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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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FREE Webinar: 11 Reasons to Love Lumio

The CoolCatTeacher

Formative assessment tips. Powerful manipulatives for phonics, math and more (Elementary and kindergarten teachers will love this). The company who sponsored it compensated me via a cash payment, gift, or something else of value to include a reference to their product. Simple exit tickets. Simple exit tickets.

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Leveling Up: How Digital Game-Based Learning Is Altering Education

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At the turn of the 21st century, public interest in games as learning tools took hold. In the eyes of digital game-based learning proponents, the general public and today’s teachers finally understood something that students and educational researchers knew all along. The Basics of Digital Game-Based Learning.

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10 Awesome Courses To Improve Your Online Classroom

The CoolCatTeacher

2 – Designing Online Assessments As you assess learning online, you’ll want to use the research-based best practices for online assessments. Feedback using your formative and summative assessment tools is also essential. Student Achievement Through Gamification and Game-Based Learning.

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5 Formative Assessment Strategies to Help with Classroom Management

The CoolCatTeacher

Teacher Mike Roberts give five strategies that can help us with formative assessment AND classroom management. Sponsor: The US Matific Games are coming this February. Try Matific free now and sign up to join their Math games. 5 Formative Assessment Strategies to Help with Classroom Management. And its free! Listen Now.

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21 Top Professional Development Topics For Teachers Now

The CoolCatTeacher

Relationship over reproach: Fostering resilience by embracing a trauma-informed approach to elementary education. Even when connecting at a distance instead of in person, we can all benefit from learning some skills to connect with students on an emotional level, even while delivering classroom instruction. Online Assessment.

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How to Make Classroom Games with Easy, Awesome Educaplay

The CoolCatTeacher

Map games are perfect for geography, science, or any subject with diagrams or maps to grade. The automatic grading feature will save time for teachers who have diagrams that need to be assessed and marked. Matching Columns Games. Tip #12: Use Matching Column Games to Reinforce Letters and Letter Sounds.

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