Week 10 Reflection

This week I wrapped up my grades and parent teacher conferences for the 1st Trimester of the school year.  It was a busy week.  On Wednesday between parent conferences, I was interviewed by Michael Winters for a podcast on EdSurge.  I feel very honored to have been a part of the same podcast as Joel Levin.  How cool is that?? Joel Levin!! The creator of MinecraftEdu!!  Those that know me, know that I am very shy and prefer to stay away from cameras and microphones but when it comes to something that I am passionate about like using Minecraft in the classroom I can’t help myself.  I put myself out there because I want others to know how they can make learning irresistible.   Less than a year ago someone was willing to take the time to show me MinecraftEdu and it forever transformed my teaching now I feel obligated to kids around the world to spread the word to teachers.   On a side note in my classroom research class I just did my data analysis and my data shows that playing MinecraftEdu in the classroom improves attendance. 
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 https://www.edsurge.com/news/2015-11-07-minecraft-is-coming-to-a-school-near-you