Engaging Students Through Instructional Games

Format

Individual Presentation

Presenters

Reginald Carruth, Rutherford County SchoolsFollow

First Presenter's Institution

Rutherford County Schools

Second Presenter's Institution

N/A

Third Presenter's Institution

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Fourth Presenter's Institution

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Fifth Presenter's Institution

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Location

Pre-Conference Workshops (Scarbrough 1)

Strand #1

Academic Achievement & School Leadership

Relevance

Presenter will provide.

Brief Program Description

Teachers will be given creative tips and tools to learn how to engage youth at risk through instructional games. Students will enjoy exploring hands-on activities that take from everyday games and lessons by fusing and transforming them into meaningful collaborative grouping exercises.

Summary

Teachers will be given creative tips and tools to learn how to engage youth at risk through instructional games. Students will enjoy exploring hands-on activities that take from everyday games and lessons by fusing and transforming them into meaningful collaborative grouping exercises.

Evidence

Presenter will provide.

Biographical Sketch

Reginald Carruth currently serves as a Title/RTI Coach. He served as Dean of Students and Math Department Head at Whitworth-Buchanan Middle School, an MTeach teacher-partner at Middle Tennessee State University, and hosted Parent Engagement Nights at LaVergne Middle School, where he was a site-based presenter. He was chosen as Teacher of the Year, 2015–2016, and has presented at several conferences including the Rutherford County Schools Summer Conference, National Youth-At-Risk Conference, and the AMLE Conference.

Presentation Year

2019

Start Date

3-3-2019 2:30 PM

End Date

3-3-2019 5:30 PM

Recommended Citation

Carruth, Reginald, "Engaging Students Through Instructional Games" (2019). National Youth Advocacy and Resilience Conference. 111.
https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/nyar_savannah/2019/2019/111