Gaming up your classroom: Lessons in adding fun and movement to any lesson

Friday, May 2, 2025
1:00 - 3:00 PM (In-person) 
at First Literacy 160 Boylston Street, 2nd Floor 
Boston, MA 02116 (across from the Boston Common)  

This workshop helps adult basic education teachers deepen learning and add engagement to their classrooms through games and movement-based learning strategies. Participants will explore techniques for incorporating interactive activities that make learning more enjoyable and memorable and can be used in any lesson. Through hands-on practice, teachers will learn how to adapt games and movement to fit their unique teaching environments and student needs. The session offers simple, effective ways to increase student participation and improve knowledge retention. Join us to discover how small changes can create a more dynamic and energized classroom!

Workshop Learning Objectives - Participants will learn how to:

• Students will be able to use 3-5 strategies to get students moving and talking during any lesson
• Students will be able to employ team building strategies in their lessons and classroom 

Presenter:

Bryan McCormick:  Bryan has over 15 years of experience teaching, leading and developing direct service and educator development programs for schools and mission- driven nonprofits. He most recently worked as a fourth grade teacher in the Arlington Public School system and before that worked in leadership roles for several large education focused national non-profits including Project Adventure and Playworks.

This workshop is free to staff of all Massachusetts non-profit ABE and ESOL Programs.

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