In this episode Mike and Glen discuss how changing grading systems can combat racism, whether we should be giving zeros during distance learning, why we should not be going to school 5 days a week any longer and our guest this week is the President of Games for Change Susanna Pollack

Guest: Susanna Pollack

Susanna Pollack is the President of Games for Change, an organization with a mission to empower game creators and social innovators to drive real-world change using games that help people to learn, improve their communities, and contribute to make the world a better place. They also organize the Games for Change conference held every summer.

• Susanna on Twitter: https://twitter.com/SusannaPollack
• Games for Change Website: https://www.gamesforchange.org/
• STEM Your Game: https://www.gamesforchange.org/blog/2020/09/21/stemyourgame/ Submissions are currently open, until Dec 1, 2020.
• Resources for teachers: http://www.gamesforchange.org/studentchallenge/teachers-resources/
• Resources for students: http://www.gamesforchange.org/studentchallenge/student-resources/
• Raising Good Gamers Report: https://www.gamesforchange.org/blog/2020/09/24/rgg_report/

Notes:

• #ChatOnEducation is now LIVE on https://twitch.tv/insideparticipate every FRIDAY at 8pm ET. Join us!
• OnEducation is now on YouTube! Subscribe to the channel and listen to prior episodes as they are released!: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCu2fkhy9cnZZbggW8_K3FgQ
• Mike on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/misterwashburn
• Glen on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/irvspanish
• Participate on Twitch: https://twitch.tv/insideparticipate
• Mike launched his Minecraft server! Complete this form for an allow list request https://bit.ly/mwservereducator

• Trailheads: The Oregon Trail's Origins Documentary: https://youtu.be/_EHdZUrMi4w
• Do we need to go to school 5 days a week?: https://twitter.com/Maire_from_NJ/status/1317932056610045957
• David Bowles:

In this episode Mike and Glen discuss how changing grading systems can combat racism, whether we should be giving zeros during distance learning, why we should not be going to school 5 days a week any longer and our guest this week is the President of Games for Change Susanna Pollack

Guest: Susanna Pollack

Susanna Pollack is the President of Games for Change, an organization with a mission to empower game creators and social innovators to drive real-world change using games that help people to learn, improve their communities, and contribute to make the world a better place. They also organize the Games for Change conference held every summer.

• Susanna on Twitter: https://twitter.com/SusannaPollack
• Games for Change Website: https://www.gamesforchange.org/
• STEM Your Game: https://www.gamesforchange.org/blog/2020/09/21/stemyourgame/ Submissions are currently open, until Dec 1, 2020.
• Resources for teachers: http://www.gamesforchange.org/studentchallenge/teachers-resources/
• Resources for students: http://www.gamesforchange.org/studentchallenge/student-resources/
• Raising Good Gamers Report: https://www.gamesforchange.org/blog/2020/09/24/rgg_report/

Notes:

• #ChatOnEducation is now LIVE on https://twitch.tv/insideparticipate every FRIDAY at 8pm ET. Join us!
• OnEducation is now on YouTube! Subscribe to the channel and listen to prior episodes as they are released!: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCu2fkhy9cnZZbggW8_K3FgQ
• Mike on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/misterwashburn
• Glen on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/irvspanish
• Participate on Twitch: https://twitch.tv/insideparticipate
• Mike launched his Minecraft server! Complete this form for an allow list request https://bit.ly/mwservereducator

• Trailheads: The Oregon Trail's Origins Documentary: https://youtu.be/_EHdZUrMi4w
• Do we need to go to school 5 days a week?: https://twitter.com/Maire_from_NJ/status/1317932056610045957
• David Bowles: https://twitter.com/DavidOBowles/status/1313246219905437701
• Seacrest Wants to Be ‘Pop See Ko’ for Halloween…: https://youtu.be/76pvkwfd3Y8

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