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5 Steps to Gamify Your Elementary Classroom

The CoolCatTeacher

Heather Marrs shares how to get started with gamifying your classroom From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter How could you take your whole elementary classroom year and gamify it? She is an Apple Distinguished Educator, Seesaw Ambassador, Book Creator Ambassador and FlipGrid Ambassador.

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10 Popular Educational Trends and What You Need to Know

Waterford

Gamification. Gamification , a learning strategy that involves using games and rewards to teach students, is a strategy with plenty of both advocates and critics. For elementary students, options for experiential learning may be limited. Play As You Learn: Gamification as a Technique for Motivating Learners. Buckley, P.,

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Top 5 new EdTech tools that you might use in your university

Neo LMS

Modern educators know this very well, so they’ve come up with many different ways to incorporate gamification elements into the everyday classroom environment. But what is the purpose of gamification ? This is why gamification plays such a major role in contemporary education.”. They are patient and unbiased.

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Strategies for Motivating Students: Start with Intrinsic Motivation

Waterford

Elementary-aged children are highly motivated when their teachers prioritize content mastery and understanding over high test scores.[2] And finally, gamification can have an engaging place in the classroom if intrinsic motivation is prioritized.[4] Gamification and student motivation. Annual Review of Psychology, 57, 487-503.

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5 ways to teach like a pirate

eSchool News

A few years ago, I read the book Teach Like A Pirate by Dave Burgess, and the ideas resonated with me and changed my perspective on instructional practices. In his book, Burgess emphasizes the importance of Passion, Immersion, Rapport, Ask/Analyze, Transform, and Enthusiasm (P.I.R.A.T.E.) in teaching.

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5 Simple Ways to Gamify Your Classroom

The CoolCatTeacher

” Jessica is giving her book away free to 10-MT Listeners for Random Act of Kindness day! Today only, February 17, to celebrate Random Acts of Kindness Day , Jessica is having her own random act of kindness to 10-MT listeners by giving away the Kindle version of her book free on the US Amazon Kindle store!” Listen now.

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SEL Games: Learning Life Skills Through Games

The CoolCatTeacher

He has been invited to the White House, authored several books and papers, and is a frequent collaborator with UNESCO MGIEP and Games for Change. His latest book is GAMING SEL: Games as Transformational to Social and Emotional Learning. Regardless of your experience, content area, or grade level, this book is for you!