Inclusion
Beyond Monopoly: Using Board Games to Empower Students with Special Needs
6 days
Alberto
This course is designed to provide teachers in special education with valuable tools and strategies for enhancing student engagement, promoting critical thinking and creativity, and supplementing curriculum in a fun and interactive way through the use of board games. Participants will learn about the history and evolution of board games, as well as their educational benefits in the classroom for students with special needs. They will also have the opportunity to play a variety of modern board games and create their own board game based on a specific subject or topic suitable for special education.
Learning Outcomes
Participants to the course will learn to:
Understand the history and evolution of board games
Identify the educational benefits of board games for special education
Connect board games to practice language, math, social and emotional skills, sensory and motor skills, etc.
Incorporate board games into lesson plans and curriculum for special education
Create a board game suitable for special education
Programme
Beyond Monopoly: Using Board Games to Empower Students with Special Needs
DAY 1
Introduction to the course and participants
Overview of the history and evolution of board games
Discussion of the educational benefits of board games in special education
Introduction to specific board games for special education, such as: Rory's Story Cubes / Spot It! / Dixit / Forbidden Island / Tsuro
DAY 2
Group work: playing board games for special education
Participants will play and analyze the use of board games in special education, such as: The Resistance: Avalon / Hanabi / Catan Junior / Go Away Monster!
Discussion of ways to incorporate board games into lesson plans and curriculum for special education
DAY 3
Group work: creating a board game for special education
Participants will work in groups to create a board game based on a specific subject or topic related to special education, using resources and tools such as: Board Game Design Lab website/ Blank game boards / Game pieces and tokens
DAY 4
Hands-on activity: testing and refining the board games created by each group
Hands-on activity: continuing work on creating the board game for special education
Participants will continue to work on refining and finalizing their board games, with guidance from the trainer
Presentation skills training to prepare participants for presenting their board games on the final day
DAY 5
Guided cultural tour of the historic centre of Porto
DAY 6
Six bridge cruises – Rabelo boat
Portuguese culture: Port wine tasting
Materials, digital tools & other learning resources
Course participants will receive training and engage in exercises designed to develop their skills as trainers. The provision of additional materials or resources will be determined based on the course structure and the instructor’s approach to meeting the learning objectives
Course package content:
Services and activities included in the course package are those described above. Please note that accommodation, transport, and meals are not provided.
Cancellation & changes:
Common sense prevails when it comes to cancellations, which are analyzed on a case-by-case basis.