Gamifying PD

Aaron Lee, AP,  Columbus High School, Columbus, MS
From Up Your Game: 

" We all know that there is a high correlation between student engagement and student achievement.  
The psychology behind gamification is really quite simple.
  • It gives the user/student a feeling of control
  • It reinforces "good" behavior
  • It gives the user/student a sense of achievement
  • It maps progress
  • Competition!
  • ​Rewards and exclusivity
  • It triggers the Dopamine 
In my context I am going to be diving in head first to the gamification process with my Professional Development this year.     For the past two years I have offered both mandatory and optional PD courses through the district LMS (Schoology).   This year the goal is to set the course up to collect total points and post a weekly leaderboard (via Google Sheets) . . . ."

http://www.profechile.com/hot-apps/up-your-game
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