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mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2798_2ecd9d-45 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2798_2ecd9d-45[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading2798_2ecd9d-45\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2798_2ecd9d-45, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2798_2ecd9d-45[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading2798_2ecd9d-45\"]{text-align:left!important;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2798_2ecd9d-45, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2798_2ecd9d-45[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading2798_2ecd9d-45\"]{text-align:center!important;}}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading2798_2ecd9d-45 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading2798_2ecd9d-45\">How might we apply principles of computational thinking and game design to develop games that address persistent problems in our impact areas?\u00a0 In an era of exceptional challenges in education, there emerges more and more need for meaningful play and joyful work.\u00a0 Intentional game design \u2013\u00a0 whether played with dice and cards or controllers and visors \u2013 provides an opportunity for players and designers alike to demonstrate deeper understanding of factual knowledge, mastery skill with critical abilities, and measurable growth in problem solving.\u00a0 Participants will look deeply at the essential elements of computational thinking through a lens of empathy-fueled human-centered game design. They will arrive with what troubles them and depart with well-calculated plans for serious play in their impact areas.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<br><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id2798_d71933-83 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id2798_d71933-83 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id2798_d71933-83 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);max-width:1100px;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;padding-top:75px;padding-bottom:75px;grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}.kb-row-layout-id2798_d71933-83{background-color:#faf4ec;}.kb-row-layout-id2798_d71933-83 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id2798_d71933-83 > .kt-row-column-wrap{padding-right:50px;padding-left:50px;grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id2798_d71933-83 > .kt-row-column-wrap{padding-top:50px;padding-right:25px;padding-bottom:50px;padding-left:25px;grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id2798_d71933-83 alignfull kt-row-has-bg um-UMBlueHorizonsDarkBlueTextBox wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\" id=\"outcomes\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-1-columns kt-row-layout-equal kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top\">\n<style>.kadence-column2798_f82312-5a > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column2798_f82312-5a > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column2798_f82312-5a > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column2798_f82312-5a > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column2798_f82312-5a > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column2798_f82312-5a > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column2798_f82312-5a{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column2798_f82312-5a > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column2798_f82312-5a > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column2798_f82312-5a\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.kb-row-layout-id2798_d3342b-5f > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id2798_d3342b-5f > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id2798_d3342b-5f > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:60px;padding-right:170px;padding-bottom:85px;padding-left:170px;grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}.kb-row-layout-id2798_d3342b-5f > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id2798_d3342b-5f > .kt-row-column-wrap{padding-top:35px;padding-right:35px;padding-bottom:60px;padding-left:35px;grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id2798_d3342b-5f > .kt-row-column-wrap{padding-bottom:35px;grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id2798_d3342b-5f alignnone has-white-background-color kt-row-has-bg wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-1-columns kt-row-layout-equal kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top\">\n<style>.kadence-column2798_1fb54c-71 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column2798_1fb54c-71 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column2798_1fb54c-71 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column2798_1fb54c-71 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column2798_1fb54c-71 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column2798_1fb54c-71 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column2798_1fb54c-71{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column2798_1fb54c-71 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column2798_1fb54c-71 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column2798_1fb54c-71\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2798_fcbd78-08, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2798_fcbd78-08[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading2798_fcbd78-08\"]{font-size:32px;font-weight:900;font-style:normal;font-family:stratum-1-web;text-transform:uppercase;color:#003263;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2798_fcbd78-08 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2798_fcbd78-08[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading2798_fcbd78-08\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2798_fcbd78-08 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2798_fcbd78-08[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading2798_fcbd78-08\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2798_fcbd78-08, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2798_fcbd78-08[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading2798_fcbd78-08\"]{text-align:left!important;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2798_fcbd78-08, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2798_fcbd78-08[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading2798_fcbd78-08\"]{text-align:center!important;}}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading2798_fcbd78-08 