Further training for teachers: The game in educational work - developing games: From the idea to the concept

Whether it's about sustainability, global justice, respect or other topics, the game is an indispensable part of educational work.
Complicated topics can be conveyed in a simplified and understandable way through play. Play appeals to emotions that are important for learning processes.
But it is not always possible to find the right game. What can you do if the good educational games are too time-consuming, too simple or too difficult for your own group? Fall back on conventional methods and not use a game? Use a game that is not really suitable?
But why not develop a game yourself that meets the requirements perfectly?
It's not that difficult if you stick to a few basic rules, if you know what makes a "good" and exciting game and if you are able to analyze games, identify weak points and fix them.
In this workshop, we will learn exactly that: How do you develop a really cool game? Appropriate to the topic and suitable for the group.
We will test short games and - based on a theory block on how games are structured and how to recognize flaws - analyze them.
We will then work in small groups to develop our own games on a given topic.
By the end of the workshop, we will have several good concepts on the table and a good basis for later game developments on all kinds of other topics.

Leader: Eva-Maria Kohlmann (University of Kassel), Sabine Striether (Zentrum Oekumene der Evangelischen Kirche von Hessen und Nassau und der Evangelischen Kirche von Kurhessen-Waldeck), Simoan Trautner (Karibu Kassel e.V.)
Speaker: Till Meyer

Participation is free of charge. A small lunch will be provided.

Registration is possible via the website of the Center for Teacher Education: http://www.uni-kassel.de/go/anmeldung_lehrkraeftefortbildung/