Learning Through Play: The Value of Cooperative Games for Kids
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Come to this FUN, engaging, hands-on seminar to learn about specific learning skills available through cooperative games and which are important to parents.
Mathematics and gaming are natural pairs. This seminar will explore the how to introduce students to games, and the use of games in designing engaging math lessons.
Mom. She’s the original superhero! She’s also the gatekeeper to the family and controls the ins and outs of day- to-day activities… including how the entertainment dollar is spent.
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Mom. She’s the original superhero! She’s also the gatekeeper to the family and controls the ins and outs of day- to-day activities… including how the entertainment dollar is spent. Times are changing, and Mom is changing with them. In this session, we’ll talk about who Mom is today, and how you can interact with her to maximize her influence on the family with regards to the games you offer. Let Mom open the gate for you.
Customers expect retailers to deliver more than a product. Discover how to stage engaging experiences like family game night and in-store demos to survive in this new economy.
Make a Living Running Larps for Youth: A Unique & Rewarding Business Opportunity
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Celebrating 20 years in the business, Renaissance Adventures is a successful for-profit youth larp organization ready to share the opportunity to become a beta licensee in 2016. Get 80% off game book.
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Renaissance Adventures has helped thousands of children and teens develop critical thinking, teamwork, ethical reasoning, and other “21st century skills” through live-action roleplaying games. We want to share our insights toward creating a successful company that runs youth larps. With four full-time staff, 40+ seasonal staff, a product line, and the satisfaction of doing what we love and are proud of, our heart is to find others that have the same inspiration. This presentation gives an overview of our business model, how to launch this business in your community, and how to make it grow. You will receive example marketing material and an 80% discount on our game book. We hope to encourage independent entrepreneurs to launch their own larps in 2016, full- or part-time, with the support we offer (training, business methods, manuals, wholesale products, marketing templates, etc.).
We meet many individuals in this Industry. From customers, manufacturers, distributors & designers. Communicate and be heard in a professional manner by investigating best practices.
Teaching citations to students is a task normally given to visiting librarians. This workshop will demonstrate a new method for doing so that uses gaming concepts and narrative to engage students.