingerprints, Find and complete the pattern, Practicing sequence words and phrases

Day 3 • What do dominant and recessive mean? by Washington Post, adapted by Newsela staff, Practicing with Punnett squares, My own dominant and recessive genetics, Graphic genetic traits

Day 4 • Who am I? Barack Obama: timeline of important events, Timeline of interesting events from my life, Mirella's eyes: identifying sequence language, Family …

11th–12th Grade: English Level 2, Learning Packet #2 • Theme: Frederick Douglass, Trevin Wurm, Aaron P. Johnson, Alexa Yunes

ICMEE Learning Packets: Level 2 of English Proficiency (K-12)

Day 1 • Frederick Douglass: journal, Who was Frederick Douglass?, Math: story problems

Day 2 • What is something you had to work hard for?: journal, What is a quote?, Math: story problems

Day 3 • Tell me a story of a time when you helped someone: journal, Draw a picture, Using "a" and "an," Math: story problems

Day 4 • Contribute/contributed/contribution, Math: story problems

Day 5 • What can you contribute to your school?: journal, Math: story problems

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No More Babbling! Providing “Just In Time” Instructions, Examples, And Project Development Guidance On Key Assessments Using The Sound Booth, Susan R. Adams, Kristen Allen

Center for Academic Technology (CAT) - Presentations

This poster highlights a project that was funded by an Academic Technology Innovation Grant (ATIG) awarded from the Center for Academic Technology (CAT) at Butler University.

Developing Online Sense Of Community: Graduate Students' Experiences And Perceptions, Jesus Trespalacios, Lida J. Uribe-Florez

Educational Technology Faculty Publications and Presentations

Building a sense of community (SoC) is an important process in the success of distance education and students’ retention. However, developing a community in online learning environments is not an easy task. The purpose of this research study is to explore perceptions of graduate students on SoC and learning after using different collaborative activities with diverse forms of interaction (text, audio, and video) in an online educational research course. Quantitative data from two surveys and qualitative data from individual interviews were collected. Findings indicate that multimodal and scaffolding interactive activities help to support connectedness and learning, and therefore foster online …

Mining Educational Implications Of Minecraft, Youngkyun Baek, Ellen Min, Seongchul Yun

Educational Technology Faculty Publications and Presentations

This study aims to explore the educational potential of Minecraft which has been widely used since its first release in 2009. Articles about Minecraft were searched for in ProQuest. Data was gathered from twenty-six articles which were indicative of three categories: Integration into curriculum; Student engagement, interest and enthusiasm; and Knowledge and skills acquisition. By using Minecraft, students acquire knowledge and skills, and are also engaged, interested and enthusiastic when Minecraft is employed in science, math, social sciences, language arts and composition classes. Challenges with using Minecraft in the classroom include the lack of focused learning objectives, inflexible curriculum, and …

Comparing Collaborative And Cooperative Game Play For Academic And Gaming Achievements, Youngkyun Baek, Achraf Touati

Educational Technology Faculty Publications and Presentations

This paper reports an empirical study that explores gender differences in both cooperative and collaborative social gaming in relation to achievements and attitudes. Another aim was to compare students’ game attitudes, feelings towards group work, and achievements in cooperative versus collaborative digital game-based learning environments. One hundred sixty-four, sixth grade students from five different classrooms at an elementary school in South Korea participated voluntarily in this study. A total of two boys and two girls were randomly assigned to each group resulting in twenty groups for each of the grouping conditions. Based on interaction effects, results suggest that male students …

Kinder – 1st Grade: Spring Activity Packet #1, Jessica Mitchell-Mccollough, Tricia Gray, Alexa Yunes-Koch

ICMEE Learning Packets: Level 1-2 of English Proficiency (K-5)

These packets are self-contained. Everything a child will need to be successful with the activities is provided in the packet. Students will only need a writing utensil. Additional tools like crayons or scissors can be used, but do not have to be.

My Plan for the Week

Day 1 • Design and name your buddy • Seasons in Nebraska • Read and Write Spring Worksheet • Seasons vocabulary cards • Math: Count the caterpillars • Read Spring, Spring, What Do You See?

