Hi all, A friend at Games for Change sent the following email to us at FableVision. It's about a very cool game design program that is looking for museums in NYC, LA, Atlanta, and Detroit.
Enjoy! Shelby ___________________________________________________________ Shelby Marshall Vice President of Strategic Partnerships and Product Solutions FableVision Studios | 308 Congress Street, 6th Floor | Boston, MA 02210 E: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> | P: 617-447-4978 <tel:617-956-5700> | W: www.fablevisionstudios.com <http://www.fablevisionstudios.com/> "Stories that Matter, Stories that Move” <http://www.fablevisionstudios.com/our-work/> | Read our Blog <http://www.fablevisionstudios.com/blog/> and StudioFlash <https://www.fablevision.com/studioflash> e-newsletter ********************************** Greetings, I hope this email finds you well! Games for Change <http://www.gamesforchange.org/> has been working with the Institute of Museum and Library Services <https://www.imls.gov/> on a brand new program called Game Plan and looking for museums to participate. Game Plan is a new program to integrate game design into museum education programs while adapting methods and materials from Games for Change’s Student Challenge <http://www.gamesforchange.org/studentchallenge/>. The program will run from November 2020 to June 2021. The goals of the initiative are to provide professional development to museum educators and employees related to game design, strengthen museum ties to communities, and improve learning outcomes for youth. These goals have even greater urgency now during the COVID-19 pandemic, as museums face unprecedented disruption and must forge new ways of connecting with communities that need the services of cultural institutions more than ever. The core components of the Game Plan initiative include: An open application to the program to museums and educators in our target cities (NYC, LA, Atlanta and Detroit), forging learning cohorts. New online professional development training for educators (3 courses), tentatively scheduled for November, February and April; Downloadable materials for museum educators and students for home learning and game creation; Virtual game jams and office hours for interactive learning and skills building; A Student Challenge theme on resilience to encourage teens to creatively respond to COVID-19, addressing how well-being for themselves, in their homes, and communities; and Culminating events (virtual if necessary) in each city that exhibit games and celebrate student achievement by awarding juried prizes that encourage further learning and exploration. We are thrilled to bring this program to 10 museum education departments in 4 cities (Atlanta, Detroit, Los Angeles, New York) across the US and offer a stipend to the museum to cover the costs associated with participation. If you are interested in applying to become a part of this program, you can access the application here: bit.ly/gameplan_app <http://bit.ly/gameplan_app>. If you have questions, or would like to know any other information, we are happy to set up a call. I hope to hear from you soon! Thank you! Diana Moreau <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> Senior Director of Programs and Partnerships _______________________________________________ You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum Computer Network (http://www.mcn.edu) To post to this list, send messages to: [email protected] To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: http://lists.mcn.edu/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l The MCN-L archives can be found at: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/
