Edsurge

MAY 9, 2023

candidates at MIT’s Lifelong Kindergarten research group, say it all started with a single piece of feedback: “Just make learning fun.” Scrawled across a form, the advice came from a group of 12 year olds at a mindfulness retreat hosted at a school near MIT. Manuj Dhariwal and Shruti Dhariwal, a pair of Ph.D.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

“I never want to make claims that games writ-large for any kid—under any circumstances—teach these sort of skills.” On a Quest A decade ago, Salen helped design and open a Manhattan middle school with a unique proposition. Part of that success may be attributable to the way games are designed—e.g.,

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Edsurge

JANUARY 22, 2018

Feedback: In our interviews, we learned that teachers have a strong desire to source lessons, activities, and resources that simultaneously align to state standards and resonate with their students. Teachers in Georgia told us about the challenges they face making cross curricular connections.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 30, 2016

Dozens of new levels for its Learn to Code module that extend the curriculum to 2.5 years for elementary school, 1.5 years for middle school and 1 year for high school – with new levels being added every month. Girls in CodeCombat classrooms even learn seven percent faster than boys.

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Edsurge

MAY 22, 2017

Teachers can then provide real-time feedback to students that will help them to identify the areas in which they need to improve. Digital Portfolios—Artifacts of Learning Digital portfolios support a formative approach by encouraging students to collect artifacts that they can share with both peers and teachers.

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Edsurge

JUNE 27, 2017

The re-branded product still offers many of Classroom’s services, like organizing class assignments and providing feedback to students, but now the product will come with more collaborative messaging features (think Slack for Microsoft education). the game-based learning platform, is going mobile. WHO GIVES A KAHOOT?:

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Edsurge

JANUARY 10, 2018

Happy Atoms , developed by Schell Games , helps middle-school students develop an intuitive sense about molecules by building them with physical models and then exploring their properties through an app.

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Edsurge

APRIL 17, 2019

Planet3’s Formative Years Kelly founded Planet3 in 2013 to blend top-tier commercial game designers with instructional experts and create a digital platform to teach middle-school science. He based the content on the Next Generation Science Standards , a multi-state effort at K-12 science education content completed in 2013.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 2, 2016

This year’s cohort, whose products range from game-based learning to AI-generated flashcards, has a lot to be excited about. based startup is building online game worlds akin to World of Warcraft and other deep-dive games, but where users are introduced to Next Generation Science Standards and real-life learning opportunities.

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