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2018 Games for Change Festival

10:15am EDT

Keynote - Thinking Inside the Box: The Changing Landscape of Learning with Adam Bellow Mainstage - Tishman AuditoriumAdam Bellow

11:15am EDT

From Apps to Nordic schools: How DragonBox created a full math curriculum with games, toys and storytelling Room 104Gonzalo Frasca

11:45am EDT

Keynote - Going Global: Using Games To Eradicate Illiteracy World Wide with Robert Torres Mainstage - Tishman AuditoriumRobert Torres Project Briefs: Games for Learning Room 104Ed Barton • Stuart Claggett • Natalie Gillard • Aya Saket

1:00pm EDT

FACTUALITY: A Gamified Crash Course on Structural Inequality Starr FoundationNatalie Gillard

2:00pm EDT

Panel - Designing for the Playful Classroom Room 105Anne Richards • Kara Carpenter • Charlotte Duncan • Allisyn Levy • Christina Oliver

3:15pm EDT

Factitious News Game - Polling Fact from Fake Room 105Lindsay Grace • Robert Hone When Journalists Educate With Games: How and Why the New York Videogame Critics Circle Mentors Students and Older Adults Room 104Harold Goldberg

3:45pm EDT

Keynote - Good Play with Katie Salen Mainstage - Tishman AuditoriumKatie Salen

4:15pm EDT

Classcraft Quests Workshop: Experience New Personalized Learning Adventures Firsthand Starr FoundationDevin Young

5:30pm EDT

Keynote - Beyond Gaming: How Assassin’s Creed Expanded for Learning with Maxime Durand, Marc-André Éthier, David Lefrançois Mainstage - Tishman AuditoriumMaxime Durand • David Lefrançois • Marc-André Éthier

9:45am EDT

Keynote - Connected Learning with Mimi Ito Mainstage - Tishman AuditoriumMimi Ito

11:15am EDT

Ending Poverty Wisely Through Games: EdTech Gamification Solutions for Global Financial Disparities Room 105Angel Rich Not Becoming History: The Future of Mission US Starr FoundationDavid Langendoen • Leah Potter

11:45am EDT

Panel - Beyond Blocks: How Minecraft is Helping Transform STEM Learning Mainstage - Tishman AuditoriumMeenoo Rami • Trish Cloud • Chris Fuge • Beth Hobbs • James Protheroe

2:00pm EDT

Hololab Champions VR: The Making of a VR Chemistry Lab Mainstage - Tishman AuditoriumHarley Baldwin • Jesse Schell Panel - Teaching Games and Civics through the G4C Student Challenge Room 105Marc Lesser • Laura Levy • Kalonda McDonald • Stacie Pierpoint • Jennifer Stone

3:15pm EDT

#EsportsEDU: Building the K-12 to College #Esports Pipeline Room 104Steve Isaacs Panel - BBC Earth: Life in VR Mainstage - Tishman AuditoriumSusanna Pollack • Bradley Crooks • Kellee Santiago • Phil Stuart Panel - Games and Empathy Room 105Arana Shapiro • Daniel Braunfeld • Matthew Farber • Karen Schrier • Rachelle Vallon • Jackson Westenskow

4:15pm EDT

The Truth in Our Stars: Using Actual Science to Educate and Entertain Room 104Alexander Winn

4:45pm EDT

Panel - Game to Grow: How Esports Can Shape Student Success Starr FoundationGerald Solomon • Adrian Olmedo • Constance Steinkuehler • Tom Turner