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading2798_fcbd78-08\">Strand Outcomes<\/h2>\n\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-wrap.wp-block-kadence-rowlayout.kb-row-layout-id2798_af3a3f-ea{margin-top:-5px;}.kb-row-layout-id2798_af3a3f-ea > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id2798_af3a3f-ea > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id2798_af3a3f-ea > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}.kb-row-layout-id2798_af3a3f-ea > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id2798_af3a3f-ea > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id2798_af3a3f-ea > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id2798_af3a3f-ea alignnone wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-1-columns kt-row-layout-equal kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top\">\n<style>.kadence-column2798_add33b-48 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column2798_add33b-48 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column2798_add33b-48 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column2798_add33b-48 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column2798_add33b-48 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column2798_add33b-48 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column2798_add33b-48{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column2798_add33b-48 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column2798_add33b-48 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column2798_add33b-48\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2798_8ee643-c0, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2798_8ee643-c0[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading2798_8ee643-c0\"]{margin-top:0px;font-size:18px;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-family:forma-djr-micro;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2798_8ee643-c0 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2798_8ee643-c0[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading2798_8ee643-c0\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2798_8ee643-c0 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2798_8ee643-c0[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading2798_8ee643-c0\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2798_8ee643-c0, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2798_8ee643-c0[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading2798_8ee643-c0\"]{text-align:left!important;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2798_8ee643-c0, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2798_8ee643-c0[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading2798_8ee643-c0\"]{text-align:center!important;}}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading2798_8ee643-c0 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading2798_8ee643-c0\">By the end of this workshop, participants will:<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id2798_aa90b2-e4 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id2798_aa90b2-e4 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id2798_aa90b2-e4 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}.kb-row-layout-id2798_aa90b2-e4 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id2798_aa90b2-e4 > .kt-row-column-wrap{padding-top:0px;padding-right:50px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:50px;grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id2798_aa90b2-e4 > .kt-row-column-wrap{padding-right:25px;padding-left:25px;grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id2798_aa90b2-e4 alignnone wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-1-columns kt-row-layout-equal kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top\">\n<style>.kadence-column2798_681b6b-d6 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column2798_681b6b-d6 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column2798_681b6b-d6 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column2798_681b6b-d6 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column2798_681b6b-d6 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column2798_681b6b-d6 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column2798_681b6b-d6{position:relative;}@media 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mark.kt-highlight{background-color:unset;font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}<\/style>\n<li class=\"wp-block-kadence-listitem kt-svg-icon-list-item-wrap kt-svg-icon-list-item-2798_e6c4bd-f5\"><span class=\"kb-svg-icon-wrap kb-svg-icon-fas_check kt-svg-icon-list-single\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\"  fill=\"currentColor\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"  aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M173.898 439.404l-166.4-166.4c-9.997-9.997-9.997-26.206 0-36.204l36.203-36.204c9.997-9.998 26.207-9.998 36.204 0L192 312.69 432.095 72.596c9.997-9.997 26.207-9.997 36.204 0l36.203 36.204c9.997 9.997 9.997 26.206 0 36.204l-294.4 294.401c-9.998 9.997-26.207 9.997-36.204-.001z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"kt-svg-icon-list-text\">Learn the basic processes and tools of game design and computational thinking and use them to develop games that address problems in their impact areas. We will brainstorm, collaborate, provide feedback and help you revise your designs.<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n<style>.kt-svg-icon-list-item-2798_b052fd-85 .kt-svg-icon-list-text mark.kt-highlight{background-color:unset;font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}<\/style>\n<li class=\"wp-block-kadence-listitem kt-svg-icon-list-item-wrap kt-svg-icon-list-item-2798_b052fd-85\"><span class=\"kb-svg-icon-wrap kb-svg-icon-fas_check kt-svg-icon-list-single\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\"  fill=\"currentColor\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"  aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M173.898 439.404l-166.4-166.4c-9.997-9.997-9.997-26.206 0-36.204l36.203-36.204c9.997-9.998 26.207-9.998 36.204 0L192 312.69 432.095 72.596c9.997-9.997 26.207-9.997 36.204 0l36.203 36.204c9.997 9.997 9.997 26.206 0 36.204l-294.4 294.401c-9.998 9.997-26.207 9.997-36.204-.001z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"kt-svg-icon-list-text\">Develop essential understanding of the principal components of computational thinking and how to apply those components to game design and problem solving.