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Lessons Learned While Escaping From A Zombie: Designing A Breakout Edu Game, Wendy L. Rouse
Lessons Learned While Escaping From A Zombie: Designing A Breakout Edu Game, Wendy L. Rouse
Faculty Publications, Social Sciences
I discovered Breakout EDU over a year ago while researching innovative teaching methods that spark student engagement. Firmly believing in the importance of play and the value of games in history education, I found the Breakout EDU idea intriguing and wanted to try it in my own classroom.
Unit 2: Hetch-Hetchy Talk-It-Out, Wendy Rouse
Unit 2: Hetch-Hetchy Talk-It-Out, Wendy Rouse
Faculty Publications, Social Sciences
This unit is from Professor Wendy Rouse of the Social Science Teacher Preparation Program at San Jose State University. She shares a specific way to have students talk through an issue that includes document analysis and a summative persuasive writing task. She has also (not included here) a separate essay explaining a research base for this activity that may come later as a CCSS Occasional Paper.NOTE: This excerpt is part of the larger article “Units That Illustrate Measurable Performance Activity Models,” p. 92-107.