Quest to Learn: Developing the School for Digital Kids

Autor/inn/en	Salen, Katie; Torres, Robert; Wolozin, Loretta; Rufo-Tepper, Rebecca; Shapiro, Arana
Titel	Quest to Learn: Developing the School for Digital Kids
Quelle	(2011), (96 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
ISBN	0-2625-1565-2
Schlagwörter	Video Technology; Research and Development; Games; Educational Innovation; Curriculum Development; Inquiry; Mathematics; Map Skills; Atlases; Maps; New York + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Forschung und Entwicklung; Game; Spiel; Spiele; Instructional innovation; Bildungsinnovation; Curriculum; Development; Curriculumentwicklung; Lehrplan; Entwicklung; Mathematik; Kartenverständnis; Map; Karte
Abstract	Quest to Learn, an innovative school for grades 6 to 12 in New York City, grew out of the idea that gaming and game design offer a promising new paradigm for curriculum and learning. The designers of Quest to Learn developed an approach to learning that draws from what games do best: drop kids into inquiry-based, complex problem spaces that are built to help players understand how they are doing, what they need to work on, and where to go next. Content is not treated as dry information but as a living resource; students are encouraged to interact with the larger world in ways that feel relevant, exciting, and empowering. Quest to Learn opened in the fall of 2009 with 76 sixth graders. In their first semester, these students learned--among other things--to convert fractions into decimals in order to break a piece of code found in a library book; to use atlases and read maps to create a location guide for a reality television series; and to create video tutorials for a hapless group of fictional inventors. This research and development document outlines the learning framework for the school, making the original design available to others in the field. Elements in development include a detailed curriculum map, a budget, and samples of student and teacher handbooks. The table of contents provides: Series Foreword; Ten Core Practices Defining Quest to Learn; Background; Mission; The Quest to Learn Community; Game-Based Learning and Knowing; Curriculum and Instruction; Curriculum Structure; Key Characteristics; Sample Discovery Mission and Quests; and School Design Team. Also included are a glossary, and references. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10