Apply for Funded PD in Game-Based Learning and Get Your Students Involved in a
Yearlong Game Design Challenge!
Learn how to teach game design, and teach your students how to make games about real-world social
issues!
NYC, Dallas and Pittsburgh teachers are invited to learn how to use game design and game-based
learning through a yearlong professional development program, hosted by Games for Change.
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20 teachers will be selected to receive funding and training to run a game design course in their
schools during the 2016–2017 school year.
No prior game design or programming experience is required and training will be provided.
Teachers will learn tools developed by Mouse, including Scratch, to empower their students to
use the design process and create games about issues they care about.
Teachers will be trained in September, and courses launch in schools in September 2016.
Participating students will be encouraged to submit their final games to the Challenge in April
2017.
Teachers must apply by September 2nd to be considered for program:
NYC Teacher Application Form: http://bit.ly/TeacherApplication_NYC
Dallas Teacher Application Form: http://bit.ly/TeacherApplication_Dallas
Pittsburgh Teacher Application Form: http://bit.ly/TeacherApplication_Pittsburgh
Email [email protected] if you want to get involved!
The National G4C Student Challenge is a digital game design competition that invites middle and high
school students to create original games about real-world issues impacting their communities. The
2016-2017 program will be run in NYC, Dallas and Pittsburgh public schools. Challenge winners win
prizes such as paid internships and mentorships. An awards ceremony and exhibition of student games
will be hosted in each city.
Student learning and teacher PD is supported by online resources, in-person mentorship by
professional game designers, game jams and workshops. Through the Challenge’s hands-on game
design program, students develop 21st-century skills such as systems thinking and inquiry-based
learning by both designing games and engaging in civic problem solving. Teachers learn to use game
design as a teaching tool, and communities benefit from students’ active engagement in local issues.