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Why Games are Central to Building Math Fluency

MIND Research Institute

And by playing games, students can practice and revise their thinking as they move through the developmental stages of mastering math facts at their own pace (Bay-Williams & Kling 2014). And evidence suggests that efficiency and accuracy may actually be negatively influenced by timed testing” (Kling & Bay-Williams, 2014, p.

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5 ways to engage students in real coding this summer (hint: it’s not by playing Minecraft)

eSchool News

Teaching students how to code software is one of the most valuable skills you can give them, and will virtually guarantee them employment once they’re in the workforce. Courses for kids should incorporate some element of gamification to keep them engaged. Many schools are offering coding courses over the summer.

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The Asian Money Fueling US Edtech Investments

Edsurge

380 million tally in 2014. million (Seed) 2014 WI Harper Group GotIt! $9 million (A) 2014 SoftBank Ventures Korea, KTB Ventures Listenwise $600K (Seed) 2016 EduLab Minerva Project $70 million (B). 2014 TAL Education, Yongjin Group, ZhenFund One Month $1.9 billion in 2016, according to Goldman Sachs. edtech startups.

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Makerspace for Little or Nothing

The Daring Librarian

Cardboard Tube STEM Activities and more! This is a Mommy blog that has lots of great STEM ideas! I'm a big advocate of STEAM rather than STEM. Gamification For The Win 10 Coloring Pages for Women's History Month More Maker Posts! ISTE Board of Directors PK-12 Representative 2010-2014 - Creator of Content.

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Makerspace Starter Kit Updated

The Daring Librarian

No software needed! Gamification for the Win! gamification -> Read my latest blog post for more! ?? A post shared by @GwynethJones (@thedaringlibrarian) on May 11, 2017 at 1:21pm PDT Check out my Gamification Makerspace Amazon Shopping List for more games & ideas! I'm a big advocate of STEAM rather than STEM.

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Education Technology and the Year of Wishful Thinking

Hack Education

Not just the loss of Seymour Papert and Prince and David Bowie and Phife Dawg and Harper Lee and Gwen Ifill and Alan Rickman and Gene Wilder and Ursula Franklin and Scott Erik Kaufman and Jerome Bruner and Elie Wiesel and Alvin Toffler and Leonard Cohen (and many more), but the grief and the pain that stems from these and so many other losses.