State College Area SD

The Inaugural ClassDoJo Tournament

The idea for a competitive ClassDojo series was born during Mr. Bracken's student-teaching semester. He was using ClassDoJo with Madame Goeller's classes and he wanted to reinvigorate the points system to re-engage the students throughout the course of the school year. Madame Goeller already had a classroom reward/economy-type system in place where students could earn "billets français" that they could spend on prizes or bonus points. As Mr. Bracken took over control of daily teaching he decided to put his own twist on that system and make it a competition. There would be bi-weekly competitions with students competing amongst themselves, versus their counterpart class level, and against all other classes in their school. At the end of each week, the highest student in each class would earn 2 billets français. The highest student per class level of French would earn 5. The highest student in each school would earn 10, and the highest overall student would win 20.

While this system was fun and it worked to re-engage the students, Bracken wanted to do more to "up the ante" of the competitive factor. So, he created the first-ever ClassDoJo Playoffs. There were six classes of students who were part of this inaugural series competition. It was inspired, in part, by the NBA’s March Madness brackets and the NHL’s Stanley Cup Playoffs.

There were two "conferences," the middle school section and the high school section (because Mr. Bracken worked in two different schools with Madame Goeller).

Période 1 logo

Mount Nittany

7th Grade French

Période 2 logo

Mount Nittany

7th Grade French

Période 3 logo

Mount Nittany

8th Grade French

Période 4 logo

Mount Nittany

8th Grade French

Bloc 4 logo

State College High

French I

Bloc 8 logo

State College High

French I

2017 Bi-Weekly Competitions

Competition #1

Période 1 won the first bi-weekly competition by earning 203 points. They defeated Période 2 by just one point. 7th Grade French was the highest earning level with 405 points between the two classes. Mount Nittany Middle School earned more points than State College Area High School 578 to 387.

RESULTS

Période 1 -- [7th Gr./MS] -- 203 points
Période 2 -- [7th Gr./MS] -- 202 points
Bloc 8 -- [FRI/HS] -- 198 points
Bloc 4 -- [FRI/HS] -- 189 points
Période 3 -- [8th Gr./MS] -- 97 points
Période 4 -- [8th Gr./MS] -- 76 points

Competition #2

The high school's Bloc 8 won the second bi-weekly competition with 370 points. The high school classes of French I also scored the most points of any class level/grade, earning 644 points but Mount Nittany Middle School's four classes were able to out-score the high school with 958 points.

RESULTS & STANDINGS

Bloc 8 -- [FRI/HS] -- 370 points
Bloc 4 -- [FRI/HS] -- 360 points
Période 2 -- [7th Gr./MS] -- 327 points
Période 1 -- [7th Gr./MS] -- 283 points
Période 3 -- [8th Gr./MS] -- 191 points
Période 4 -- [8th Gr./MS] -- 157 points

STANDINGS

Bloc 8 // [FRI/HS] -- 1 WIN -- 568 points
Période 1 // [7th Gr./MS] -- 1 WIN -- 486 points
Bloc 4 // [FRI/HS] -- 0 WINS -- 549 points
Période 2 // [7th Gr./MS] -- 0 WINS -- 529 points
Période 3 // [8th Gr./MS] -- 0 WINS -- 288 points
Période 4 // [8th Gr./MS] -- 0 WINS -- 233 points

Competition #3

Bloc 8 from the high school earned a second victory in the third bi-weekly competition and secured first-place in the ClassDoJo Playoffs. They won the contest by 90 points over Période 1. French I was the highest-scoring class level with 885 points and State College Area High School won the school category for the first time.

RESULTS & STANDINGS

Bloc 8 -- [FRI/HS] -- 491 points
Période 1 -- [7th Gr./MS] -- 401 points
Bloc 4 -- [FRI/HS] -- 394 points
Période 2 -- [7th Gr./MS] -- 357 points
Période 4 -- [8th Gr./MS] -- 207 points
Période 3 -- [8th Gr./MS] -- 204 points

STANDINGS

Bloc 8 // [FRI/HS] -- 2 WINS -- 1,059 points -- FIRST PLACE IN PLAYOFFS (AUTO ADVANCE)
Période 1 // [7th Gr./MS] -- 1 WIN -- 887 points -- SECOND PLACE IN PLAYOFFS (AUTO ADVANCE)
Bloc 4 // [FRI/HS] -- 0 WINS -- 943 points
Période 2 // [7th Gr./MS] -- 0 WINS -- 886 points
Période 3 // [8th Gr./MS] -- 0 WINS -- 492 points
Période 4 // [8th Gr./MS] -- 0 WINS -- 440 points

2017 ClassDoJo Playoffs

The Playoff bracket was set up so that the #1 seed would face the winner of a #3 vs #4 match-up while #2 would play the winner of #5 vs. #6. This format was chosen so that the high school classes would face off against one another in the semi-finals if Bloc 4 won their first-round series. This gave the best possible option for a high school versus middle school final and hoped to avoid an all-high-school-level final.

