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November 30, 2011November 30, 2011

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.

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

ACADEMIC GAMES• Local Competition – SRU (October

–February)• Tri-Bowl usually held at Geneva

College (March)• Nationals – Oglebay, WV (April

2012)

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Contact InformationMIU 4

www.miu4.k12.pa.uss_lynn@miu4.k12.pa.us

Debora Dawsonddowls@zoominternet.net

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?

POINTS TO PONDER

• 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?

POINTS TO PONDER

• What’s on your mind?• How can we help?

• ddawson@zoominternet.net