Resources:
https://teacheveryday.com/escape-room-in-the-classroom/
https://www.edtechteam.com/blog/2017/08/break-out-of-classroom/
https://sites.google.com/site/digitalbreakouttemplate/home
Escape rooms are SO hot right now. I have seen diabetes escape rooms, gram positive infections escape rooms, and even interprofessional education escape rooms. They sound daunting and difficult to create. However, after making my first one, I can tell you-if you have worksheets, you can create an escape room!
Who: I piloted it in my elective, so a smaller group. Students were in teams of 2-3.
What: This was an end of course review for an infectious disease elective
Where: Classroom
When: End of course
Why:
-Allows you to review many concepts in a short amount of time
-Students are entirely immersed in the content as they attempt to solve the locks
-Timer naturally creates sense of urgency and competition
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