A Principal's Reflections

JUNE 5, 2016

Whether during a class, meeting, presentation, or workshop it can be at times extremely difficult to give everyone a voice. I remember as a teacher many years ago asking my students to raise their hands to respond to a question and even during Jeopardy-style review games had groups collaborate on their response.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 2, 2016

This year’s cohort, whose products range from game-based learning to AI-generated flashcards, has a lot to be excited about. Instead, Learnmetrics aggregates data that a district might have on, for example, student performance and translates the information into actionable metrics. It’s been used for more than 2.5

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User Generated Education

DECEMBER 4, 2016

In order to help my gifted students learn some of the foundational skills, I integrate a variety of these games. This post is split into two parts: Personal Observations About the Use of Games for Learning. Example Games Used to Teach and Reinforce. Personal Observations About the Use of Games for Learning.

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MIND Research Institute

OCTOBER 24, 2019

Our students need supportive adults in their lives who can challenge, mentor, and push them to meet and exceed their potential. My goal is to provide you with Do’s and Don’ts regarding online learning programs that will help guide you in how to best assist the students in your life. Have them explain the problems and their thinking.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 24, 2018

For example, their Fire Forensics: Claims and Evidence unit is a safe way to educate middle school students about fire. This unit teaches about fire while meeting Next Generation Science Standards. Supplies and summaries of labs, including outcomes and assessment tips. This Guide includes: Rubrics. Fire Lab Safety Instructions.

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MindShift

JUNE 28, 2018

Adapted from Game-Based Learning in Action: How an Expert Affinity Group Teaches with Games by Matthew Farber published by Peter Lang. For example, the video game Journey can help students to convey emotion and perspective, while iCivics’ Argument Wars teaches the deliberation of real world issues.

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Educator Innovator

JUNE 26, 2015

But it wasn’t just the students picking up new game design skills, as the jam was the culmination of a year-long series of events aimed at helping teachers further incorporate games-based learning into their classrooms. Kids redeemed these points for awards like a laptop to use at the game jam.

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The CoolCatTeacher

OCTOBER 24, 2017

Learn about global Kahoots, how she tweets with her class and more global collaborative techniques in this show. Quickly create assessments for any grade or subject without special forms or equipment. We finally got a chance to meet in person and present together at ISTE this year. Today’s Sponsor: GradeCam can save you time!

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 25, 2018

Vicki: But would you still have certain expectations that they have to meet. Vicki: Do you feel like they’re learning physics better? I’ll give one example. For example, I have a student who had to be gone for three weeks to do auditions for colleges for music. Jon: Oh, yeah! How do you monitor student progress?

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Neo LMS

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

As educators, we must provide a variety of options for students to develop their content area knowledge and skills in ways that meet their interests and needs. Our decisions need to focus on helping students by designing assessments and ways to show what they have learned while also promoting voice and choice in learning.

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The Game Agency

OCTOBER 15, 2018

Another example could be a health care provider working with patients who have airborne contagious diseases. Today, corporate training is a moving target of learning methods and objectives, and needs are constantly shifting. Representatives could also use language that demonstrates empathy to customers and their current situations.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 9, 2017

Angela has also authored or co-authored 13 books, including Blended Vocabulary for K–12 Classrooms: Harnessing the Power of Digital Tools and Direct Instruction (2017) and the bestseller The Data Teams Experience: A Guide to Effective Meetings (2014). Dr. Kimberly Tyson. Kimberly Tyson, or “Dr.

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MIND Research Institute

AUGUST 25, 2020

I took what for me seemed like the most logical path, I gave a diagnostic assessment, provided the relevant online remediation materials for the students as needed, and tried to do some reteaching of the “big gaps” that were shared by a large number of the students (like fractions, for example). A good example of this is humor.

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The Game Agency

JULY 29, 2018

Consequence Games: Demonstrate Application. For example, if a doctor refuses to meet with a pharmaceutical rep, that rep must have the right tools to turn the situation around. Consequence games often use branching storylines, sending players in different directions based on their choices.

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Graphite Blog

JULY 3, 2015

In the Common Sense Education meeting rooms, we offered two full days of 15-minute lightning sessions. Common Sense team members and certified educators presented on a range of practical and engaging ways to use specific technology tools for learning as well as our latest and greatest digital citizenship offerings. .

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JUNE 3, 2014

Conference strands include Game-Based Learning: How to Use Games in Educational Settings, Games & Assessment, Connecting Educators With Game Developers: Make Your Voices Heard, Students as Content Creators & Game Designers, Research on Game-Based Learning, and Professional Development.

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techlearning

OCTOBER 9, 2018

For example, a paperless classroom takes time and energy to begin, but a teacher who makes over 100 copies a day might find themselves saving a significant amount of time if you consider the time it takes to stand by the copier over a year. Create variety (different kinds of examples, models, exercises, and presentation modalities).

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edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

Technology – Ask yourself: Does the school have the technology to support games? In this position, he works with the school districts in Riverside County as they implement programs such as online and blended learning, personalized learning, and California State Standards and assessments.

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MIND Research Institute

AUGUST 10, 2021

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). Fluency was previously viewed in context with speed and assessed through timed tests. For example, take my personal journey to learn Spanish.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JULY 20, 2017

If project based learning works – do it. In my opinion, if you can’t teach me about game based learning by using games, you’re not qualified to teach game based learning. 4 – Use Student Feedback to Shape Learning with Just in Time Learning Strategies.

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MindShift

AUGUST 13, 2015

The designers behind Quest to Learn believe that student engagement is so significantly enhanced by narrative role-play, analog games and digital games that every subject — from health to math — begins or ends with a game. And designing good games is no easy task. It’s not competitive,” he said.

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Edsurge

MARCH 13, 2019

She singles out video games as a common example. A lot of people are keen on behavior management and the struggle is there aren’t enough resources to meet the needs,” Feldman says. That’s where Gazzaley’s video game treatment might have an edge. This kind of thing really does work.”

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The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 3, 2016

Whether my class is uploading their Scratch video games, or linking to their website efolios, we post our group work on the class wiki. Wikispaces is also the backbone of my global collaborative projects since 2006, with MAD about Mattering as the most recent example. ClassCraft (for Tracking Game Based Learning Experiences).

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JUNE 10, 2014

Since its founding in 1967, ACTFL has become synonymous with innovation, quality, and reliability in meeting the changing needs of language educators and their students. Curriculum is available online and for iBooks, with interactive activities, videos, and assessments. Learn more and register here.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JUNE 24, 2014

Attendees will have the chance to meet educators, business people and other professionals from across the education industry while engaging in authentic discussion about leadership and career development. Learn more and RSVP here. Share your experience with game-based learning with an audience of game developers and peer educators!

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 23, 2022

Schools will look for educational solutions that meet the unique needs of their diverse student populations, not one-size-fits all options. Parents and students will expect schools to provide curriculum pathways that better prepare students for life after graduation, and that factor in student wellness and social emotional learning (SEL).

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JULY 29, 2014

In our community’s next webinar, learn about the three elements necessary to take a whole-community approach to digital citizenship at your school or district: educating students, engaging parents, and enriching leadership. LIVE is an opportunity to gather with other member of the community in regular "live" web meetings.

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