eSchool News

JULY 4, 2022

Our small community hosts the National Blueberry Festival every year and countless high school students work the local u-pick blueberry fields. While I have long been a proponent of game-based learning, I had (up until this past year) been skeptical of the role of esports in education.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

Exploratoriums Learning Toolbox : Hands-on science and engineering activities, experiments, and videos that align with K-12 curriculums. Mystery Science : Ready-made science lessons with interactive stories and guided hands-on activities for grades K-5.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 5, 2024

Between planning lessons and grading assignments, every minute counts,” said Dan McMahon. ” Methodology The research analyzed responses from elementary, middle and high school teachers in October 2024 to reveal insights into the current state of technology integration in education. .

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Edsurge

AUGUST 9, 2019

High school English teacher John Fallon is what you might call an early adopter. His tech of choice: video games—specifically narrative-based digital games that engage students by engrossing them in a story. Exploring New Worlds Narrative digital games aren’t just for high school students.

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AUGUST 28, 2024

Their excitement is evident as they face challenges and earn rewards, turning traditional learning into an adventure. Game-based learning not only motivates students through elements like challenges, rewards and narratives but also fosters critical skills such as problem-solving, strategic thinking and collaboration.

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Edsurge

JUNE 10, 2019

The news came as a surprise to educational game developers and researchers, many of whom credit the Institute of Play for supporting and growing the game-based learning industry. Among the institute’s first project was designing and implementing a new public middle and high school in New York City.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 29, 2022

Our small community hosts the National Blueberry Festival every year and countless high school students work the local u-pick blueberry fields. While I have long been a proponent of game-based learning, I had (up until this past year) been skeptical of the role of esports in education.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 10, 2025

As a fourth-grade teacher, Ive seen how gamification can transform a regular lesson into something my students look forward to. “Games are among childrens favorite activities, especially for primary school students.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 11, 2019

Thanks to a strategic approach to PD and support, teacher collaboration has skyrocketed, kindergartners are coding and students are excited about learning. And the most gratifying piece is that at the end of all these lessons, kids are excited about what they’re learning. Kids open up with Minecraft. It’s changing our students.

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MAY 15, 2024

In 2013, the STEM and Computer Science (STEM+CS) team was created to implement an interdisciplinary grades K-12 STEM program outside the grade-level core disciplines of ELA, math, science and social studies, and separate from the standard Career Technical Education (CTE) programs to reach all students.

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

It becomes relevant to them when you turn your class into a game,” says Isaacs, a 50-year-old teacher at William Annin Middle School and Ridge High School in Basking Ridge, N.J. You’re taking out all the sterile school stuff.” My grading system is based on leveling up,” he says.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 30, 2016

CodeCombat has added major new capabilities including Game Development and Web Development, and quadrupled the number of levels available to users of its original Learn to Code module, giving students plenty of runway to keep enhancing their coding skills. years for elementary school, 1.5 CodeCombat enhancements available Sept.

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FEBRUARY 26, 2018

Michael Matera, a 6th grade world history teacher in Milwaukee, used his expertise in gamification to write a top selling book, Explore Like a Pirate. Job titles in this category might include Chief Executive Officer of an edtech startup or Entrepreneur-in-residence at a high school. Create 3D printables - sell on Shapeways.

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FEBRUARY 12, 2019

A project of the Institute of Play, Quest, as the school is known, is an Innovation Zone (or iZone) school, itself a project of the city’s public school system. Quest students learned skills like problem solving at a much faster rate than students in college. “In The takeaway?

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 23, 2022

While I have had to readjust some of my teaching methodology, I have also come to appreciate all of the technology I learned to use this past year and plan on continuing to use it in my instruction. –Lisa Cumming, Science Teacher, Olmsted Falls High School. — Abbas Manjee , Former Educator and Co-Founder, Kiddom.

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MAY 21, 2020

As the world has come to accept that being a professional competitive gamer is a legitimate career path and an achievable goal for anyone, young gamers are starting to hone their skills in high school and college with ProGuides helping them along the way. As a result, the business is thriving.

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AUGUST 27, 2019

Sara Rowe and Lennelle Gilpin, who teach middle school geography in Wentzville, Mo., Michael Milton, a high school history teacher in Burlington, Mass., recalls a childhood love of mystery novels, piecing together clues and what we might call today active learning. Perhaps I shouldn’t have been so surprised.

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JUNE 18, 2018

Another study concluded that children in elementary school who played five or more hours of games a week performed better socially and academically than peers who did not. Games Make It OK to Fail Failure is a normal part of learning. Games are a compelling force, one that’s creating a positive culture.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 7, 2016

Though these are game-based learning, there’s no plot as you might find simulated games. Each app includes personalized learning, an enhanced review mode, and additional challenges to keep students motivated. Think Number Munchers rather than Minecraft. There is little higher-order thinking requiredf.

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APRIL 17, 2019

Esther Wojcicki, the esteemed journalism teacher at Palo Alto High School, joined in 2016 as the company’s chief learning officer. If all went well, the district would consider a long-term relationship and delivering Planet3 products to all of the district’s middle and high schools. Signs looked good at this point.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 4, 2019

Common Sense Media’s award-winning Digital Passport is the gold-standard in teaching digital citizenship to grades 3-5 (or Middle School). This free-to-schools online program mixes videos, games, quizzes, and the challenge of earning badges to teach students the concepts behind digital citizenship : Communication.

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