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Epic Guide To Game Based Learning

The CoolCatTeacher

100+ Game Based Learning Resources to Get Started in Your Classroom From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Games are fun. Game based learning excites learning in my classroom. Game Based Learning in My Classroom. By Jennifer Roland.

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Video: Using Game-based Learning in the Classroom to Develop Productive Struggle

MIND Research Institute

In this video, I'll share some game-based learning strategies that can develop students' capacity for productive struggle. Try incorporating game-based learning in the classroom and let us know how it goes! List of board games with mathematical thinking. More research behind game-based learning.

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The Importance of Civics Education

User Generated Education

A 2016 survey by the Annenberg Public Policy Center found that only 26 percent of Americans can name all three branches of government, which was a significant decline from previous years. An article from the NEA had this to say about civics education in lower income schools: Only 25 percent of U.S.

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The Importance of Civics Education

User Generated Education

A 2016 survey by the Annenberg Public Policy Center found that only 26 percent of Americans can name all three branches of government, which was a significant decline from previous years. Students were then asked to choose an article from the Newsela Civics category to read, and play iCivics games.

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Mathivating Kids to Get Excited About Math

The CoolCatTeacher

Vicki: Today we’re talking with Kim Thomas @padamspam , 2016 Illinois Teacher of the Year. So I did an article on… I call it “ Math Cursing.” It’s from Curio Learning, “Teach Like a Rebel.”. Enhanced Transcript. Mathivating Kids to Get Excited About Math. Link to show: www.coolcatteacher.com/e286. Date: April 9, 2018.

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The Game Agency Creates Custom Game-Based Solutions To Help Complement Training Initiatives And Improve Learning Outcomes

The Game Agency

The Training Arcade was born in 2016 and was designed to enhance other training platforms including PowerPoint, the most popular authoring tools, and just about any LMS. Mobile and micro-learning are the future of corporate training and capitalize on learners’ ever shrinking attention spans. increase in non-required activity.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

“ Social-Emotional Learning Is the Rage in K–12. ” asks the Student Experience Manager of the Minerva Project in an article in Edsurge. I wrote about social-emotional learning (algorithms) as a “trend to watch.” Creative Commons has released its State of the Commons 2016 report.

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