Chris Magnuson

Washington D.C. Metro Area United States

Education Content and Design Strategist at Dig-It! Games

My passion is for learning in innovative ways. I have always seen the world as the best classroom and early in my career designed lessons that engaged and challenged my English Language Learners to get out and interact with English speakers in the real world. I created geography classes that taught cooking, taught Mayan history through art and theater, incorporated games and simulations in all of my lesson units while teaching Social Studies for 10 years at Paul Public Charter School. I then branched out and led scavenger hunt clubs on the weekends in the museums around the National Mall, created and found the funding for an innovative club that took students around the world by explor...