Any way for students to take what they are learning in the class and apply it to their life in the real world is a positive to me. It is good to hear and see that gaming literacy embodies how to look at the world in different was and make connections. A good skill to have exposure and practice with.

Never though much about the design is much deeper, Some thing I will start paying a little more attention to in my own play and that of my students.

Kids (or any gamer) makes connections with their players in their games. Making the player their own and really "owning" them. I saw this a lot when my students would play prodigy. They got to earn points and buy them new outfits, accessories, pets and more; which pushed them to earn more points in the math games to get their player more.

Never thought to make the connection between rules and play like it was done here. This allows for some balance in the game/activity.

Systems, play, and design are not all three really addressed in traditional education at the same time and I feel like it will take some time to get there for teachers.

Feel like it is important for students to learn things in the class that they can apply outside the classroom in their everyday lives and eventually their careers

Interested to learn about some different digital tools that I can still try and apply to my teaching even with going back to in person learning

I hear all the time about Among U and how I have to play it. We were able to incorporate it with some math activities, but interested in learning about making connections to it in literacy as well!

I believe that it can be challenging for students to try and make connections to lessons and applying them to situations outside the classroom. So for the students to be able to be risk-taking and creative, it will be helpful to give examples as a part of the lesson and brainstorm those connects as they are learning and working.

There are different programs and supports to explicitly teach and support the needs for students who community and culture can get lost in their learning and create a challenge for them. It is just not information that is always easily assessable to the families who need this support.

It is great to try as educators to have the student bring in their own experience to their learning and into the classroom. I have tried to do this is literacy often, but even had the opportunity to have the students try to bring in their background and experiences in through math this past year while teaching remotely.

This is something I have been trying to work on in my own teaching methods. Focusing on asking more open-ended questions and allowing for the students to guide the discussion more that me as the teacher. It is important for them to really thing about the questions/lessons in their own way and be able to communicate with each other and be "their own teachers" with one another.

This is such an important piece. It is one thing to learn in the classroom and be able to apply what you learn to the work and assignments, but it is critical to be able to take all of that and be able to apply what you learn to everyday situations that happen outside of the classroom.

This line really stuck with me because it is so relevant with what is happening in today's world. This are all things that we need to ne thinking about and taking into consideration when interacting with others and before any judgement.