Edsurge

MARCH 6, 2017

A great deal of initial research exists about blended learning techniques such as game-based learning, but adoption has stalled because of a lack of scalable, practical techniques that have also proven effective. Enders Game by Orson Scott Card—A novel that conceptualizes a variety of game-based learning mechanics.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 6, 2017

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. That’s why our school gradually introduces STEM concepts, and coding in particular, to students as they progress through each grade level.

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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. “Now I run a 40-person ‘empire’ at Filament.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 16, 2015

My favorite lesson planning resources are provided by The Institute of Play and 3D Game Labs. The Institute of Play provides resources that teachers can use to plan and create games, and align them to curriculum and standards. 3D Game Labs provides an affordable platform for gamifying the classroom.

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eSchool News

JULY 19, 2023

Key points: Immersive learning experiences are highly engaging and give students another way to grasp key STEM concepts Roblox and Project Lead The Way are offering 3D immersive learning with a new STEM experience See related article: Are you teaching with Roblox?

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

In addition to giving their students access to the two game-based learning platforms, Dallas ISD educators will be able choose to implement the fully-integrated curricula and professional development that accompanies each platform. Dallas ISD administrators and educators can learn more by visiting: [link].

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Edsurge

MAY 15, 2024

STEM identity can last a lifetime and help students thrive in school, future careers and life. Inclusive STEM programs widen job opportunities for the growing technology sector, support students in building digital literacy skills and empower young people to become creators — not just consumers — of technology.

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eSchool News

JUNE 7, 2023

This unique program leverages the power of play by using engaging, hands-on digital resources to educate and inspire students in grades 9-12 to consider exciting careers in a variety of STEM professions. The future STEM innovators are sitting in classrooms all across the country.

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eSchool News

JULY 4, 2022

In one year, I shifted from being an educator who didn’t value an expanded role of video games in schools to a teacher developing an elementary esports curriculum, running multiple esports summer camps, and developing an elementary esports after school club. I teach an elementary STEM class called iCreate in South Haven Public Schools.

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EdTech Magazine

JULY 31, 2017

By Meghan Bogardus Cortez From providing motivation to assisting struggling students, games can help educators with tricky concepts.

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Edsurge

JUNE 10, 2024

Innovative STEM programming requires a willingness to adopt emerging tools and technologies, as well as methodologies like project-based learning. We saw an opportunity to use Minecraft Education as a project-based learning tool in computer science, which is how Level Up Los Angeles was born.

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eSchool News

JULY 29, 2022

I was prepared to talk about the connections to STEM learning, the opportunity to engage otherwise disengaged students, the inclusive nature of gaming, the research behind gamification and game-based learning, and more. .

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 29, 2022

In one year, I shifted from being an educator who didn’t value an expanded role of video games in schools to a teacher developing an elementary esports curriculum, running multiple esports summer camps, and developing an elementary esports after school club. I teach an elementary STEM class called iCreate in South Haven Public Schools.

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EdTech Magazine

JANUARY 21, 2015

Frank Smith A game-based learning event, executive summit and hands-on sessions are highlights of the opening day of the conference. Classroom Collaboration Curriculum Game-based Learning Hardware Leadership Management Mobility Notebooks Online Learning Policies STEM Tablets'

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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. CodeMonkey teaches programming basics in a language known as “CoffeeScript” through game-based learning. Successful programs must be tested and proven in real-world, everyday school environments.

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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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EdTech Magazine

OCTOBER 8, 2015

By Tommy Peterson School districts share strategies for bringing games into the classroom.

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Edsurge

JUNE 21, 2022

The best of these young coders are learning to use code creatively and developing a tangible skill set that they will use in future careers. CodeCombat AI League trailer (credit: CodeCombat) A Foundation of Game-Based Learning Founded in 2013, CodeCombat was born from a simple idea: Make learning to code engaging and accessible to all.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 16, 2020

The primary way the nonprofit is doing this is through an AI curriculum it launched in May in Akron Public Schools in Ohio but which has already spread to six states and more than 2,500 students. I’ve heard you say the curriculum is more like TikTok than Scholastic. I call it “Gen Z curriculum design.”