<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n<style>.kt-svg-icon-list-item-2798_bbb5d7-be .kt-svg-icon-list-text mark.kt-highlight{background-color:unset;font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}<\/style>\n<li class=\"wp-block-kadence-listitem kt-svg-icon-list-item-wrap kt-svg-icon-list-item-2798_bbb5d7-be\"><span class=\"kb-svg-icon-wrap kb-svg-icon-fas_check kt-svg-icon-list-single\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\"  fill=\"currentColor\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"  aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M173.898 439.404l-166.4-166.4c-9.997-9.997-9.997-26.206 0-36.204l36.203-36.204c9.997-9.998 26.207-9.998 36.204 0L192 312.69 432.095 72.596c9.997-9.997 26.207-9.997 36.204 0l36.203 36.204c9.997 9.997 9.997 26.206 0 36.204l-294.4 294.401c-9.998 9.997-26.207 9.997-36.204-.001z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"kt-svg-icon-list-text\">Develop a basic understanding of human-centered game-based thinking and learning in the service of game design.<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n<style>.kt-svg-icon-list-item-2798_a61dc3-d1 .kt-svg-icon-list-text mark.kt-highlight{background-color:unset;font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}<\/style>\n<li class=\"wp-block-kadence-listitem kt-svg-icon-list-item-wrap kt-svg-icon-list-item-2798_a61dc3-d1\"><span class=\"kb-svg-icon-wrap kb-svg-icon-fas_check kt-svg-icon-list-single\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\"  fill=\"currentColor\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"  aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M173.898 439.404l-166.4-166.4c-9.997-9.997-9.997-26.206 0-36.204l36.203-36.204c9.997-9.998 26.207-9.998 36.204 0L192 312.69 432.095 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class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column2798_79661f-d9\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2798_be7f7b-c8, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2798_be7f7b-c8[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading2798_be7f7b-c8\"]{font-size:32px;font-weight:900;font-style:normal;font-family:stratum-1-web;text-transform:uppercase;color:#003263;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2798_be7f7b-c8 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2798_be7f7b-c8[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading2798_be7f7b-c8\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2798_be7f7b-c8 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2798_be7f7b-c8[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading2798_be7f7b-c8\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2798_be7f7b-c8, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2798_be7f7b-c8[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading2798_be7f7b-c8\"]{text-align:left!important;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2798_be7f7b-c8, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2798_be7f7b-c8[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading2798_be7f7b-c8\"]{text-align:center!important;}}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading2798_be7f7b-c8 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading2798_be7f7b-c8\">Strand Leaders<\/h2>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2798_350f8b-57, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2798_350f8b-57[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading2798_350f8b-57\"]{font-size:20px;font-weight:900;font-style:normal;font-family:stratum-1-web;text-transform:uppercase;color:#3698d4;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2798_350f8b-57 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2798_350f8b-57[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading2798_350f8b-57\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2798_350f8b-57 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2798_350f8b-57[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading2798_350f8b-57\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2798_350f8b-57, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2798_350f8b-57[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading2798_350f8b-57\"]{text-align:left!important;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2798_350f8b-57, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2798_350f8b-57[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading2798_350f8b-57\"]{text-align:center!important;}}<\/style>\n<h3 class=\"kt-adv-heading2798_350f8b-57 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading2798_350f8b-57\">Dan Ryder | Director of Design &amp; Innovation | Community Regional Charter School | Skowhegan, Maine<\/h3>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2798_45cfe8-c7, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2798_45cfe8-c7[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading2798_45cfe8-c7\"]{font-size:20px;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-family:forma-djr-micro;color:#3698d4;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2798_45cfe8-c7 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2798_45cfe8-c7[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading2798_45cfe8-c7\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2798_45cfe8-c7 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2798_45cfe8-c7[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading2798_45cfe8-c7\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2798_45cfe8-c7, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2798_45cfe8-c7[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading2798_45cfe8-c7\"]{text-align:left!important;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2798_45cfe8-c7, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2798_45cfe8-c7[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading2798_45cfe8-c7\"]{text-align:center!important;}}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading2798_45cfe8-c7 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading2798_45cfe8-c7\"><a href=\"mailto:danryder207@gmail.com\">danryder207@gmail.com<\/a>; @wickeddecent<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id2798_39f121-fa > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id2798_39f121-fa > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id2798_39f121-fa > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);grid-template-columns:minmax(0, calc(65% - ((var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem) * 1 )\/2)))minmax(0, calc(35% - ((var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem) * 1 )\/2)));}.kb-row-layout-id2798_39f121-fa > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id2798_39f121-fa > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id2798_39f121-fa > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id2798_39f121-fa alignnone wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-2-columns kt-row-layout-equal kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top\">\n<style>.kadence-column2798_2365cd-1e > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column2798_2365cd-1e > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column2798_2365cd-1e > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column2798_2365cd-1e > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column2798_2365cd-1e > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column2798_2365cd-1e > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column2798_2365cd-1e{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column2798_2365cd-1e > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column2798_2365cd-1e > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column2798_2365cd-1e\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2798_34d1d9-e9, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2798_34d1d9-e9[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading2798_34d1d9-e9\"]{margin-top:0px;font-size:18px;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-family:forma-djr-micro;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2798_34d1d9-e9 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2798_34d1d9-e9[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading2798_34d1d9-e9\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2798_34d1d9-e9 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2798_34d1d9-e9[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading2798_34d1d9-e9\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2798_34d1d9-e9, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2798_34d1d9-e9[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading2798_34d1d9-e9\"]{text-align:left!important;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2798_34d1d9-e9, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2798_34d1d9-e9[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading2798_34d1d9-e9\"]{text-align:center!important;}}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading2798_34d1d9-e9 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading2798_34d1d9-e9\">Idea wrangler, design thinker and head scratcher, Dan Ryder serves as Director of Design &amp; Innovation at Community Regional Charter School, a project-based, unapologetically learner-centered public charter school in rural Skowhegan, Maine. His daily work integrates best practices of human-centered design, restorative practices, social emotional learning and makerspaces. Dan was recognized as one of five recipients of the\u00a0 2019 Horace Mann NEA Foundation Aware for Teaching Excellence.\u00a0 He&#8217;s the co-author of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Intention-Creativity-Classroom-Amy-Burvall\/dp\/1734172525\">INTENTION: Critical Creativity in the Classroom (Blend Learning, 2019)<\/a>, writer of<a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/EFLComics\"> PANELS &amp; PERSPECTIVES: Creating Comics in the EFL Classroom (US Dept of State, 2019)<\/a>, and co-creator of <a href=\"https:\/\/americanenglish.state.gov\/files\/ae\/resource_files\/critical_creativity_in_action_-_teachers_manual.pdf\">Critical Creativity in Action (US Dept of State, 2022)<\/a>, a 48-card deck of activities for bringing creative expression into any classroom.\u00a0\u00a0<br><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column2798_5f1c93-90 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column2798_5f1c93-90 > 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https:\/\/umaine.edu\/edtech207\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/613\/2026\/02\/danrydercrop-32x32.jpg 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,480px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2798_dac8c0-d8, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2798_dac8c0-d8[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading2798_dac8c0-d8\"]{font-size:20px;font-weight:900;font-style:normal;font-family:stratum-1-web;text-transform:uppercase;color:#3698d4;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2798_dac8c0-d8 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2798_dac8c0-d8[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading2798_dac8c0-d8\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2798_dac8c0-d8 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2798_dac8c0-d8[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading2798_dac8c0-d8\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2798_dac8c0-d8, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2798_dac8c0-d8[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading2798_dac8c0-d8\"]{text-align:left!important;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2798_dac8c0-d8, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2798_dac8c0-d8[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading2798_dac8c0-d8\"]{text-align:center!important;}}<\/style>\n<h3 class=\"kt-adv-heading2798_dac8c0-d8 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading2798_dac8c0-d8\">Jeff Bailey | Technology Teacher | Mountain Valley High School | Rumford, MAine<\/h3>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2798_99d637-5f, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2798_99d637-5f[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading2798_99d637-5f\"]{font-size:20px;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-family:forma-djr-micro;color:#3698d4;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2798_99d637-5f mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2798_99d637-5f[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading2798_99d637-5f\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2798_99d637-5f img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2798_99d637-5f[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading2798_99d637-5f\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2798_99d637-5f, 