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All New ST Math Games: Avoiding Chocolate Covered Broccoli

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It's no secret that teaching/learning math can seem daunting to the vast majority at virtually any age. One of the biggest reasons for that is often the lackluster, or black and white, way math has seemingly always existed in education. Grade 4 - Multiplication as Comparison. Comparison Bridge Estimation.

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How to Find Learning Opportunities in Video Games Kids and Teens Love

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; however, they're not always the games students find the most fun, rewarding, or even educational. Take Minecraft , for instance, it's an absorbing game that's tough for some to put down. It was never designed for classrooms, and yet it just so happens to be, in my opinion, the greatest educational game ever made.

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A Decade Into Experiments With Gamification, Edtech Rethinks How to Motivate Learners

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CoCo is still in its beta phase, being tested out by educators from 65 different countries. As one educator writes about their experience with the tool, there are no individual user profiles, no way to collect likes and no followers — basically, no emphasis on comparison. But they stuck to their anti-gamification stance.