eSchool News

FEBRUARY 8, 2016

Challenge encourages game-based learning to help kids learn to have fun with math. If they build it, they will learn from it. That’s the idea behind the national K-12 Game-a-thon, which invites students to let their imaginations and problem solving run wild as they design, build and share their own math games.

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Edsurge

MAY 9, 2023

CoCo is still in its beta phase, being tested out by educators from 65 different countries. For instance, it now groups student users who are at the same level of mastery together, to make competition more fair. Shoelace doesn’t want to “trick” kids into learning, an act Dexter likens to feeding them chocolate-covered broccoli.

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Gamification Motivation Game-Based Learning Math 206

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

Playing games in the classroom is not a new concept. So, it’s perhaps not surprising that there are game-based edtech companies hoping to leave a mark in classrooms. But what goes into building a game-based learning startup—or any edtech startup? It was a disaster,” he said.

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Learning Game-Based Learning Testing Fairness 152

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

We are attempting to solve this by focusing on supporting titles that are low cost or free to play, that already have more diverse audiences and — importantly — we have decided to focus on playing a collection of games as a triathlon instead of a single game during each esports tournament.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 23, 2022

Technology will be tailored to support through-course assessment.Rather than an end-of-year, single high-stakes test, conversations are picking up around scaffolding the high stakes testing model, whereby students take pieces of exams as they progress. . — Keith Look, Ed.D., VP of Equity and Innovation, K-12, Territorium.

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Hybrid Learning Communication Accessibility Languages 297