{"id":7330,"date":"2025-06-27T20:22:30","date_gmt":"2025-06-28T00:22:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/teachersfirst.com\/conferences\/?page_id=7330"},"modified":"2025-06-30T12:56:35","modified_gmt":"2025-06-30T16:56:35","slug":"gamified-book-study","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/teachersfirst.org\/conferences\/events\/iste-2025\/gamified-book-study\/","title":{"rendered":"Mission Possible: A Fully Immersive Gamified Book Study Experience"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #4472c4;\">Mission Possible: A Fully Immersive Gamified Book Study Experience<\/span><\/h2>\n<h3 style=\"color: white; background-color: #4472c4; text-align: center;\">Tuesday, July 1, 2025 \u2b25 3:30 &#8211; 5:00 PM<br \/>\nPresented by Karen Streeter and Ruth Okoye<\/h3>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #b90843;\">Session Description:<\/span><\/h4>\n<p>Our poster showcases the two-year evolution of our gamified book study program for teacher professional development. We&#8217;ve incorporated a backstory, trainer personas, badges, points, missions, and challenges. This innovative approach has significantly boosted educator participation and learning outcomes.<\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"http:\/\/teachersfirst.com\/conferences\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2025-ISTE-Mission-Possible-Gamified-Book-Study-.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Download a PDF copy of the slides here<\/a>.<\/h3>\n<h2 style=\"color: white; background-color: #b90843;\">Resource Materials:<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">In this <em><strong>Resource Materials<\/strong><\/em> section, you will find reference materials, tutorials, and how-to information that will help you review or extend your knowledge from the presentation.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"color: #4472c4;\">Resources from TeachersFirst<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\" dir=\"ltr\">OK2Ask (free, on-demand recording):\n<ul>\n<li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.teachersfirst.com\/single.cfm?id=20219\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Engage &amp; Inspire: Gamification in the Classroom<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\" dir=\"ltr\">Blog Post:\n<ul>\n<li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/teachersfirst.com\/blog\/2016\/06\/whats-the-buzz-gamification-or-game-based-learning\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">What\u2019s the Buzz: Gamification or Game Based Learning?<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\" dir=\"ltr\">TeachersFirst Special Topic Collections:\n<ul>\n<li class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.teachersfirst.com\/single.cfm?id=17665\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gamification Resources<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"color: #4472c4;\">Other Resources<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\" dir=\"ltr\">Articles:\n<ul>\n<li class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/articles\/PMC10112028\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Research on online teachers\u2019 training based on the gamification design: A survey analysis of primary and secondary school teachers<\/a><\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/edtechmagazine.com\/k12\/article\/2020\/02\/ways-gamify-your-professional-development\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ways to Gamify Your Professional Development<\/a><\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/districtadministration.com\/article\/how-to-gamify-k12-professional-development\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How to gamify K-12 professional development<\/a><\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.k12dive.com\/news\/gamifying-pd-is-better-for-teacher-engagement-participation\/573191\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gamifying PD is better for teacher engagement, participation<\/a><\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tandfonline.com\/doi\/full\/10.1080\/07294360.2024.2315039#abstract\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Awarding digital badges: research from a first-year university course<\/a><\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/slejournal.springeropen.com\/articles\/10.1186\/s40561-019-0098-x\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The impact of gamification on students\u2019 learning, engagement and behavior based on their personality traits<\/a><\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eschoolnews.com\/digital-learning\/2023\/11\/23\/educators-leverage-gamification-strategies\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">3 ways educators leverage gamification strategies<\/a><\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theedadvocate.org\/using-gamification-in-teacher-professional-development\/#google_vignette\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Using Gamification in Teacher Professional Development<\/a><\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.edweek.org\/teaching-learning\/video-teachers-try-this-gamify-instruction-to-reduce-math-anxiety-and-improve-test-scores\/2024\/02\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Teachers, Try This: Gamify Instruction to Reduce Math Anxiety and Improve Test Scores<\/a><\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.prodigygame.com\/main-en\/blog\/gamification-and-its-effectiveness-in-schools\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gamifying Education: Why and How<\/a><\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/michiganvirtual.org\/research\/publications\/the-power-of-personalized-professional-development\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tailoring Learning for Teachers: The Power of Personalized Professional Development<\/a><\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/knowledgeworks.org\/resources\/personalized-pd-teacher-learner-profile\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A Personalized Professional Development Tool: The Teacher-Learner Profile<\/a><\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/knowledgeworks.org\/resources\/personalized-professional-development-south-carolina\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Personalized Professional Development for Teachers an Integral Part of Personalizing Learning in Lexington, South Carolina<\/a><\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ednc.org\/perspective-personalize-learning-for-educators-not-just-students\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Perspective | Personalize learning for educators, not just students<\/a><\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.edsurge.com\/research\/reports\/how-teachers-are-learning-professional-development-remix\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How Teachers Are Learning: Professional Development Remix<\/a><\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.edutopia.org\/article\/adult-learning-principles-design-better-professional-development\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">5 Adult Learning Principles to Help Design Better Professional Development<\/a><\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/futureready.org\/implementation-guide\/empowering-teacher-voice-and-choice\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Empowering Teacher Voice and Choice<\/a><\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.edutopia.org\/article\/voice-choice-professional-development\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Embedding Voice and Choice in Professional Learning<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"padlet-embed\" style=\"border: 1px solid rgba(0,0,0,0.1); border-radius: 2px; box-sizing: border-box; overflow: hidden; position: relative; width: 100%; background: #F4F4F4;\"><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4>Return to the <a href=\"https:\/\/teachersfirst.com\/conferences\/events\/iste-2025\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ISTE 2025<\/a> Session Listings Page<\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mission Possible: A Fully Immersive Gamified Book Study Experience Tuesday, July 1, 2025 \u2b25 3:30 &#8211; 5:00 PM Presented by Karen Streeter and Ruth Okoye Session Description: Our poster showcases the two-year evolution of our gamified book study program for teacher professional development. 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