AVID Creator Planet: Coming Soon on Roblox
In today’s episode, we learn about a new educational learning experience to be released by AVID and Super League on the gaming platform Roblox.
Paul Beckermann
PreK–12 Digital Learning Specialist
Podcast Host
Overview of the Game
- Name: AVID Creator Planet
- Audience: Students, ages 13+
- Curriculum: Available for grades 9–12
- Made Possible Through: Roblox Education and the Roblox Community Fund (RCF)
Gaming Experience
- Setting: The planet of Equinova in a far-distant future
- Situation: A wormhole opens, and a creature appears.
- Challenge: Use empathy and design thinking to solve problems and help the creatures survive and thrive on this new planet.
- Driving Questions: “How do you help other people? How do you lean in with empathy to solve problems?”
Transferable Skill Building
- Goal: Help users develop durable skills needed in any future career.
- Game Focus: Building, creating, and problem-solving
- Key Skills Developed:
- Design thinking framework
- Problem-solving
- Critical thinking
- Growth mindset
- Leadership
- Communication
Key Resources Available Beginning September 3, 2024
- Game (AVID Creator Planet) to launch on the global Roblox site
- Lessons and teacher resources available on AVID Open Access:
- Step-by-step instructions
- Lesson for each challenge
- Culminating lesson as a final wrap-up
- A jump-start to other project-based learning experiences in the classroom
To access the lessons and resources, visit AVID Open Access on or after Tuesday, September 3, 2024.