Welcome to Episode 71... Only 29 more to go till 100... This episode finds me chatting with published author Quinn Rollins about heading back to school. For us, this might be just another year back in the classroom, for Quinn it is a step back in time... He will once again be going back into the classroom after having spent 6 years at the district office. Join us as we chat about what it feels like and what are Quinn's hopes for his and ultimatly our classes as well.

While gamification does not have to use video games, it sure can help come up with some killer ideas. In this Episode Lucus Gillispie (@lucasgillispie ) and I chat about how best to do this and some favs of ours!

Today's episode has been a long time coming... This one features a close friend and fellow teacher Chuck Taft (@Chucktaft). We are dicussing Breakout Boxes and how to use them as well as how to spice them up! Chuck is the master of the breakout box art. He will have you up and running your first breakout box in no time!

Addionally, this airs the day before the 1st ever #HiveSummit and launches the summits own breakout game. Go to hivesummit.org and get registered. If the conference is over, join the mailing list to make sure you have a spot next year!

In this episode John Meehan (@MeehanEDU) and I discuss finding the Jolt in life that gets you pumped. It is an interesting episode and something that I think is a unique look in the podcast world. Take a moment to follow us on this journey. I think you are bound to pick up some great things along the way.

In this episode we have two fantastic educators with us discussing Gamification of PD! Mike Wielgus (@mikewielgus) and Adam Geisen (@AdamGeisen) share with us their game and their experience with us all. It is a fun and informative episode. Give it a whirl you won't be disappointed.

Today we have a brand new guest to the show, Josh Stock. He is a 6th grade ELA teacher and he just finished up his first full year of gamification in his classroom. Plenty of tips are shared, this is a must listen to episode!

Mr. Powley and I are discussing games for the beginner gamifier. Have a listen and hear so advice. This is a power packed episode filled with good info so be ready to take some notes.

This episode of #WellPlayed is a bit different. We are talking about gamification, but not in a traditional classroom. We are talking about using game mechanics in religious classes. There is something that we all can take away from this one as we all teach learners, and this episode shows that power. Enjoy the ride!

We call it Chicken of the classroom... Wait no, that is Tuna that is chicken of the sea... In this episode, Adam and I are chatting about adding a gamification layer over your canned curriculum. Follow along and pick up some great suggestions and maybe even an idea or two for your gamified classroom.

Each year a new wave of millennial teachers come out of school and are ready to take on their first job as a teacher. In this episode we hear from Dan Klumper about these new recruits to education. It is a fun episode and an interesting thing to think about. What unique skills does this genneration bring to the education space? Come listen and enjoy the answers on this episode of Well Played.