Workshop with Corinne Manning

This professional development workshop is designed to offer strategies for critical thinking, encourage creative writing, and foster a sense of joy using the mechanics of Game Theory as a vehicle for social constructivist pedagogy. When we tell stories we make sense of the world and we also limit the world—the stories that can help us understand this most are found in games, and this is often the greatest literacy with our students. Participants will explore methods to bring game design and gamification into creative writing.

Participants can expect to receive a selection of new methodologies and prompts, a recursive strategy for classroom use, and suggestions for bringing innovative literature into the learning space. The workshop will include practical content and strategies that are suitable for all students and that encourage open discussion about how to meaningfully incorporate multiple, engaging, storytelling techniques in diverse learning settings.