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Learning Through Strategy Games: Problem Solving & Teamwork
Problem solving and teamwork are some of the most important skills in the real world. Strategy games are fun and a great way to learn these skills. Learners will collaborate to find the optimal solutions, engaging in healthy debate.
Class Experience
US Grade 5 - 8
Beginner - Advanced Level
This class teaches problem solving skills and teamwork, some of the most important skills. Learners will practice how to approach a fresh problem, analyze that problem, and then come up with a solution that they can execute on. This will be done in teams, where each individual will have to advocate for their ideas and, as a group, decide which solution to go with. Afterwards, they will reflect on their decisions. Did they understand the problem well? Did they decide on the right solution?...
- Problem solving skills: being able to encounter a fresh problem and having the confidence and skills to figure it out.
- Teamwork: being able to deliberate with peers on what the best solution is in a way that comes up with the best solution.
- Reflection: being able to reflect on what went well and what went wrong after tackling a problem.
Problem solving skills have served me well throughout my career as a product manager in tech, business consultant, and founder. I owe a lot of it to having thought strategically about video games very early on in life - I've been Masters in Team Fight Tactics and other strategy games. I've seen video games being increasingly used as job assessments too. The biggest example would be McKinsey's new problem solving game that they use in between the resume screen and the first interview. These games are designed to assess thinking. It was a breeze when I went through it because the games were an ecosystem builder and a tower defense game, both of which I already understood the underlying principles of.
1 - 2 hours per week outside of class
Progress Report
Frequency: includedDetails: I will give feedback to students directly on how their skills are progressing. Ultimately, I hope that they can be the best judge of how they did, while I just provide some guidance.
This class will involve video games from the web. We will stick to web based games unless we discuss with all attendees and they can all access a different game.
All sources will be accessible via a browser.
Joined July, 2024
Teacher expertise and credentials
Hello from San Francisco! I'm Oliver, I run an education-tech company backed by Y Combinator, and my main goal in teaching is to help students become internally motivated. I think motivation is the key to all learning. If someone is motivated to...
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Group Class
$20
weekly1x per week
85 min
Live video meetings
Ages: 10-15
4-6 learners per class
