Minecraft (Java Edition): Teamwork and Survival Club
Calling all Minecraft adventurers! Join in any week in this ongoing class where the students battle side by side against the monsters in Minecraft! Builders, Monster Fighters, and Traders are all welcome! Come build bases and friendships!
Brenton Edwards
Average rating:
4.9
Number of reviews:(191)
What's included
1 live meeting
1 in-class hours per weekClass Experience
**Important: This course is for Minecraft Java Edition for PC or Mac only and is NOT compatible with Game Consoles, iPads or any other devices. Basic understanding of Minecraft is required for joining the server and playing with other students on the teacher hosted server. Calling all adventurers! Join in any week in this ongoing class where the students decide the projects to work on! Students can join at any point and jump in the adventure! Meet up with fellow Minecrafters to discuss Minecraft, fun things they do in the game, share their creations with one another, and share projects they have finished and are still working on. Students get to choose how they want to contribute to the group by selecting a job or role like guard, builder, merchant, or all of the above! In this Minecraft survival guild, students will have opportunities to lead other students by working together on projects decided as a team. While having fun, students will build teamwork skills in order to overcome the challenges to be faced in the world of Minecraft. They will also get to practice goal setting as they decide what they want to accomplish in their world each week. The focus of this group is on cooperative teambuilding, setting group goals, and committing to a strategy to achieve the goals that the students have set for themselves. Multiple ability levels are welcome as the students may take on the role of teacher to help other members in the club learn more about the game and share with others why they enjoy the game. Students will: -- Build teamworking skills through cooperative play -- Build social skills through interactions with students from various backgrounds -- Build critical thinking skills as they plan, evaluate, and analyze the best steps of accomplishing their goals -- Develop basic and critical skills for using a keyboard and mouse In this club, students will get to build something as a community that they can be proud of. It is also a safe space for them to discuss their passions, meet new friends, and most importantly have fun.
Learning Goals
Students will:
-- Build teamworking skills through cooperative play
-- Build social skills through interactions with students from various backgrounds
-- Build critical thinking skills as they plan, evaluate, and analyze the best steps of accomplishing their goals
-- Develop basic and critical skills for using a keyboard and mouse
Other Details
Parental Guidance
Minecraft contains fantasy violence and involves hunting monsters. Common Sense Media recommends ages 7 and up for this game. Minecraft is an online game and includes online interactions. Students will be playing on a realm hosted by the teacher and only actions on this realm will be monitored by the teacher. All communications with me should be done through Outschool channels (outschool.com and zoom). I will not be responding to any messages sent to me through Minecraft.
I advise students to individually review internet safety procedures and never disclose any private information to anyone in class.
Students may need assistance from their parents for setting up their computer with Minecraft.
NOTE: Students that are disrupting the learning experience of other students will be removed from the server. This includes and is not limited to:
-Breaking something you did not build
-Using game mechanics to grief another student
-Using hacked clients to get around server restrictions
-Inappropriate name or cursing
Supply List
Each student will need to have purchased a Minecraft (Java Edition) account. Students will receive an invitation to a teacher hosted realm server where all classes will take place. To access this server the student will have to have the Minecraft (Java Edition). No other versions will work. The student must be using a computer, keyboard, mouse, headphones, and webcam to communicate with the other learners in the class. A second screen to use for zoom might be useful so the student can see their game and the other students in class at the same time.
External Resources
In addition to the Outschool classroom, this class uses:
Sources
We will use Minecraft (Java Edition) for class.
Not an official Minecraft product. Not approved or associated with Mojang.
Joined October, 2020
4.9
191reviews
Teacher expertise and credentials
Bachelor's Degree in Science from Northern Kentucky University
Brenton is a teacher with a unique background in coding and education. He attended Northern Kentucky University, where he received a Bachelor of Science in Computer Information Technology as well as a minor in Media Informatics.
Since graduating, Brenton has traveled around the world, starting his career as a mobile application developer at Northern Kentucky University’s Center for Applied Informatics. He then flew overseas to pursue a teaching career at Shanghai High School International Division where he taught coding to primary and middle school students through game development. After teaching abroad, he moved back to the United States where he has been tutoring students online as a teacher with VIPKID for 2 years. Brenton has also been teaching on Outschool for over a year, combining his passion for teaching and creating games. Brenton enjoys unlocking his students’ excitement by helping them bring their ideas to life through coding.
Outside the classroom, Brenton is passionate about game design, eSports, and psychology. He is very interested in how interactive technology can be leveraged as a catalyst for self improvement.
“Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.” --Arthur C. ClarkeReviews
Live Group Class
$18
weekly1x per week
60 min
Completed by 812 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 8-12
3-15 learners per class
