In this episode Mike and Glen discuss how changing grading systems can combat racism, whether we should be giving zeros during distance learning, why we should not be going to school 5 days a week any longer and our guest this week is the President of Games for Change Susanna Pollack
Guest: Susanna Pollack
Susanna Pollack is the President of Games for Change, an organization with a mission to empower game creators and social innovators to drive real-world change using games that help people to learn, improve their communities, and contribute to make the world a better place. They also organize the Games for Change conference held every summer.
- Susanna on Twitter: https://twitter.com/SusannaPollack
- Games for Change Website: https://www.gamesforchange.org/
- STEM Your Game: https://www.gamesforchange.org/blog/2020/09/21/stemyourgame/ Submissions are currently open, until Dec 1, 2020.
- Resources for teachers: http://www.gamesforchange.org/studentchallenge/teachers-resources/
- Resources for students: http://www.gamesforchange.org/studentchallenge/student-resources/
- Raising Good Gamers Report: https://www.gamesforchange.org/blog/2020/09/24/rgg_report/
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- Trailheads: The Oregon Trail's Origins Documentary: https://youtu.be/_EHdZUrMi4w
- Do we need to go to school 5 days a week?: https://twitter.com/Maire_from_NJ/status/1317932056610045957
- David Bowles: https://twitter.com/DavidOBowles/status/1313246219905437701
- Seacrest Wants to Be ‘Pop See Ko’ for Halloween…: https://youtu.be/76pvkwfd3Y8
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