Ash Brandin

Ash Brandin, a middle school teacher and educational innovator, shares her insights on making learning as engaging as video games. She discusses how video games can enhance educational experiences, debunking myths about violence and exploring their emotional benefits. Ash highlights games for adults that break traditional norms and speaks about the importance of intrinsic motivation. Their conversation emphasizes the need to balance screen time while recognizing the cognitive skills and family dynamics that gaming can nurture.

Ash Brandin, a middle school teacher and thought leader, dives into the surprising effects of video games on learners. They discuss how gaming can transform education, enhancing motivation rather than just entertaining. Ash debunks common myths about video games, showing their potential for emotional release and minimal negative impacts. Recommendations for engaging family-friendly games showcase their strength in fostering connections. The conversation also touches on personal childhood experiences, advocating for a balanced view of gaming as a meaningful leisure activity.

In this episode, @TheGamerEducator Ash Brandin and parent Nicole discuss struggles parents face with kids playing video games, including dysregulation, managing screen time, intrinsic motivation, using screens for breaks, and modeling appropriate screen time behavior. They also touch on the impact of violent games, promoting emotional regulation, and balancing leisure with other activities to foster intrinsic motivation.

Teacher librarian and The Gamer Educator, Ash Brandin, discusses screen time boundaries intersecting with diet culture and anti-fatness. Topics include unlearning screen habits, social media's diet culture influence, balancing children's screen time preferences, and engaging in creative sticker stories with kids for relaxation.

Raising five kids during the internet era, everyone is dying to know what my thoughts on video games are! How many hours, how many minutes, how many days? Are they too violent? Is it okay if they love Minecraft? Will they lose all motivation to work? Let’s discuss all this and more!Ash Brandin (they/them) is a middle school teacher from Golden, Colorado. After researching the use of video games in classrooms, Ash found that there was very little research about how games compel people to play, and how this can be brought into the classroom — or any educational environment. Since 2016, Ash has spoken across the country about how academic spaces can mimic game structures to make learning compelling, motivating, and engaging. They believe games, specifically entertainment based games, can help us create better teaching, more engaged learning, and motivated lifelong learners.You can download show notes for the podcast here: http://blog.bravewriter.com/category/podcasts/Resources:Want help getting started with Brave Writer? Head over to bravewriter.com/getting-startedSign up for the Brave Writer Newsletter to learn about all of the special offers we’re doing in 2020 + you’ll get a free 7-Day Writing Blitz guide just for signing up: http://go.bravewriter.com/writing-blitzConnect with Julie:Instagram: instagram.com/juliebravewriterTwitter: twitter.com/bravewriterFacebook: facebook.com/bravewriter--Brave Writer is produced by Crate Media