Day 2 •Check the weather and dress your buddy • Draw a picture of Spring • Animal vocabulary …

K–2nd Grade: English Level 1, Learning Packet #1 • Theme: Back To School, Dennise Torres, Lydiah Kananu Kiramba, Alexa Yunes

ICMEE Learning Packets: Level 1 of English Proficiency (K-12)

My Plan for the Week

Day 1 • Design and name your Buddy, Back to school words, All about me, Trace numbers 1-12, Count the pencils

Day 2 • Sentences with school words, Letter Aa, What goes inside?, Label the pictures, How many pencils?, Connect the dots

Day 3 • Memory game, Letter A book, Scavenger hunt - A, Let's add and color, Let's move

Day 4 • Letter Bb, Draw yourself at school, Dictionary, Matching numbers and words, How many books?

Day 5 • Scavenger hunt - Bb, Number line, Get up and dance

K–2nd Grade: English Level 1, Learning Packet #3 • Theme: Seasons, Dennise Torres, Lydiah Kananu Kiramba, Kara Mitchell Viesca, Alexa Yunes

ICMEE Learning Packets: Level 1 of English Proficiency (K-12)

Day 1 • Design and name your Buddy, Check the weather, Weekly words, What is a season?, Letter of the day - H, Longer and shorter

Day 2 • Check the weather, Letter of the day - I, Write the words, Answering questions, Math game

Day 3 • Check the weather, Letter of the day - J, Fall, Degrees

Day 4 • Check the weather, Letter of the day - K, How does weather affect animals?, Match pictures to words, Spiders and math

Day 5 • Check the weather, Sorting leaves, Letter of the day - L, Dictionary page

3rd–5th Grade: English Level 1, Learning Packet #5 • Theme: Space And Time, Sarah E. Ansari, Lydiah Kananu Kiramba, Alexa Yunes

ICMEE Learning Packets: Level 1 of English Proficiency (K-12)

Day 1 • Choose a Buddy, Space, time, and weather, Matching game, Solar system, Time

Day 2 • Calendars, Months of the year, My favorite month, Days of the week, My daily schedule

Day 3 • The four seasons, Season: fall, Season: winter, Season: spring, Season: summer, Get up and move!

Day 4 • Weather, Weather and seasons, Observe light and shadows, get up and move!

Day 5 • Space, time, and weather, Word search, Crossword puzzle, My dictionary, My week

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4th-5th Grade: English Level 3, Learning Packet #5 • Theme: Nutrition, Part 2, Claudia T. Yunes, Nicole M. Ponti, Tricia Gray, Alexa Yunes

ICMEE Learning Packets: Level 3 of English Proficiency (K-12)

These packets are self-contained. Everything a child will need to be successful with the activities is provided in the packet. Students will only need a writing utensil. Additional tools like crayons or scissors can be used, but do not have to be.

My Buddy, Choose a Buddy

Nutrition Vocabulary

Nutrition Memory Game

Nutrition Vocabulary Review

My Healthy Meal

Healthy Snacks

8 Tips: Kid-friendly Veggies and Fruits

My Healthy Funny Snack

Understand the Price Tag

Unit Price

Food Temperature

Is It Done Yet?

Be a Food Critic!

A Day in the Life of My Favorite Fruit

Finding Fruits and Vegetables

My …

2nd–3rd Grade: English Level 2, Learning Packet #4 • Theme: Seasons And Days, Rachael Ballweg, Tricia Gray, Alexa Yunes

ICMEE Learning Packets: Level 2 of English Proficiency (K-12)

Day 1 • Choose a Buddy, Vocabulary practice Day 1, Vocabulary trace, Watch the Earth rotate, Watch the Earth revolve, Use a clock, Journal writing

Day 2 • Vocabulary practice Day 2, Workout time, Clocks to cut out, Earth mini book, What time is it?, Journal writing

Day 3 • Vocabulary practice Day 3, Workout time, Trip around the world, Important times in my day, Journal writing

Day 4 • Vocabulary practice Day 4, Play Go Fish, Workout time: yoga, Earth puzzle, Telling time, Journal writing

