{"id":4755,"date":"2018-12-13T11:22:04","date_gmt":"2018-12-13T17:22:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sisleridm.com\/?p=4755"},"modified":"2018-12-13T11:22:04","modified_gmt":"2018-12-13T17:22:04","slug":"get-your-gameon-manitoba-winnipegsd-in-jan-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sislercreate.com\/Animation\/2018\/12\/13\/get-your-gameon-manitoba-winnipegsd-in-jan-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"Get your #GameOn Manitoba!  @WinnipegSD in Jan 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Our Celebration of Game Design, Interactive Media &amp;\u00a0Coding in Manitoba is beyond capacity and we love it!<\/h1>\n<p>On January 31 Sisler IDM, Ubisoft Winnipeg, New Media Manitoba and Vancouver Film School will be hosting over 300 grade 4-12 students from 26 Manitoban schools.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>A big shout out to all our amazing sponsors &amp; supporters! \u00a0Royal Bank of Canada #FutureLaunch, EveryStudio, Geo-Filter, University of Winnipeg, New Media Manitoba, Ubisoft Winnipeg, Vancouver Film School, Winnipeg School Division<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Game On is a two-day celebration of techno-creative skills for all students of Manitoba.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Join us for a collaborative game jam to learn coding, prototyping, game design and art from local and national industry leaders.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Students will be challenged to create their own game while applying project management skills such as critical thinking, collaborating, communication, and creativity.<br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>See you January 31-\u00a0February\u00a01<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2>Participating Schools:<\/h2>\n<h2><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4758\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sisleridm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/GameOn2019infographic.jpg?resize=629%2C810\" alt=\"\" width=\"629\" height=\"810\" \/><\/h2>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Game Jam Tiers:<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Grades 4-6<\/li>\n<li>Grades 7-9<\/li>\n<li>Grades 10-12<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Educational Partners:<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>New Media Manitoba<\/li>\n<li>Ubisoft Winnipeg<\/li>\n<li>Vancouver Film School<\/li>\n<li>Winnipeg School Division<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Sponsors and Supporters:<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Royal Bank of Canada #FutureLaunch<\/li>\n<li>Geo-Filter\/Every Studio<\/li>\n<li>University of Winnipeg&#8217;s Education Department<\/li>\n<li>and all those other companies who do not want to advertise! \u00a0You rock! \u00a0you know you do!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><video controls=\"controls\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\"><source src=\"https:\/\/www.freshdesignstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/thank-you-gif.gif\" \/><\/video><br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Agenda<\/h2>\n<p><b>Thursday, January 31, 2019<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>9:05 \u2013 Opening remarks and welcome to Sisler High School\n<ul>\n<li>Emcee<\/li>\n<li>Dr. George Heshka, Principal of Sisler High School<\/li>\n<li>Ms. Pauline Clarke, Chief Superintendent of the\u00a0Winnipeg School Division<\/li>\n<li>Mr.\u00a0Chris Broughton, Chair of the Winnipeg School Division<\/li>\n<li>Honourable Ian Wishart<\/li>\n<li>Ubisoft Winnipeg Director Darryl Long<\/li>\n<li>Emcee<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>9:15 \u2013 Storytelling for Games \u2013 Vancouver Film School Instructor &amp;\u00a0Game Writer John Meadows<\/li>\n<li>9:35 \u2013 Game On MB 101 (What to expect, agenda, game demo, and rules)<\/li>\n<li>9:45 \u2013 Students assigned to rooms and snacks provided<\/li>\n<li>9:50 \u2013 Training Workshops for Tier 1 and Tier 2 (students will rotate between both workshops)\n<ul>\n<li>9:50 &#8211; 10:30 Workshop A<\/li>\n<li>10:30 &#8211; 11:20 Workshop B<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>9:50 \u2013 Training Workshops for Tier 3\n<ul>\n<li>9:50 &#8211; 11:20 Unity Workshop<\/li>\n<li>9:50 &#8211; 11:20 Photoshop\u00a0Workshop<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>11:20 \u2013 Game On Begins<\/li>\n<li>12:00 \u2013 1:00 Rotating Lunch Break<\/li>\n<li>1:00 \u2013 Game Jam continues<\/li>\n<li>Dismissal at 3:00<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Friday, February 1, 2019<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>9:10 \u2013 Game Jam continues<\/li>\n<li>11:40 \u2013 Game Jam