eSchool News

MAY 15, 2023

These positive learning outcomes make esports popular in secondary grades, with both students and educators advocating for the addition and growth of scholastic esports in their middle and high schools.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Maker High offers an immersive learning experience hosted on Roblox for educators to teach chemistry in middle and high school classrooms. Maker High is a new experience on Roblox from the award-winning GoldieBlox team that leverages the power of gamified learning to deeply engage learners in chemistry.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

TeachEngineering : Standards-aligned, hands-on STEM activities and lesson plans for elementary to high school educators and students. Tynker : Game-based coding lessons and challenges designed for young learners, covering basic programming concepts to advanced topics like AI and robotics.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 5, 2024

. “The survey results show that teachers are driven by the opportunity to positively impact their students’ lives, so we’re providing tools that enrich their work in the classroom and free up time for the personal moments and activities that matter to them outside of school.” To learn more, visit GoLumio.com.

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Edsurge

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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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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Edsurge

JUNE 21, 2022

Schools have begun to recognize the value of esports, with more than 8,600 US high schools having started video-gaming teams since 2018. 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.

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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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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. About 8000 students in our middle and high school 1:1 take-home laptop program use Minecraft. Kids open up with Minecraft. The key really is supporting and training teachers.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 10, 2025

Key points: Gamification in the classroom engages students and supports deeper learning How one high school became a Minecraft powerhouse Gamifying math and beating the summer slide For more news on classroom gamification, visit eSNs Digital Learning hub Incorporating game elements into lessons helps students feel more motivated and excited to participate. (..)

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Edsurge

MARCH 18, 2024

In this pursuit, the Reinvent the Classroom initiative, a collaborative effort led by Digital Promise in partnership with HP, Microsoft and Intel, serves as an exemplar for leveraging game-based learning for inclusive instructional practices. The first experience featured an action-packed and timing-focused game.

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Edsurge

MAY 22, 2017

Portfolios also highlight learning’s natural progression. For instance, a high school freshman might undertake a service learning project that lasts until his graduation. His portfolio would highlight his project’s development, its revisions, and its completion as evidence of learning.

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Edsurge

MAY 15, 2024

Research formality ranges from classroom-based informal needs assessment and feedback regarding professional learning to high-level National Science Foundation-funded studies. Iterate on what works and learn from what doesn’t.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 27, 2024

Also, just this month, Verizon made headlines with its launch of the first ever Scholastic High School Esports League. Partnering with the nonprofit games for Change, Verizon is bringing professional level coaching and resources right into high school classrooms. If the Olympics are taking a look at it.

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Edsurge

MAY 9, 2023

In CoCo’s demo video, all the different use cases for the platform seem geared toward users building projects together, like coding and playing a game live. Shoelace doesn’t want to “trick” kids into learning, an act Dexter likens to feeding them chocolate-covered broccoli.

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Edsurge

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. That's a general finding in research in other fields, but it works in kind of a cool way in games.”

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EdTech Magazine

MARCH 16, 2018

When Tulare Joint Union High School District (Calif.) Switching to gamified PD through a partnership with game-based learning company Alludo was a no-brainer. CUE 2018: 5 Steps to Create More Accessible, Personalized Professional Development. meghan.bogardu…. Fri, 03/16/2018 - 16:13.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 26, 2018

Job titles in this category might include Chief Executive Officer of an edtech startup or Entrepreneur-in-residence at a high school. Innovations in Games-Based Learning video series. More information on UNC MEITE. UNC MEITE website. MEITE program overview. Facebook events.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

You may have seen the photos of stadiums packed to the gills with crazed fans or photos of young high school- and college-aged players hoisting sparkling trophies high into the air as they pull in million-dollar prize purses. There are now over 115 colleges and universities offering scholarships.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 2, 2016

. “FLVS was the first statewide internet-based public high school in the United States when we were founded in 1997, and we have continued to strive to remain on the cutting edge of online learning ever since,” said Ronald Blocker, president and CEO of FLVS.

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Edsurge

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.” And “Minecraft” has become a hit in classrooms.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 4, 2019

From high school valedictorian to game company CEO to computer science instructor, all I really needed to know, I’ve learned from video games. Final Fantasy Min-maxing is a resource-management term used often in terms of gaming strategy. This process is known as grinding.

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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

APRIL 22, 2019

Imagine learning math and science from the perspective of a middle or high school student. The student’s mental image of the subject is more than likely that of a textbook—dense, daunting, and dry—accompanied by a sigh exclaiming, “Please, anything but this!”

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Edsurge

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. Physical geography is important,” Keller says.

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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. Students talk with game developers including Maria Burns Ortiz of 7 Generation Games after panel.

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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. –Justin Moore, K-12 Sales Director, Vector Solutions.

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Edsurge

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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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. Conclusion.

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Edsurge

JUNE 18, 2018

Games Can Create Meaningful Experiences There’s a reason most kids have played 10,000 hours of online games by the time they’re 21—which is about the same amount of time they’ve spent in middle and high school. Games are a compelling force, one that’s creating a positive culture.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 27, 2017

high school students using its studying tools. Quizlet will not be the only edtech company seeking to monetize by allowing other education companies access to its large user base. “What they recognize is that their users are already on our platform, using Quizlet on a daily, weekly basis.”

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Edsurge

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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Edsurge

OCTOBER 23, 2019

Adjacent to displays and videos about Minecraft merchandise and the game’s place in popular culture is a section devoted to how Minecraft has been used as a tool for real-world change. Then there are the parents for whom the exhibit may be Minecraft 101.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 4, 2019

These are game-based learning where students strive to type fast so they can beat an opponent. This is a free technology curriculum for Middle/High School and adults from Google. Learning technology is one of those topics that many schools — especially middle and high school — teach as an elective.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 7, 2024

Key points: Aspects of the popular game reinforce curricular concepts for students How I’m making learning more engaging for my gifted students How one high school became a Minecraft powerhouse For more on curricular approaches, visit eSN’s Innovative Teaching hub I grew up in the 1980s, and Dungeons & Dragons (D&D) was a big part of (..)

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