Day 5 • Vocabulary practice Day 5, Create a poem: globe poem, Earth poem, …

2nd–3rd Grade: English Level 2, Learning Packet #3 • Theme: North America, Rachael Ballweg, Tricia Gray, Alexa Yunes

ICMEE Learning Packets: Level 2 of English Proficiency (K-12)

Day 1 • Choose a Buddy, Vocabulary practice Day 1, Vocabulary trace, Countries of North America, Canada, United States, Mexico, Central America, Caribbean Islands, Find the product, Journal writing

Day 2 • Vocabulary practice Day 2, Vocabulary match, Workout time, Learn about the State of Florida, Florida expert, Multiplication, Journal writing

Day 3 • Vocabulary practice Day 3, Workout time: toss and catch, Trip to Nebraska, Trip back home, Arrays and multiplication, Journal writing

Day 4 • Vocabulary practice Day 4, Vocabulary sentences, Play BINGO Texas is the best!, Multiplication arrays, Journal writing

Day 5 • Vocabulary practice Day 5, …

9th–12th Grade: English Level 1, Learning Packet #5 • Theme: Neighborhood, Tricia Ramaekers, Mary Royers, Claudia T. Yunes, Tricia Gray, Alexa Yunes

ICMEE Learning Packets: Level 1 of English Proficiency (K-12)

Sight word phrases 1-minute race

Directions vocabulary

Following directions

Writing directions

Neighborhood vocabulary

Vocabulary memory game

Walking around my neighborhood

Neighborhood responsibilities

Spot the differences

Neighborhood sentences

What is a good neighbor?

Vocabulary dictionary

Creative writing

Essential question

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9th–12th Grade: English Level 1, Learning Packet #2 • Theme: Family, Mary Royers, Tricia Ramaekers, Claudia T. Yunes, Kara Mitchell Viesca, Alexa Yunes

ICMEE Learning Packets: Level 1 of English Proficiency (K-12)

Reading daily practice

Roll your sight words

Family vocabulary

This is my family

My family tree

Physical characteristics vocabulary

Memory game

True or false?

Physical descriptions

Family member symbols

Altar to remember

Gendered vocabulary

My relationships

How old are you?

Family and food

Question words

Pastimes vocabulary

Likes and dislikes

Family pastimes

Comparisons

Pastime locations

Math numbers practice

Numbers in word form and expanded form

Let's move!

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Level Up! Library Orientation With A Phone-Based Exploration Game, Beth Jane Toren

Faculty & Staff Scholarship

This self-paced, reasonably priced, and imaginatively blended activity provides an effective, customizable, and scalable alternative to in-person tours. The Green Door Labs EdVenture Builder is specifically targeted to libraries and museums and has an interface with game mechanics built in on menus, allowing users with no programming experience to independently create games. Students learn about the library in an engaging way and instructors can be provided with game scores to provide credit for the activity.

Individuals or teams new to the library play an exploration game on their mobile phone while exploring library physical and/or virtual locations, services, and resources. …

Building Creative Confidence During Covid-19: Adapting Design Thinking For Online Learning, Lisha Bornilla, Marianne Kayle Amurao

Quantitative Methods and Information Technology Faculty Publications

In this paper, we describe our experience in designing and delivering a course on Creativity and Innovation Management with a heavy emphasis on Design Thinking using Kolb’s Learning Cycle theory as a framework. The main challenge involved being able to preserve targeted outcomes based on Creative Confidence despite the constraints imposed by lockdowns due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The metadisciplinary approach to re-implementing the course with technology through principles involving Puentedura’s SAMR model has yielded positive results based on creative confidence as the primary desired outcome.

7th–8th Grade: English Level 3, Learning Packet #1 • Theme: Disasters #1, Caryn G. Jones, Lauren Gatti, Alexa Yunes

ICMEE Learning Packets: Level 3 of English Proficiency (K-12)

Disasters Happen, Grades 7-8

Building academic language

Welcome to disaster preparedness

Defining disaster

Location, location, location: Refreshing your geography mind, More maps and stuff

Where are the dangers?

Looking for signs and warnings: You could save a life!

A success story

What would you pay attention to?

Most deadly disasters

Analyze the data

What is it like? How does it feel?

Vocabulary

Warn your colleague example

My personal dictionary

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