ILXO/Jam planning

Teacher Jam

• 1 day, July 11-13
• Host: Google Chicago?

Game Jam

• 3 days, July 19-21
• Host: IMSA? MVCC?

Day 1

• Welcome, Opening Statements
• Review of Teacher Jam
• break into teams and begin planning ideas
  • keep ideas and plans publicly posted and updated (whiteboard? online? both?)
• debrief on progress at end of day

Meals

• (lunch)
• dinner
• snacks

Speakers

• opening statements
• Teacher Jam review - ILXO

Day 2

• continue working
• drop-in sessions/talks as coding breaks
  • usability
  • interface design
  • educational principles
• debrief on progress at end of day

Meals

• lunch
• dinner
• snacks

Speakers

• whoever we can get to run sessions!

Day 3

• finish up games
• test games at end of day
  • bring in teachers
  • get kids to come

Meals

• lunch
• snacks

We need to...

• find a host for the Game Jam
• contact Google Chicago about hosting the Teacher Jam
• get participants for both jams
• find speakers for the Game Jam
• figure out the logistics of food (and money for food...)