News Release

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October 5, 2005

Boise State Professor Creates Simulation Game for Educators

Boise State education professor Robert Barr has created a simulation game named �Welcome to Middletown� with Debra L. Yates, a graduate of Boise State�s doctoral program in Curriculum and Instruction.

�Welcome to Middletown� is designed to arm educators with the skills that they need to deal with 2001�s No Child Left Behind legislation. The game includes a simulated community, school district, community leaders, media, school board and task force meetings. �Welcome to Middletown� asks participants to tackle data assessment by using real-life situations.

The game is designed to be played in full- or half-day sessions, during which participants will learn by role-playing. Participants can take part in real-life problems taken from professional journals, newspaper and school board meetings rather than by looking at graphs, statistics and ratios.

�Welcome to Middletown� is published by Solution Tree and will be available in late October for $199.95.

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Contact: Robert Barr, (208) 426-3257, rbarr@boisestate.edu
Media Contact: Julie Hahn, Communications and Marketing, (208) 426-5540, juliehahn@boisestate.edu












 

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Last reviewed on Thursday, December 22, 2005