Edsurge

FEBRUARY 4, 2019

Dan White, the co-founder and CEO of Filament Games, an educational video game developer based in Madison, WI, knows from personal experience that kids can get a lot more out of video games than entertainment, sharpened reflexes and enviable manual dexterity. Try Minecraft: Education Edition for free!

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

Introducing STEM education at an early age fosters curiosity and the ability to tackle real-world challenges. One way to engage students in STEM education is with hands-on, project-based learning. Heres a list of 10 lesser-known STEM education resources specifically tailored for K-12 learners: 1.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 3, 2018

I have been in education for 18 years and my strongest belief is that all children deserve a fresh start when they begin each school year. My classroom is a safe environment where students feel it’s acceptable to try, even if they’re not going to be successful the first time–and that certainly applies to STEM education.

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eSchool News

JUNE 12, 2024

It feels as though every week brings a new tool, practice, or learning model that teachers need to incorporate into their classroom. The past year alone has seen an avalanche of new tech that all aims to be the next big thing in classroom learning. Though it does have a cost – between $6.99

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eSchool News

JANUARY 6, 2025

Educators need creative and authentic ways to engage students in reading without it seeming forced or gimmicky. Educators can apply the same principle to improving literacy outcomes through gamified learning in schools. Many educational games fall into this category.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 6, 2017

I have been in education for 18 years and my strongest belief is that all children deserve a fresh start when they begin each school year. My classroom is a safe environment where students feel it’s acceptable to try, even if they’re not going to be successful the first time–and that certainly applies to STEM education.

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eSchool News

APRIL 25, 2024

Unstructured play is how students learn to interact with the world around them. It’s all too easy for modern education to become locked into rigid policies and learning models. Thankfully, injecting play into lessons can be a simple process if educators are willing to get creative.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 27, 2022

“The materials are well organized, easy to use, and completely customizable to help teachers build media literacy and critical thinking skills in our students.”. This problem-based approach helps develop critical thinking and communication skills, with students assimilating concepts effortlessly. and Canada.

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Edsurge

MAY 15, 2024

Educators face the challenge of engaging students in STEM amidst limited resources. STEM education is not just about science and math; it develops skills such as creativity, communication, empathy and critical thinking that complement technologies like generative AI and coding.

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eSchool News

JULY 11, 2018

Here are five must-try tools to check out as you reflect on #ISTE18 and how you will use what you learned, claim your flexible mindset, and gear up for inclusive best practices that fit your classroom, school, or district. Free to all educators and accessible to students, parents, or audience of choice with link and password.

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eSchool News

APRIL 17, 2025

This new offering integrates AI Assist, an advanced tool designed to save teachers time and elevate student engagement through AI-generated quiz-based activities and assessments. Designing effective quizzes takes timeespecially when crafting well-balanced multiple-choice questions with plausible wrong answers to encourage critical thinking.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 24, 2024

Considering how AI has rapidly entered education conversations, teachers and administrators are certainly represented in this statistic. Critical Skills in the Age of AI Which skills is the natural next question. But as AI automates more aspects of the current workforce , learning Power Skills is more important and powerful than ever.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

One notable piece of K-12 tech innovation news is the integration of interactive devices and digital learning tools, transforming static learning spaces into dynamic, multimedia-rich environments. These devices and tools empower teachers to create engaging lessons, fostering a more interactive and collaborative learning experience.

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eSchool News

MAY 10, 2023

To facilitate effective teaching and learning, modern schools must equip every classroom with interactive touchscreens and utilize gamification techniques. As these modern education tools require management and security, integrating MDM solutions has become imperative for every organization.

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Dangerously Irrelevant

MAY 9, 2015

They miss the whole reason we should be excited about game-based learning in the first place: because it offers the potential to change the common way we approach teaching and learning. They focus on retention rather than understanding.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 13, 2016

Borough of Manhattan Community College (BMCC) started collaborating on game-based learning (GBL) in developmental math and writing instruction in the mid-2000s, they had no idea what they were setting in motion. The CGN also has hosted three increasingly well-attended conferences, called the CUNY Games Festival.

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eSchool News

MAY 31, 2016

classrooms will now have access to CodeMonkey’s coding curriculum, including software programming and critical thinking. Software programming and critical thinking are the new building blocks for our children to compete within a 21st century global workplace.

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EdTech Magazine

AUGUST 30, 2018

While digital tools are woven into educational pedagogy nationwide, another component of learning may help educators give students advantages in a world not yet known to them. That shouldn’t stop IT administrators and educators from trying. eli.zimmerman_9856. Thu, 08/30/2018 - 17:18.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

Research has shown our brains are “ wired for pleasure ,” and that games are an effective way to learn because they simulate adventure and keep our brains engaged and happy. But what exactly do we learn from them? The answer is likely yes, but, much like games themselves, it’s complicated.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 11, 2019

When Roanoke County Public Schools gathered educators for their first training in how to teach with Minecraft: Education Edition (M:EE), “you could hear the rumble in the room,” says Jeff Terry, the district’s director of technology. EdSurge: Why did you decide to adopt Minecraft: Education Edition? That was early 2018.