ROUND 1 | WILDCARD

HIGH SCHOOL CONFERENCE | Bloc 4 vs. Période 2

Période 2 (7th Grade French) had to face Bloc 4 (French I) from the high school in the first round. Bloc 4 won the series by a score of 3-2, earning victories in overall points, average points per student, and highest-earning student. Their victory set up a French I semi-final round featuring both high school classes facing off against each other. The winner would be crowned Champion du lycée.

Total points

188 vs. 140

Avg.Pts. per Student

11.75 vs. 7.00

Positive %

97% vs. 92%

French Usage %

12.86% vs. 7.44%

Highest Student

16 vs. 9

MIDDLE SCHOOL CONFERENCE | Période 3 vs. Période 4

Périodes 3 and 4 entered as the lowest-ranked classes and both of these periods were Grade 8 French classes with the winner of this series advancing to the semi-finals to face the highest-earning Middle School class, Période 1.

Période 3 defeated Période 4 by a score of 3-2 with two categories requiring tie-breaks to determine a winner. Ties were held in the positive point percentage and highest-earning student. Période 3 won both tie-breaks to win the series.

Total Points

98 vs. 88

Avg.Pts. per Student

9.78 vs. 8.91

Positive %

TIE: 98% vs. 98%

Pd.3 holds tie-break

French Usage%

17.39% vs. 12.82%

Highest Student

TIE: 12

Pd.3 holds tie-break

ROUND 2 | CONFERENCE FINALS

HIGH SCHOOL CONFERENCE | Bloc 8 vs. Bloc 4

Bloc 8 automatically advanced to the Conference Finals thanks to finishing first in the standings after the three bi-weekly competitions.

In the High School Conference Finals, Bloc 8 defeated Bloc 4 in the Battle of French Is by a score of 4-1. The series ended up close in many of the categories but Bloc 8 was overall the superior class and advanced to the ClassDoJo Finals. They are the first class ever to maintain 100% positivity in a playoff round. Bloc 8's victory in this round earned them the title Champions du lycée.

Total Points

198 vs. 191

Avg.Pts. per Student

12.38 vs. 11.94

Positive %

100% vs. 96%

French Usage %

23.74% vs. 23.94%

Highest Student

16 vs. 14

MIDDLE SCHOOL CONFERENCE | Période 1 vs. Période 3

Période 1 (7th Grade French) advanced automatically to the Conference Finals round thanks to finishing in second place in the final standings.

Période 3 (8th Grade French) completed the upset against Période 1 by earning a 3-2 series victory on a tie-breaker. With the win, Période 3 became the Champions du Collège and advanced to the ClassDoJo Finals. The upset victory was a shock to the 7th grade students in Période 1 who had felt very good about their chances throughout the entire series.

Total Points

156 vs. 114

Avg.Pts. per Student

10.36 vs. 9.18

Positive %

TIE: 99% vs. 99%

Pd.3 holds tie-break

French Usage %

17.39% vs. 12.82%

Highest Student

16 vs. 13

ROUND 3 | CLASSDOJO FINAL

Bloc 8 vs. Période 3

Bloc 8 won the inaugural ClassDoJo Playoffs by a score of 3-2 over Période 3. Bloc 8 maintained 100% positive points which proved to be a pivotal feat for the French I students as their opponents, Période 3, had one rough day that dropped their score into the 80s. Other categories were close but keeping their points solely positive became an important part of Bloc 8's victory. Période 3 was consoled and encouraged to be proud of their effort since they had entered as the "ultimate underdogs."

Natalia was named the MVP of the 2017 ClassDoJo playoffs for her contributions to Bloc 8's in-class activities and competition success.

Total Points

161 vs. 118

Avg.Pts. per Student

10.73 vs. 10.06

Positive %

100% vs. 89%

French Usage %

35.59% vs. 13.04%

Highest Student

13 vs. 12

2017 ClassDoJo Champions

State College Area High School

Bloc 8 • Français I

Defeated: Période 3 (Français introductoire pour les 4e)

Ava F., Bryant S., Carissa T., Caroline S., David G., Lauryn G., Leilah S., Lindsey H., Mary Ellen S., Michael K., Natalia C-M., Geagan L., Rob Z., Umar A., Willow M., Zoe P.

Natalia C-M, MVP Award

Next: 2018

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