concludes and judging commences<\/li>\n<li>11:50 \u2013 Lunch and Industry Showcase in Cafeteria<\/li>\n<li>Speaker Series:<\/li>\n<li>12:40 \u2013 IDM Department Head Jamie Leduc and student showcase<\/li>\n<li>1:00 \u2013 Louie Ghiz, Executive Director of New Media Manitoba<\/li>\n<li>1:20 \u2013 Ubisoft Winnipeg Director Darryl Long<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Awards:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>2:00 \u2013 Award Ceremony<\/li>\n<li>2:40 \u2013 Students will be released (Dismissal)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Free Professional Development Opportunities for Teachers:<\/h2>\n<p>There will be PD provided during the two days of Game On which will focus on Apple coding and creation.\u00a0 The PD&#8217;s are free and will be\u00a0hands on.\u00a0 You may bring your own device.\u00a0The sessions are:<\/p>\n<div><b>Learn to Code with iPad:<\/b><\/div>\n<div><b>Thursday 10:00 &#8211; 11:30<\/b><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Coding is essential to help students thrive in a future driven by technology. When you teach coding, you inspire creativity and teach skills like critical thinking, problem solving and teamwork. Learn how you can engage middle school and junior high students in the world of coding with Swift Playgrounds and Everyone Can Code resources designed for teachers. So whether your students are first-time coders or interested in programming robots and drones, you\u2019ll have all the tools you need to teach coding in your classroom.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>In this workshop you will:<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\u2022 Experience coding in Swift Playgrounds, a revolutionary app for iPad that makes getting started with code fun and interactive.<\/div>\n<div>\u2022 Explore lesson plans and teacher guides designed to bring coding into grades 6-9 classrooms.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Audience: Grades 6-9 Teachers, Learning Coaches, and School Leaders<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>-=-<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><b>Teaching App Dev with Swift:<br \/>\n<\/b><\/div>\n<div><b>Thursday 1:00 &#8211; 2:30<\/b><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Learning to develop apps can help your students solve problems, work together in creative ways, and bring their ideas to life. Join us at this half-day workshop to explore App Development with Swift, a free two-semester course designed to teach students with little or no programming experience how to build their first iOS apps.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>In this workshop you will:<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\u2022 Learn why Swift\u2014a powerful programming language\u2014is great for both professional developers and students who are just learning to code.<\/div>\n<div>\u2022 Explore course materials that can give students practical experience with app development concepts, tools, and techniques.<\/div>\n<div>\u2022 Review the companion teacher guide with lesson plans, discussion prompts, and curriculum standards alignments.<\/div>\n<div>\u2022 Get hands-on experience using Mac and Xcode project files included in the learning materials.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Audience: Grades 10-12 Teachers, Learning Coaches, and School Leaders<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>-=-<\/div>\n<div><b>Everyone Can Create<\/b><\/div>\n<div><b>Friday 10:00 &#8211; 11:30<\/b><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Apple was founded on the idea that technology can unleash creativity \u2014 and we\u2019ve designed hardware and powerful apps like GarageBand, iMovie, Keynote, Clips, and Swift Playgrounds to do just that. Everyone Can Create gives students the tools to develop and communicate their ideas through music, drawing, photos, and video with iPad. It gives teachers projects to bring creativity to every subject, and parents new ways to engage with their children and nurture skills for learning and beyond. It\u2019s designed to ignite and champion creativity, because creativity is at the heart of what moves our world forward.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Audience: Grades K-12 Teachers<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>If you are interested in participating in the PD please register in the following form:<\/div>\n<div>\n<a id=\"LPlnk932390\" class=\"OWAAutoLink\" href=\"https:\/\/goo.gl\/forms\/jvv5dJOr5snnxeAH3\">https:\/\/goo.gl\/forms\/jvv5dJOr5snnxeAH3<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our Celebration of Game Design, Interactive Media &amp;\u00a0Coding in Manitoba is beyond capacity and we love it! 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