Edsurge

MAY 1, 2019

Learning activities in Adventure Academy (Screenshot: Tony Wan) The curriculum, built by a team of more than 40 experts, covers roughly 100 topics across English language arts, math, science and social studies subjects. Most of the content is aligned to state and national academic standards for grades 3 to 6, according to the company.

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Game-Based Learning Education Company Academic Standards 159

Edsurge

JANUARY 22, 2018

From IBM’s test scoring machines in the 1930s to the Speak & Spells of the 70s, innovators and educators have been trying to improve education with technology for decades. But these efforts have fallen short of meaningfully transforming learning. It’s no wonder that only 58% of teachers are comfortable using technology in class.

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Edsurge

MAY 8, 2019

In addition to those consumer offerings, DragonBox has been piloting and developing full math curricula for use in schools in Finland, France and Norway, where the company is based. The program includes tablets and apps, along with print workbooks, lesson plans and physical manipulatives aligned to national academic standards.

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TeachThought - Learn better.

MAY 21, 2015

It’s challenging enough to manage a traditional learning environment where the curriculum is handed to you, and meetings are set, and you’re simply there to manage; adding more ingredients to the mix seems like asking for trouble. The good news is, many of the elements of a progressive learning environment—e.g.,

Classroom 40

Classroom Game-Based Learning Social Media Trends 40

Edsurge

APRIL 17, 2019

White says developers often wrestle with building a product that’s fun and engaging or a product that’s more direct in addressing a district’s academic standards. Are we building a comprehensive curriculum, or are we building games?” A further challenge awaits those who try to sell into schools.

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TeachThought - Learn better.

JUNE 22, 2015

Until parents have a better understanding of what pure academic work looks like–from the content to the assessment to the reporting–every single bit of this is on the shoulders of teachers. What academic standards do you use, and what do I need to know about them? What learning models do you use (e.g.,

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