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eSchool News
JUNE 27, 2025
That’s where game-based learning comes in. Meanwhile, video games are already one of the most familiar and compelling forms of media for students–so why not use them as a learning platform? These benefits translate well to STEAM contexts, where critical thinking, teamwork, and creativity are essential.
Edsurge
JUNE 11, 2025
The Creativity Challenge in Computer Science Education Creativity often declines as students progress through school. Developed by Urban Arts in collaboration with Minecraft Education , the program offers middle school teachers professional development, ongoing coaching and a 72-session curriculum built around game-based instruction.
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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. The rest are sent to vocational school.
Edsurge
NOVEMBER 7, 2022
Remember that heavy feeling you sometimes got as a kid heading into yet another school day? Middle school Guidance Counselor Rachelle Vallon remembers the feeling, too. But she doesn't want that to be how kids experience school going forward. I feel like this is what I needed when I was a kid going to school," explains Vallon.
Edsurge
OCTOBER 25, 2022
Now the Managing Director and Chief Learning Officer at Games for Change , Shapiro stands at the vanguard of a movement to both normalize and prioritize game-based instruction in schools. I've always thought games were good models for everything. In entertainment games, it's not about that.
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
Today, because of the changes in education, the use of games to reinforce learning, to teach, and to engage students in their own education has become one of the most effective tools to bridge the gap between school-based and remote learning. It’s called Game Based Learning (GBL).
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