
Sugar Games Set
Steve Sugar(Author)
Pfeiffer (Publisher)
Published on 25. November 2004
Book
Hardback
816 pages
978-0-7879-8034-4 (ISBN)
Description
Grown-up games that make training more effective
Sugar Games set offers teachers and trainers an invaluable resource for making lessons stick. Games make learning fun, and they're not just for kids - this book offers a wealth of unique and playful games that can be customized for nearly any subject matter. The selection matrix helps you determine which games will best suit your needs based on the goals for that lesson, and a seven-step implementation model provides guidance on customizing the games most effectively.
Sugar Games set offers teachers and trainers an invaluable resource for making lessons stick. Games make learning fun, and they're not just for kids - this book offers a wealth of unique and playful games that can be customized for nearly any subject matter. The selection matrix helps you determine which games will best suit your needs based on the goals for that lesson, and a seven-step implementation model provides guidance on customizing the games most effectively.
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Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
John Wiley & Sons Inc
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 277 mm
Width: 216 mm
Thickness: 23 mm
Weight
1043 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7879-8034-4 (9780787980344)
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Person
STEVE SUGAR is a writer and teacher of performance games. He is the author of five performance measurement game systems that are actively used in the U.S. and over 20 countries. His games focus on his teaching philosophy of "fun with a purpose" - encouraging adult learners to demonstrate newly learned knowledge and skills in individual and team formats. He wrote the Jossey-Bass/Pfeiffer book Games That Teach. Steve has taught experiential learning in the graduate curricula at the Johns Hopkins University and the New York Institute of Technology. He is on the faculty of the University of Maryland; a member of the Human Resources faculty, Johns Hopkins University; the Leadership Development Program, Federal Center; and the Education Development faculty, USDA Graduate School. He lives in Elliot City, Maryland, a suburb of Baltimore.