Gamification: From Counting Minutes to Hooray – My Secret Recipe

Azza Salman
September 28, 2025
2:00 – 3:00 pm EDT

Our presenter always wondered why we play games in class. She found out that it is a win-win game for both students and teachers. She also found a secret recipe for grouping and resolving gamification challenges in the classroom. Join her to learn more about this topic.

This webinar effectively covers why games are crucial for today’s student-centered classrooms, how to implement them through practical strategies like game selection and grouping, and the real-world challenges faced along the way. It demonstrates gamification’s transformative power in boosting student engagement, achievement, and fostering a truly vibrant learning environment.

Key points to be covered include:

  • why gamification is essential for today’s students,
  • the benefits of gamification for students and teachers,
  • practical implementation strategies, and
  • navigating challenges and finding solutions.

Webinar Type: Teaching Best Practices

Categories: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion, Instructional Design

Teaching Sectors: All sectors, LINC

Participant Level: No previous knowledge required

About the Presenter

Azza Salman (she/her) has a BA in education, English language specialization, as well as an MA in gender and women studies from the school of Global Affairs and Public Policy (GAP) at The American University in Cairo (AUC). She has 15 years of teaching experience, teaching English in three different countries. She is a certified teacher trainer and head of department, teaching at King Khalid International Schools in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. She is currently pursuing her PhD in comparative education at the University of Toronto.

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