A couple of weeks ago The University of San Diego, Code to the Future, our Governing Board, and District Staff hosted Vu Bui, COO of Mojang, the creators of Minecraft. The success of Emerald’s “Saturday Code School”, which both allows students to make up absences and the district to recover ADA money, gave us glimpse of what a powerful teaching tool Minecraft can be. With a lack of Common Core Instructional Materials in ELA and Next Generation Science, Minecraft has the potential to fill a curriculum gap. Attached are some of the media captured during the event.
http://www.kpbs.org/news/2015/may/01/el-cajon-school-playing-video-games-and-students-a/
http://www.760kfmb.com/story/28955214/schools-using-minecraft-to-teach-real-life-lessons
http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2015/may/01/Cajon-Valley-Schools-use-minecraft/