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eSchool News

MARCH 14, 2016

That was a key area of focus at the 2016 South by Southwest Education ( SXSWedu ) conference in Austin, Texas, March 7-10, and a number of ed-tech companies and organizations demonstrated possible solutions. We need to find ways of approaching STEAM education differently.”. I didn’t know that word when I was in the third grade.”.

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Edsurge

MAY 19, 2022

A group of blockchain projects called “learn-to-earn” (also sometimes called “earn-to-learn”) aims to incentivize learners to engage with educational content and, just as importantly, stick with it. The training content is broken up into short, personalized learning “pills” based on personal goals.

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Faculty Focus

AUGUST 8, 2023

In the ever-evolving landscape of online distance education, educators face a crucial challenge: captivating students and igniting their passion for learning within virtual environments. The key to unlocking this new era of educational success lies in the integration of active learning strategies.

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Faculty Focus

AUGUST 8, 2023

In the ever-evolving landscape of online distance education, educators face a crucial challenge: captivating students and igniting their passion for learning within virtual environments. The key to unlocking this new era of educational success lies in the integration of active learning strategies.

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EdTech Magazine

MARCH 16, 2018

was preparing to deploy one-to-one Chromebooks a few years ago, the amount of professional development and training needed for educators was overwhelming. In order to make sure educators were getting the professional learning experiences they needed , Douglas and her team went through several steps to create more flexible (and fun) PD.

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Teach Hub

APRIL 10, 2024

The idea of using video games in the classroom may sound like an oxymoron, but it’s clear that when students are engaged, they are learning. Using video games in the classroom as an innovative approach to engage students can work. Additionally, one study found that video games can help students with ADHD focus.

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Edsurge

APRIL 22, 2019

Over the last few decades, research in educational psychology has shown that play, in particular, is how children develop the cognitive, social and communication skills needed to succeed in life. Play comes in many forms, and allows children to test their abilities, explore, invent, and most importantly—fail and learn from their mistakes.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 22, 2018

From IBM’s test scoring machines in the 1930s to the Speak & Spells of the 70s, innovators and educators have been trying to improve education with technology for decades. But these efforts have fallen short of meaningfully transforming learning.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 18, 2017

As a society ever more reliant on technology and STEM-based careers, we must shatter the myth that math skill is inborn and reinforce that it is the result of intention and practice. It’s common to hear well educated adults declare themselves “not a math person,” sometimes proudly.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 28, 2019

It’s even more baffling when you acknowledge that throughout history, renowned philosophers and educators—including Plato , Comenius , Locke , Rousseau, Froebel , Piaget, and Papert —have lauded the power of play in teaching, especially for young learners. Of course, not all games are created equal.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 23, 2022

Not surprisingly, many of this year’s Top 10 focused on innovative ways to engage students, digital resources, and online and hybrid learning strategies related to post-pandemic teaching. This year’s 6th most-read story focuses on the predictions educators and industry experts made for learning in 2022.

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Edsurge

MAY 21, 2020

People new to competitive video games had little idea how to grow to play like their heroes. So in 2015, Wang and partner Kristoph Oedman founded ProGuides to provide training with professional gamers and educational resources. “We Wang spoke with EdSurge about what it’s like to educate the next generation of competitive gamers.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 18, 2019

We then paired up, and the newbies learned gameplay tips and tricks, most of which was conducted in English. Critical Thinking Minecraft is truly an open-world game. When a player spawns to start a new game, the map stretches in all directions. A Minecraft Education. IrvSpanish. Vance Stevens.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 7, 2016

Mindsnacks is a series of education apps on topics like geography, vocabulary, languages, and SAT. Though these are game-based learning, there’s no plot as you might find simulated games. Think Number Munchers rather than Minecraft. There is little higher-order thinking requiredf.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 27, 2017

In each scenario, simulations help educators understand what other information is needed and whom else might be affected by their decisions. Successful simulations enable participants to: Exercise critical thinking and decision making Experience consequences Receive feedback.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 4, 2016

Are digital games viable tools for creating effective online teaching and learning environments in higher education, and, if so, is anyone using them? You really have to be effortful and thoughtful, and that is the promise and the pitfall of digital game-based learning.”. Muzzy Lane’s Practice Series.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 7, 2024

After a short-lived stint as a musician in my 20s, I knew I needed a plan B, which lead me to a career in education. I’ve worked at the school for twice-exceptional students–those who are both gifted and have learning or developmental challenges–for nearly 20 years, and having the game be part of my work is a full-circle moment.

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