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Games for Change Keynote: James Shelton, US Department of Education

Amy Sample Ward

You are in the business every day of figuring out how to have people engage, have fun, and build skills – change their behaviors through games. For example, we just closed an RFP to solicit proposals to build a game for kids k-3 to better understand STEM. So how do you do that? That’s teaching.

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Educating To Mobilize the Masses

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Often the effective practices are well documented, but the novices -- who are often in the majority -- lack both the core civic skills and the confidence for independent experiential learning. They produce a model that shows the consequences of the proposed change. They don't learn the skills. Not Sim Doorknocker.

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Games for Change Keynote: James Shelton, US Department of Education

NTEN

You are in the business every day of figuring out how to have people engage, have fun, and build skills - change their behaviors through games. For example, we just closed an RFP to solicit proposals to build a game for kids k-3 to better understand STEM. So how do you do that? That's teaching. I think we will see a lot more of it.

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[VIDEO] Measure Of Success: Creating Tools And Process To Report Impact

Bloomerang

Do they like those one-time projects, those capital projects where you can build that outdoor classroom or,” you know, “purchase that mobile mammogram unit for your hospital and be able to create impact for years to come?” Grant proposals. Are they wanting to fund children’s programs? ” Yes. Absolutely.

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