First hour: Updates from Puerto Rico
Second hour: Can games be effective tools for learning and education?
Puerto Rico's Department of Education announced last week that it will close nearly 300 schools due to a decline in enrollment. The news comes as more families leave the island, seeking better lives. Rebuilding efforts continue in Puerto Rico, and local students have helped with the cleanup. We'll discuss what they've learned after working with communities on the island, how the media has covered Puerto Rico, and we'll get an update on Puerto Rican families who have moved to Rochester. Our guests:
- Brianna Pollard, SUNY Geneseo Class of 2018
- Michael Wall, SUNY Geneseo Class of 2018
- Betsy Colon, grants management associate at SUNY Geneseo
- Hilda Rosario Escher, president of the Ibero American Action League
Then in our second hour, can games be effective tools for learning and education? Think of board games like Monopoly, card games that teach math or vocabulary, and video games, which are popping up in classrooms across the country. Our guests share their insight on educational games, examples of what works (or doesn't), and if more games should be incorporated into classrooms. In studio:
- Alex White, managing partner of Boldo's Armory
- Rabbi Owen Gottlieb, assistant professor of interactive games and media at RIT
- Jennifer Hinton, assistant director of the RIT MAGIC Center
- Victoria Van Voorhis, CEO of Second Avenue Learning