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Maker High empowers students to understand and master STEM concepts. Maker High makes learning fun by meeting students where they already are: on Roblox. We hope teachers and students come back to play again and again to build upon their STEM skills.” GoldieBlox is a Roblox Community Fund (RCF) grantee.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 23, 2022

Parents and students will expect schools to provide curriculum pathways that better prepare students for life after graduation, and that factor in student wellness and social emotional learning (SEL). Literacy and Curriculum, Certified Academic Language Therapist C.A.L.T Competency-based education will emerge across K-12.After

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eSchool News

MARCH 14, 2016

Ardusat offers kits and curriculum with everything students need to design their own science experiments in outer space, receive and analyze data, and publish their results. is a free game-based learning platform that allows teachers—or students—to create their own learning games using videos, images, and multiple-choice questions.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 26, 2018

With over 20 years classroom experience, Tricia is all about “putting the STEAM back in STEM.” Learning Innovation Designer is an emerging type of instructional designer with an emphasis on designing learning innovation from a student perspective. Innovations in Games-Based Learning video series.

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EdTech Magazine

JANUARY 31, 2018

From additional Learning Tools for OneNote to a new way to use Minecraft: Education Edition , these new developments stem directly from the needs of Microsoft’s most important consumers. “[The The partnerships will include new curriculum that lets students explore our planet and beyond.

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Edsurge

MAY 9, 2023

. — Deepak Cheenath That puts CoCo’s strategies to keep students engaged or motivated to learn at complete odds with what many edtech companies have been trying to do to teach literacy or STEM — mimic online games like Robolox or Minecraft that children spend hours immersed in outside of school.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 17, 2017

make themed puzzles and games available during sponge time — right before lunch or at the end of the day. if you’re just getting into game-based learning, this is a great starting point. More games and simulations: Lots more web-based puzzles. Lots of web-based simulations.

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Edsurge

APRIL 16, 2018

In 2015, we launched the FutureSmart Digital program—a gamified, web-based financial education course, in partnership with education technology company EVERFI. We’ve seen social studies teachers include personal finance in their civics curriculum and math teachers use digital courses to teach topics like unit cost.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 22, 2018

And although digital curriculum and technology might temporarily engage students, most of the time the design of these tools fails to support teacher practice, enrich instruction, and accommodate time constraints in the classroom. Teachers are eager to help students meaningfully showcase deeper levels of thinking.

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Edsurge

APRIL 17, 2019

He envisioned a game-based educational platform used by teachers and students to learn about science and the environment. He had the staff, as many as 35 employees with experience in game and curriculum development. Students also liked the avatar-based 3-D games. “I Signs looked good at this point.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 22, 2018

A fourth-grade student at Mendez Elementary in San Marcos, Texas, held an iPad out in front of her. On the screen, she saw her classroom just as though she were using the camera, but with one startling difference: There was a zombie floating in front of her.

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EdTech Magazine

OCTOBER 10, 2016

Bannan Schools offer tips on setting up hands-on learning in all kinds of spaces. By Karen J.

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EdTech Magazine

OCTOBER 7, 2016

By Frank DiMaria Soon students will sense movement, explore the human body in 3D and mix chemicals virtually thanks to companies like Oculus, Facebook and Nearpod.

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EdTech Magazine

JUNE 30, 2017

By Eric Walter Some experts look to AI and robotics as the teaching tools of the future.

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Game-Based Learning Teaching Online Learning Curriculum 150

eSchool News

DECEMBER 1, 2021

The utility of game-based learning in education has been known for a long time, but what is beginning to emerge is an understanding of how esports are having an impact in education. In addition to promoting social and emotional learning, esports encourages important STEM outcomes for students.

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Edsurge

MAY 1, 2019

(When we played the game, we read and answered a series of questions about a T-Rex, fulcrums, tesla coils and the spoonbill bird.) The game was designed for the consumer family market—not schools—which is an emerging growth area for game-based learning companies. “We

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Edsurge

JANUARY 16, 2018

If organic chemistry were easy, an old joke goes, it would be called biology. Getting a seat in Garg’s Chemistry 14D class—even one on the floor in the aisle—is for many undergraduates a cause for a victory dance. For some, O-chem is where med school dreams go to die. Many see it as an impossible maze of ceaseless memorization.

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