Presenters: Carolyn Lowe/Clowey Greenwood (Avatar) Educators and Trainers Amy Pihlainen/Elsie Ocello (Avatar) Educators and Trainers The authors, working with children ages 10 through 14, have found that allowing the students […]

Photo Etopia Presenter: G Ronnie Kraegel/Namaara MacMoragh (Avatar) Advocacy and NonProfit As an ever evolving project, Etopia is designed to bridge SL and RL by providing safe, educational space and activities for skills exploration with partners such as Peninsula College and Brain Energy Support Team. The benefits of learning social, sustainable, and behavioral skills in […]

Presenter: Renne Emiko Brock/Zinnia Zauber (Avatar) Educators and Trainers Let go of control. Instructors empower students through agency with active learning ownership, not with ultimate authority. Build validating lessons prior to entering virtual situations with surprising personal investigation, mood board creation, and character sketches. Develop education buy-in through accelerated and immediate avatar customization to reveal […]

Presenters: Kae Novak/Kavon Zenovka (Avatar) Educators and Trainers Cynthia Calongne/Lyr Lobo Educators and Trainers Chris Luchs/Abacus Capalini Educators and Trainers Trish Cloud/Trish Cloud Educators and Trainers Using the learning that happens outside the classroom, let’s go META by considering the Most Effective Tactics Available. This round table invites participants to a think tank on tactics […]