Curriculum Game-Based Learning Skills 
eSchool News
MAY 14, 2025
Students in the pilot program saw a significant improvement in their literacy skills over the course of only three months. After working on academics, students could choose from a variety of fun yet educational activities, and the game design program–which used a curriculum from Work ED –was one of them.
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 We're focused on those game-learning principles.
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Edsurge
OCTOBER 25, 2022
“I've always thought games were good models for everything—how to learn, but also how to be,” says Arana Shapiro. She has dedicated much of her career to helping educators integrate technology with purpose into their curriculum. Can you share some of the obstacles you’ve faced promoting game-based learning?
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.
Edsurge
MAY 30, 2017
What’s more, game-based learning (GBL) can address some of the most common roadblocks encountered by math teachers and students alike. Intervention students can get stuck in a deficit model of instruction that repeatedly focuses only on they skills and knowledge they lack. But this approach has its limitations.
Ask a Tech Teacher
OCTOBER 30, 2020
“ In fact, 92% of teachers indicated they would like to use curriculum-based games in the future. It’s called Game Based Learning (GBL). It simply means teachers include games in their lesson plans to teach curricular concepts. More on Game-based Learning. What is GBL.
Edsurge
FEBRUARY 4, 2019
EdSurge recently caught up with White to talk about how game-based learning (GBL) can help children develop the skills that will be essential in their future jobs, and how Minecraft, specifically, has influenced classroom education and the learning game industry. EdSurge: First things first.
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