Game-Based Learning w/ Zack

Today, Zachary Hartzman joins us on the show to expound more on our previous Game-based learning workshop. Zack is a high school teacher at ELLIS Preparatory Academy and the founder of Hey Listening Games. He talks about his perspective on using Video games in his lessons. In the session, Zack shares his perspective on using game-based learning in his lessons and measuring its results by observing student engagement during the activity. Do they have fun during the activity? What’s your students' feedback? Moreover, he shares some of his books on the game-based learning concept, how social media has pushed game-based learning forward, and his passion for video games from a young age that led to successful incorporation into his students’ curriculum. Ultimately, he advises teachers trying to implement video games to start small with the games they are familiar with and start a video games club in their schools to prove students’ interests. Timestamps [00:25] A few housekeeping items [01:36] About today’s guest “Zachary Hartzman.” [02:45] Zack’s experience in our previous game-based learning workshop [04:03] Is game-based learning difficult to do? [04:58] How to measure if the results of game-based learning are met [06:10] Books or online references to understand teaching with video games concept [07:34] How Zack got into teaching with video games [09:19] Does Zack create video games or search online for different types of new games? [10:27] Whether Zack coined game-based learning [11:21] Zack’s main competitors in his field [12:16] Advise anyone having issues trying to tie a game to a particular subject [13:29] How to use Sports games in game-based learning [14:02] Interesting projects Zack is working on at the moment [15:30] Advise teachers trying to implement game-based learning in any subject [16:30] How to connect with Zack Mentioned Books ● Teaching With Video Games: A Strategy Guide by Zachary Hartzman  ● Teaching With Video Games: An English Language Arts Unit by Zachary Hartzman Let’s Connect To connect with Zack Hartzman ● Website: https://www.heylistengames.org/ ● Twitter:   https://twitter.com/HeyListenGames_ More resources ● Head over to iss.edu/events to see future PD's that ISS is offering for the SY 22-23. ● Join the Diversity Collaborative platform-https://info.iss.edu/sign-up-diversity-collaborative