GAME Your Way Through the Worlds of Gaming: Engage Your Students Through Popular Online Games

Dive into a dynamic and innovative approach to physical education with an emphasis on connecting students’ favorite online games with active, movement-based learning. This session provides creative activity ideas to GAME (Goal-Setting, Assessing, Motivating Movements, Engagement) your PE classes through the popular digital worlds students engage in at home and in school -- such as Minecraft, Zelda, Mario, Animal Crossing, Fall Guys, Angry Birds, IXL -- to inspire physical activity and deepen student engagement. As students spend more time in online spaces and less time in face-to-face environments, now is our chance to reconnect with our students by relating to the activities they enjoy. This session will explore how to translate the mechanics and themes of these virtual gaming social opportunities into hands-on, movement-rich activities, that are easily implement and meaningful PE experiences. Come walk away with fresh ideas to connect your PE curriculum to the gaming culture.