Insights From ED Games Expo ’23 Showcase in Washington D.C.
“Learning without reflection is a waste. Reflection without learning is dangerous.” Confucius
Why Is Play-Testing Important When Creating a Game & How To Do It Well
By Williams Criley and Dr Jasminka Vukanovic-Criley, Play-testing allows you to identify problems throughout your game development. Play-testing allows you to find bugs, glitches, flaws, or more fundamental problems with game design.
Announcement: Indelible Learning Was Invited To 2023 ED Games Expo
The ED Games Expo 2023 is the public showcase of remarkable game-changing educational technology (EdTech) innovations. 2023 Ed Games Expo is the 9th annual event. These games and innovations are created through more than 50 programs at the Institute of Education Sciences (IES), the U.S. Department of Education (ED), and across many other Institutes and Departments of US government.
Volunteering As A Virtual High School Science Fair Judge: Pandemic Insights
Volunteering at the 2023 High School Science Fair as an in-person, on-site judge, reminded me of my experience volunteering at the Science Fair in the 2021. At that time, with ongoing pandemic, Science Fair 2021 was, by necessity, organized as a virtual event. Even virtual experience did not diminish its meaning and significance. After more […]
Electoral College Swing State Bingo For Gifted Education
We finished our final week of the Gifted and Talented Education (GATE) Electoral College course. The students were amazing! Here are a few snippets of learning and engagement our course created in these classrooms. Playing for Keeps, Grades 5-8 Students were unbelievably well informed about the election, quick studies for new and challenging scenarios, and […]
How Did Judging At The High School Science Research Fair Become An Unexpected Gift?
I looked at these beautiful young faces feeling like I reunited with a long forgotten relative or a friend. These kids were sometimes too smart or too quirky, or extremely curious, or too quiet, or too loud, or too critical or too nice and polite. I remember them all, all too well. Some took a few courses, while many others took every single course we offered. There was always something endearing about each one of them. As I looked at their faces, I still could recognize that little person they once were, years ago.
The Emotional Side of Being a Doctor During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Hospitalist Shift It was a Thursday evening: a day that was supposed to be one of those “regular” evening shifts. Then, at 6:15 p.m., my first page went off: “Bed 11, Mrs. R., Dr. H. needs to talk to you”. The page came from the COVID section of the emergency department. I immediately called back. […]
What Are Different Types Of Face Masks & Respirators?
By Richard Criley and Dr. Jasminka Criley During the past few months, I have received many questions about N95 respirators. Why are they called respirators, and not masks? Who are they for? Are they better than “regular” masks? Who should wear these respirators, and who benefits from wearing them? Which masks are appropriate for which […]
Activities of Daily Living: Ah, That Fall!
‘‘Maybe what life is trying to tell you is, ‘‘slow down.’’ In fact, it’s forcing you to do that’’. Now, having been a patient on crutches, I have a greater understanding of how limits to mobility impact daily living on my patients.