Institute of Play Offers Free PD for Math Teachers in Grades 6-12
        
        
        
			- By Dian Schaffhauser
- 08/21/18
A non-profit design studio founded by a group of game makers  in New York City is reaching out to educators who want to participate in a free  professional development fellowship specifically for math teachers working in  grades 6-12. MathQuest  NYC, an initiative of the Institute  of Play, has six days of PD, starting in mid-October. Participants  will learn how to use game-design principles and tie games into their lessons.  Teachers have until September 21 to get their applications in. Teams of two or  three from the same school or district will receive preference in the selection  process.
Educators will also receive access to the institute's  TeacherQuest Online platform, which delivers online courses through the year,  as well as on-going support and feedback opportunities and tools and resources.  According to the organizers, "fellows" will learn to how to embed  games into their curriculum, integrate them into the classroom, create their  own games, set up learner-centered design challenges and assess learning  outcomes.
Sessions will run from 9:30 to 3:30 over two concurrent days  in October, November and January and will take place at the Adelphi University  Manhattan Campus. While there's no registration fee, those accepted will need  to handle their transportation and confirm support from the appropriate  supervisor, such as a principal or superintendent, and get release time for the  workshops.
The application asks four short response questions:
  - What the applicant's teaching philosophy is;
- What the greatest challenges in teaching math  are;
- How the use of game-like learning might improve  teaching math; and
- How the school or district could benefit from  the program.
The online application is available on the Institute's  website.
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
            
        
        
                
                    About the Author
                    
                
                    
                    Dian Schaffhauser is a former senior contributing editor for 1105 Media's education publications THE Journal, Campus Technology and Spaces4Learning.