Synopsis
As the games and learning field continues to grow in importance, Gaming the Past provides social studies teachers and teacher educators help in implementing this unique and engaging new pedagogy.
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Review
"Gaming the Past makes a compelling case that computer-based historical simulation games are a legitimate and important curriculum resource for 21st-century learning that goes beyond hipness or novelty to foster the rich and rigorous critical analysis, interpretation, and synthesis skills that are so fundamental to a robust democracy. For the unsure and convinced history teacher or teacher educator, this is a worthwhile read and handy guide."
―The History Teacher
"One of the most comprehensive resources I have found. Whether providing a rationale for parents and administrators to actual lesson plans, this book is ‘one stop shopping’ for digital game use in the social studies classroom."
--Phillip J. VanFossen, James F. Ackerman Professor of Social Studies Education and
Director, Ackerman Center for Democratic Citizenship, College of Education, Purdue University
"Jeremiah McCall provides a compelling argument for integrating historical simulations in the secondary history classroom. The reader will come away with a true appreciation and understanding of why simulation games are efficacious pedagogical strategies/technologies for teaching students."
--D. Antonio Cantù, Professor and Chair of Teacher Education, Bradley University
"Gaming the Past is a model example of reflective research, makes enormous contributions to the field, and makes an exceptional text for education courses with pre and in service teachers."―Teachers College Record
About the Author
Jeremiah McCall, Ph.D, teaches secondary history at Cincinnati Country Day School. He has been involved in the study and use of simulation games in history education for nearly a decade and is a frequent presenter on the topic at teaching conferences including Education Arcade and Games and Learning Society.
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