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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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4 ways to encourage play in education

eSchool News

Unstructured play is how students learn to interact with the world around them. A quick Google search on the topic will confirm that play is a primary vehicle for learning , so naturally, teachers should make a point to include plenty of it in their weekly lesson plans.

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Game-Based Learning Yields Empathetic Understanding #edtech #edgaming @sid_meier

techlearning

This decision is driven by my understanding of both educational pedagogy and a paradigm shift in knowledge acquisition in our digital age. Tangible, applicable learning experiences are necessary to support sustainable skills and knowledge for our students. Non-education games have proven to have the most impact with my students.

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5 Steps to Gamify Your Elementary Classroom

The CoolCatTeacher

Check out this and other Adobe resources including some from my friend Todd Nesloney on the Education Trailblazers Pinterest board that you can view at coolcatteacher.com/adobepins. If you don’t have Google Docs, just use this PDF. I love it because videos and the editing projects move seamlessly between all of my student’s devices.

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Power Up Your Classroom with Game Play [interview with Cate Tolnai and Lindsay Blass] – SULS022

Shake Up Learning

They share their passion for gamifying the classroom with game-based learning and teaching through play. We discuss what types of classroom environments are appropriate for gamification and ways you can incorporate game-based learning today! Join the Google Classroom Master Class.

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20 Ways to Personalize Your Learning This Summer

The CoolCatTeacher

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter We educators need to rest and recover this summer. But the reality is also that we’re going to have to prepare for a fall that – whatever it looks like – will include an online learning component. Learn more 13.

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KyEdRPG Spotlight: Chad Collins and "The Academy"

Adam Watson Edtech Elixirs

As the years went on, Collins, Parnell and Gross all felt the Academy Team class needed to be a deeper learning experience, but how? He had learned about the work of KyEdRPG educators, particularly John Brewer of Jefferson County Public Schools. In the summer of 2023, Collins had an epiphany. Or share them in the Comments below!