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New Research Proves Game-Based Learning Works—Here's Why That Matters

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A great deal of initial research exists about blended learning techniques such as game-based learning, but adoption has stalled because of a lack of scalable, practical techniques that have also proven effective. Enders Game by Orson Scott Card—A novel that conceptualizes a variety of game-based learning mechanics.

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5 ways to integrate gamification into your classroom

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. “Empirical research has shown that students in gamified classrooms tend to participate more actively in lessons, leading to improved academic performance and retention of knowledge” (Dehghanzadeh et al., After a few weeks, the game Dont Look Down was paywalled, and another game replaced it.

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How to use Minecraft Education in your classroom

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Brooks goes through learning standards to find something that will lend itself well to building in Minecraft. They are building in Minecraft Education to demonstrate skills and knowledge, Brooks said. Using this terminology is important and helps frame a mentality focused on learning rather than playing. App Smash with Flip.

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How to use Minecraft Education in your classroom

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Brooks goes through learning standards to find something that will lend itself well to building in Minecraft. They are building in Minecraft Education to demonstrate skills and knowledge, Brooks said. Using this terminology is important and helps frame a mentality focused on learning rather than playing. App Smash with Flip.

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The Impact of Inclusive STEM Education

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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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Why It's Important to Teach Your Students Financial Literacy—and Three Ways to Do It

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In 2015, we launched the FutureSmart Digital program—a gamified, web-based financial education course, in partnership with education technology company EVERFI. We’ve seen social studies teachers include personal finance in their civics curriculum and math teachers use digital courses to teach topics like unit cost.

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Carmen Sandiego Is Back. But Can She Fix America’s Geography Woes?

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There were other games that were set in historical periods of time or set on other places on the planet, but you weren’t at an advantage if you had that knowledge readily in hand,” he says. The gamified history that ‘Carmen Sandiego’ does is kind of cool to grab their attention and then you can build on that knowledge.”

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