I was very fortunate to do a couple of presentations last week on Minecraft in the Math Classroom. On May 1st, I drove up to Saskatoon for the Saskatchewan IT Summitt and did an hour workshop on using Minecraft. I was an early morning and a couple of long drives i one day, but it was totally worth it. I enjoyed sharing my Minecraft journey to date and sharing the work my students are doing in my class. We even had a chance to do a build battle and it was fun to watch teachers explore and build with Minecraft. I also had chance to check out other great presentations on STEM, Coding, Genius Hour, and Minecraft. It was a short but sweet day for sure. On Sunday May 7th, I had the chance to participate in another cool PD opportunity. I was a presenter in the #MADPD initiative with other educators from across the world. Make A Difference PD gave me another chance to share my Minecraft journey. MAD PD (https://mrcssharesease.wordpress.com/m-a-d-p-d/) was an initiative started by Peter Cameron and Derek Rhodenizer as they came up with a great way to bring together and connect over 60 educators and their big ideas with fellow educators who could get world class PD in the comfort of their own home. I shared my inspiration, the rational behind why I use Minecraft, lessons and student examples, resources, and more the video of the Google Hangout can be found here http://youtu.be/9POUF6kYbDo. and my presentation can be found here http://deanvendramin.weebly.com/minecraft-in-the-classroom.html. I was also luck to have Minecraft Mentor Garrett Zimmer @pbjellygames join me and offer so much insight and support. It was a busy but great week of sharing and I'm glad for these opportunities to share, grow and learn.
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AuthorDean Vendramin has been Educator for over 20 years. He is the 21st Century Education Leader at Archbishop M.C. O'Neill Catholic High School. He has a passion for all things in education with emphasis on technology integration, assessment, professional development, and 21 Century Education. Archives
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