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To Get Serious About Games, Teachers Experiment With Play in the Classroom

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A few classrooms down, Baselice’s colleague Jonathan Nardolilli teaches middle school mathematics using a board game he created himself to instruct students about the different angles created by parallel lines intersecting a transversal. Like Angie, Croft’s online game options also get stuck in the school’s filters.

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Competition Can Motivate, Encourage and Inspire Students. But It Can Also Harm Them.

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In middle school, I participated in Future City , a STEM competition for middle schoolers. I figured that what gave me joy in elementary school would do the same for my students. Influenced by my own experiences and the philosophy of my school, competition became a staple in our classroom culture.

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A Decade Into Experiments With Gamification, Edtech Rethinks How to Motivate Learners

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No one wants to be at the bottom of a leaderboard,” says Deepak Cheenath, co-founder of Quizizz, a classroom tool that lets teachers create pop quizzes and games. For instance, it now groups student users who are at the same level of mastery together, to make competition more fair. Quizizz is embodying this shift.

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?Updates, Upgrades and Overheard: What Was Unveiled at ISTE 2017

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Quizzes on Google Forms now allow for a bit more customization: Teachers can offer partial credit for answers choices while auto-grading multiple choice questions. Our bread and butter has always been middle school ELA,” a representative from the company explains. The app will be ready to use starting in September.

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15 President’s Day Activities

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Here are fifteen ways to celebrate in your classroom including websites, games, activities, printables, quizzes, audios, songs, interactive maps, crafts, flashcards, videos, webquests, books, posters, trading cards, lesson plans, word searches, puzzles, speeches, articles, animations, biographies, and more: 1. Activities for High School.

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Notes from the 2015 Iowa STEM Summit

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Pleasant Middle School. Wish this wasn’t locked down behind AEA PD Online (with quizzes!) LC – I lead an annual STEM excellence fair and bring other teachers, community members in that way. Peek Into a STEM Classroom: Mt. Northwest Iowa STEM Region Breakout Session , Molly Faber & Mary Trent.

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How to Transition to Online Schooling: Is it Right for You?

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Establish School Hours Set clear learning hours that mimic traditional school timings, with blocks allocated for live classes, independent study, breaks, and meals. Additionally, students can join local sports teams, music classes, or volunteer organizations outside of school to stay socially and physically active.