ACADEMIC GAMES
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November 30, 2011November 30, 2011
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ACADEMIC GAMES
• Debora Dawson, MIU4 League Coordinator of Academic Games
• Susie Lynn, MIU4 Secretary
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• Tri-Bowl State Competition – Allegheny County (WPAGL) –Western
Pennsylvania Academic Games League– Beaver County League– MIU4 League
• Parent Organization – AGLOA, Inc. – Academic Games League of America, Inc.
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ACADEMIC GAMESMIU4 League participation includes:• 25 out of 27 MIU4 Districts• 3 private schools• Crawford County – Penncrest, Conneaut• Venango County – Franklin, Valley Grove• Clarion County Schools• Open to Homeschoolers
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• Fall Planning Meeting• 3 Trainings for Coordinators• 10 Days of Competition for
Students(200 – 550 students/game)
• Spring Wrap-up Meeting
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• Teams – 5 players each• Age Divisions: Elementary (3-6)
Middle (7-8)Junior (9-10)Senior (11-12)
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• Students learn game in own schools• Online MIU4 registration by division• MIU4 Coordinator creates 3-player
matches and makes table assignments
• MIU4-designed software produces student nametags – ID #, School, Team Name, Table Assignments
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CUBE GAMES: On-SETS (5-12)Equations (3-6, 7-12)LinguiSHTIK (3-6, 7-12)
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• READER GAMES: Presidents (5-8, 9-12)Propaganda
(5-6, 7-12)World
Events (5-12)
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AGLOA, Inc.www.academicgames.org
MIU4 Websitewww.miu4.k12.pa.us
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On-SETS• Teaches spatial relationships and
set theory• Players create/describe sets of
objects: union, intersection, set difference, set complement, universe, null set
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On-SETS• Each division level of competition
introduces increasingly more difficult mathematical concepts for players
• Adds age-appropriate variations• Players create solutions to challenge
mathematical reasoning of other players.
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Equations• Game of creative mathematics• Involves authentic learning
experiences and problem-solving at its highest level
• All grade levels use same rules
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Equations• Each division of competition introduces
increasingly more difficult mathematical concepts
• Concepts (factorials, fractions, averages, negative numbers, decimals) are used in all age divisions
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Equations• Higher age divisions use negative
powers and roots, imaginary numbers, and may work in bases other than 10
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LinguiSHTIK• Name came from 60’s and 70’s when
people enjoyed doing their “ShtiK”• Language Arts game• Challenges players to improve
grammar, vocabulary, spelling and writing skills
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LinguiSHTIK• Players learn to compose better
sentences with proper grammar application
• Each division of competition introduces increasingly more difficult grammatical concepts for players to use
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Propaganda• Players must recognize techniques of
propaganda used in speaking and advertising
• Players identify techniques of persuasion used by politicians, editorial writers, and in printed materials
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Propaganda• Players must discern truth from
smokescreens• Students learn to identify sixty
common propaganda techniques
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Presidents• Formerly called Mr. President• Fact-based game• Students answer questions about the
personal and professional lives of U.S. Presidents
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Presidents• Players learn how Presidents reacted
to or changed the times in which they served
• Students answer questions about the families and colleagues of Presidents
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Presidents• Students learn how Presidents were
affected by political climates surrounding them
• Students develop an understanding of the historical context and other events in US history
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World Events• Players learn about major political
and cultural events of the most recent calendar year
• Students research and select resources surrounding the given theme each year
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World Events• Questions in the competition include
Current Events and Themed Rounds of questions
• Students use their own notes and other study materials for one round.
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Supports Needed for Success• Coordinator for each school• Secretary (registration,
communication with coordinators, compiling lists of students and age divisions)
• MIU4 also uses a back-up secretary
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Supports Needed for Success• Online registration• Computer technical support• Locally-created scoring program• Electronic communication among
all schools/coordinators involved
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ACADEMIC GAMES• Local Competition – SRU (October
–February)• Tri-Bowl usually held at Geneva
College (March)• Nationals – Oglebay, WV (April
2012)
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POINTS TO PONDER• Open to gifted students only?• IEP Issues: Goals/Objectives• Grade levels involved? Which games?• Number of schools?• Number of students?• Training for Coodinators?• Teaching the games?
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• IU Coordinator? Secretarial Support?• Printing forms for use at games?• Cost per student (MIU4 - $8.25)• Central location for games?
Transportation?• Manual scoring; Scoring software?• Awards?