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, it's hard to imagine educational work without the game.
Complicated topics can be communicated in a simplified and understandable way through play. Emotions, which are important for learning processes, are addressed in games.
But it is not always possible to find the right game. What do you do when good didactic games are too time-consuming, too easy or too difficult for your own group? Fall back on conventional methods and not use a game? Use a game that is not really well suited?
But why not develop a game yourself that meets the requirements perfectly?
It's not that difficult if you stick to some basic rules, if you know what makes a "good" and exciting game and if you are able to analyze games, recognize weak points and fix them.
In this workshop we will learn exactly that: how to develop a really cool game. Suitable for the topic and suitable for the group.
We will test short games and - based on a theory block on how games are built and how to recognize flaws - analyze them.
Then, in small groups, we will develop our own games on a given theme.
By the end of the workshop we will have several good concepts on the table and a good basis for later game development on all kinds of other topics.

Direction: 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 snack will be provided.

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