After
spending four days with teachers, it was soon time to celebrate with the
students. That means: The Globeys!
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| Who needs the Olympics when you have this? |
For
those who don’t know, The Globeys is Globaloria’s annual award ceremony for
student games. We have a ceremony for each of the states we work with, this
year’s being Texas, California, and West Virginia. Because Globaloria focuses
on effort and creativity, we don’t solely look at whose games work the best. We
look for a good idea, originality, education factor, and how much effort went
into the production of the game. So, potential is just as important in doing
well in this competition as quality would be.
The
energy during the ceremony was fantastic! Everyone was very excited to be
there. It was especially nice to see the smiling students and their hard work
being shown off. In addition, for me, it was nice to see how everyone’s hard
work – from the school’s side, with teachers, students, and administrators to
the World Wide Workshop side, with Shannon, Denise, and many others – came together.
It really helped me understand the impact that everyone’s roles have. Kudos to
everyone making this all possible!
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| The Winners! |
After
the Globeys, we had another training session devoted to training
administrators. We did not have them make games, but we did show them the tools
they needed to support their teachers. It was nice to see the administrators
take such an active role in Globaloria.
After
getting the administrators up to speed, we all headed to the Leadership
Inspiration Awards at the Caperton manor. Being a newcomer to Globaloria, it
was a very eye-opening experience. Various principals and superintendents
shared their Globaloria stories, which really showed me how devoted everyone
was to the mission of Globaloria. Overall, the entire trip was amazing, and I
encourage anyone that has an opportunity to go to a Globaloria training to go
and do it!
- Jonathan
