Author Archives: aliciachaveza

Steinkuehler’s video is surrounding the topic of connecting learning and gaming. She explains that teenage boys tend to be disinterested in school yet are the biggest audience of video games. She learned that a “follow-their-interest” model is most effective and advocates that education material aligns with the goals and interests of the students learning it.Continue reading “Blog Post 3/03”

Preston analyzes Illmatic, a music album made by Nas, and points out how the music he creates joins poetry and art with personal reflections of him and his community. The Gosztola article showed how “Chris Columbus” is a song about Christopher Columbus, his misrepresentation as a hero rather than imperialist, and how he is responsibleContinue reading “Blog Post 2/27”

Guild messages and chats- This past week, I actually had a conversation with someone. I asked for advice on which great building would be most useful to me since I am running sort of low on space. A player by the name of Kryscat answered me and we exchanged a few messages. I found itContinue reading “FoE 2/27”

Adam Dunbar discussed how rap music, prejudice, and race all join to put a cover on racism and just call it criticisms of rap. He then explains how the perceptions derived from music affect policy reform and he suggests that we look deeper into that so that we better understand the implications. Martin Connor recommendedContinue reading “Blog Post 2/25”

Guild setup and messages- this past week, most of the messages have been about leveling up each other’s Great Buildings. I have to read new messages pretty much every time I open the game because this guild is very communicative. They explain how many donations we need, where to play, and even provided guidance forContinue reading “FoE 2/25”

In the Ladson-Billings article, they explain their main points for how we can culturally sustain pedagogy and how that provides opportunity and new methodology for learning by giving educators the tools to better understand culture and enhance teaching experiences. In the Winn article, it is argued that English classes can be a gateway into creatingContinue reading “Blog Post 2/20”

Discuss your experiences in your guild so far- So far, my guild has mostly just been sending me requests to contribute to their Great Buildings. I get 4 or 5 messages everyday in a group chat that we have. When I visit their cities, it is clear that they have been playing this game forContinue reading “FoE 2/20”

City Layout/Planning- When I first started playing, it was much easier to earn expansions through battles or researching technology. Now, both of those things have become increasingly difficult, making expansion difficult. After researching ‘Mathematics’, I earned a handy-dandy tool called “construction” where I can put everything into temporary storage so that I can organize atContinue reading “2/18 FoE”

The reading by Billings explained why culturally relevant pedagogy in schools. Culturally relevant pedagogy is committed to the empowerment of everyone, not just one person or group. It is critical to making all students feel like they have a place in school to learn and feel heard. In the Critical Race Theory reading, the authorsContinue reading “2/13/20 Blog Post”

the ongoing storylines- These are still fairly easy for me to achieve. At first, they were really easy to complete since sometimes you just had to pay money or build something. Now, they are more challenging since they take more time and commitment. 2. The daily tasks- These are a huge chore for me personally.Continue reading “FoE 2/13”