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Game Based Learning in Action

The CoolCatTeacher

Game-based learning might not be what you think. On today’s show Matthew Farber, author of Game-Based Learning In Action: How an Expert Affinity Group Teaches with Games , talks about how to use games in the classroom effectively. Game-Based Learning in Action.

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See Game-Based Learning In Action at Pinellas

MIND Research Institute

Powered by MIND Research Institute, creators of the ST Math game-based learning technology, Family Math Night events help students and parents see math in a different way: as an experience they can participate in together. January 14, 2017. Game-based Learning Technology in the Classroom.

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KyEdRPG, Part One: Site Launch Announcement!

Adam Watson Edtech Elixirs

I have certainly expressed my passion for game-based learning several times in prior Edtech Elixirs entries. But I also have a fondness for good ol' fashioned table-top role playing games (TTRPGs) and how they can have a place inside a school. In this entry, we discuss the "grand opening" of the site itself.

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AI in VR and AR with Rachelle Dené Poth

The CoolCatTeacher

In 2017, Rachelle was selected as the 2017 Outstanding Teacher of the Year by PAECT (the Pennsylvania Association for Educational Communications in Technology, the PA affiliate of ISTE) and by the NSBA as one of the “20 to Watch” educators. You know, for example, you teach Spanish. Vicki Davis (04:24.106) Mm-hmm.

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#04: Simple Ways to Find Your Teaching Blindspots in the Classroom

The CoolCatTeacher

Dr. David Guerin, (@ DavidGeurin ) is the 2017 NASSP Digital Principal of the year. ” SMART Learning Suite is today’s sponsor. Topics include: Who has blind spots in their teaching and the impact on learning in the classroom. Examples of common teacher blind spots. David believes that. Listen on iTunes.

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It’s 2020: Have Digital Learning Innovations Trends Changed?

Edsurge

In early 2017, organizations that have focused on digital learning came together to better leverage their strengths and capacities for a common goal: improving student success. In particular, she feels that “we have a very micro perspective, and we need to have a more macro perspective about how institutions work.”

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This District Rolled Out Minecraft and Teacher Collaboration Skyrocketed

Edsurge

Roanoke added Minecraft: Education Edition to the district’s Microsoft campus agreement as a pilot project in 2017; now the software has been rolled out to 14,000 students district-wide. Thanks to a strategic approach to PD and support, teacher collaboration has skyrocketed, kindergartners are coding and students are excited about learning.

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