I’ve been trying to find ways to get students to play 1 on 1 review games against me while in a whole group setting. This Spreadsheets “ImportRange”based trick seems to be the way to do so. It also allows for Personalization in Opponents and in the Student’s “powers”. The base of the game is the […]| Classroom Powerups
OVERVIEW Weapons and Wrestling… They go together like peanut butter and chocolate, students and cell phones, or The Rock and Blockbuster movies. We are 3 units into the content and the Wrestling Match as Exam Assessment has been more “over” (popular) with the students than Roman Reigns in 2022 (he’s a Super Duper Megastar)! The […]| Classroom Powerups
I don’t like grading quizzes. I think of a quiz as a formative assessment on both the student AND the teacher. What did the students learn from the previous lesson? What did I teach poorly? Quizzes should not be graded any more than a practice touchdown should count during a game. The data from the […]| Classroom Powerups
Unit 2’s Ladder Match Boss Fight Assessment was a huge hit! Which means that the students are going to want to have more of these creative assessments which is both good (they are super engaged and perform better) and bad (now I have to get creative instead of just giving them the test). So I […]| Classroom Powerups
A week ago I posted about a new LADDER MATCH boss fight. Overall it has gone really well but I did have some minor tweaks that came through play testing. Rebuilding the Jenga Tower Adjustment It became quickly apparent in the first game that recovering from a collapse of the Jenga tower or a failed […]| Classroom Powerups
I know I am getting old. My beard is turning grey, my hair is thinning and I have had to start wearing bifocals just to type this blog post. I keep a poster of a Dumbledore quote hanging in my room “‘Youth cannot know how age thinks and feels. But old men are guilty, if […]| Classroom Powerups
In all of my preparations at the end of last year I forgot my #1 rule. Students competing against each other doesn’t work in my gamified classroom. I had transitioned a few years ago to students competing together against the game. I also forgot my second rule which was gathering game data from every student […]| Classroom Powerups
As I am building this class for next year I am settling in on the core game mechanic being the review game that pits factions or stables against each other in quick matches. The in ring action though is only a fraction of what happens in a pro wrestling show. The most important part of […]| Classroom Powerups
See Also Wrestling Theme Pt 1 and Series 1 Trading Cards What would wrestling be without Fans?! Whether it is fans erupting into joy as Stone Cold Steve Austin’s entrance music hits with that signature broken glass sound or showering boos on Roman Reigns as he hits his opponent with a vicious Spear (or title […]| Classroom Powerups
For the Rules of the Game see Wrestling Theme PT 1 Card Game. This post has the first edition of the Wrestling Move Cards and a Table Organizer. This is a review game that I plan to tailor to the p…| Classroom Powerups