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.kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column2798_12dae6-cb > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column2798_12dae6-cb > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column2798_12dae6-cb > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column2798_12dae6-cb > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column2798_12dae6-cb{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column2798_12dae6-cb > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column2798_12dae6-cb > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column2798_12dae6-cb\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2798_de0e1a-44, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2798_de0e1a-44[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading2798_de0e1a-44\"]{margin-top:0px;font-size:18px;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-family:forma-djr-micro;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2798_de0e1a-44 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2798_de0e1a-44[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading2798_de0e1a-44\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2798_de0e1a-44 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2798_de0e1a-44[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading2798_de0e1a-44\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2798_de0e1a-44, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2798_de0e1a-44[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading2798_de0e1a-44\"]{text-align:left!important;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2798_de0e1a-44, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2798_de0e1a-44[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading2798_de0e1a-44\"]{text-align:center!important;}}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading2798_de0e1a-44 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading2798_de0e1a-44\">Jeff Bailey is a technology teacher at Mountain Valley High School. He teaches Computer Science, and technology electives, and serves as the co-advisor of the Civil Rights Team. He spent ten years as an English teacher at MVHS before switching to technology. Jeff holds a Bachelor\u2019s of Science in Secondary Education from the University of Maine at Farmington and a Master\u2019s of Science in Educational Technology from the University of Maine. Jeff is also an adjunct instructor in the UMaine Graduate Education program, focusing on Computer Science and Computational Thinking. He was also the 2014 Oxford County Teacher of the Year and Lawrence O&#8217;Toole Award recipient.\u00a0 He lives in Jay, Maine with his wife and daughter.\u00a0 He stays busy helping with his daughter&#8217;s robotics team, running table top and role playing games and working on matters of equity and anti-racism in his school and community.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column2798_a2e45c-6a > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column2798_a2e45c-6a > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column2798_a2e45c-6a > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column2798_a2e45c-6a > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column2798_a2e45c-6a > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column2798_a2e45c-6a > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column2798_a2e45c-6a{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column2798_a2e45c-6a > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column2798_a2e45c-6a > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column2798_a2e45c-6a\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.kb-image2798_f121d8-a7 .kb-image-has-overlay:after{opacity:0.3;}<\/style>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image2798_f121d8-a7\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"575\" height=\"575\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/edtech207\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/613\/2022\/03\/Bailey-Jeff-square.jpeg\" alt=\"photo of Jeff Bailey\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-649\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/edtech207\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/613\/2022\/03\/Bailey-Jeff-square.jpeg 575w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/edtech207\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/613\/2022\/03\/Bailey-Jeff-square-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/edtech207\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/613\/2022\/03\/Bailey-Jeff-square-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/edtech207\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/613\/2022\/03\/Bailey-Jeff-square-105x105.jpeg 105w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/edtech207\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/613\/2022\/03\/Bailey-Jeff-square-317x317.jpeg 317w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/edtech207\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/613\/2022\/03\/Bailey-Jeff-square-423x423.jpeg 423w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/edtech207\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/613\/2022\/03\/Bailey-Jeff-square-32x32.jpeg 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,575px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-2798_5540a0-7a .kt-block-spacer{height:60px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-2798_5540a0-7a .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-2798_5540a0-7a\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cardboard and Computational Thinking Using Game-Based Thinking and Design to Solve Problems of Practice Strand Description How might we apply principles of computational thinking and game design to develop games that address persistent problems in our impact areas?\u00a0 In an era of exceptional challenges in education, there emerges more and more need for meaningful play [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2167,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_kad_blocks_custom_css":"","_kad_blocks_head_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_body_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_footer_custom_js":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2798","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - 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