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Teach Thought
JULY 10, 2025
Views Facebook Linkedin Print How Does Gamification Uncover Nuance In The Learning Process? Share a pic or an update and watch the ‘likes’ roll in, each one like a point in a game. The Grade Point Average might be the most visible example of gamification in school. For years, classrooms have been gamified.
Edsurge
JUNE 11, 2025
Creative Coding in the Classroom: From Game Design to Storytelling One example of creative coding comes from a curriculum that introduces computer science through game design and storytelling in Minecraft, a game-based learning platform used by millions of students worldwide.
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Edsurge
NOVEMBER 7, 2022
And that desire for change drew Vallon to Quest to Learn , a public 6-12 school in New York City focused on game-based learning. There are so many amazing ways to use games, game-like experiences and the design process to engage students. "I They are applying the learning to a real-world context.
Edsurge
JANUARY 3, 2023
More than 50 years after Don Rawitsch introduced Oregon Trail in his eighth grade class, the debate continues : Can games become a legitimate tool for learning? Proponents of game-based learning have good reason to be optimistic—but also cautious. Making games cultivates a range of hard skills (e.g.
Ask a Tech Teacher
OCTOBER 30, 2020
It’s called Game Based Learning (GBL). It simply means teachers include games in their lesson plans to teach curricular concepts. By using the games kids already love–want to play–GBL has an opportunity to turn students into lifelong learners who enjoy learning. More on Game-based Learning.
Edsurge
FEBRUARY 4, 2019
I have to do a lot of the same strategic thinking that I enjoyed doing in that game.” He also ponders whether games can both teach and measure 21st-century skills, considers the barriers to a broader use of GBL in schools and discusses the not-so-mysterious motivational power of Pokemon. Games encourage a growth mindset.
eSchool News
FEBRUARY 18, 2025
Exploratoriums Learning Toolbox : Hands-on science and engineering activities, experiments, and videos that align with K-12 curriculums. Mystery Science : Ready-made science lessons with interactive stories and guided hands-on activities for grades K-5.
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