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How to Use Gamification for Attention-Getting and Fun Learning

The CoolCatTeacher

Learn how it does it, how he keeps on track with lessons, and how to avoid common mistakes when adding gamification to your classroom. Listen to Paolo Tolomeo Talk about Gamification in His Classroom. Paolo Tolomeo gets kids excited about learning math and language arts by sailing the 7 seas. Never stop learning!

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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? What if everything students learn could gain them XP (experience points?)

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How robotic gamification helped my elementary students love STEM

eSchool News

Educators have found a solution to this problem: gamification. Resilience – The missions were not always successful the first time or the way to program the robot was not always straightforward due to time-constraints or terrain, so the kids had to learn how to deal with frustration throughout this competition.

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Why we should all think about the gamification of education

Neo LMS

It’s like students hop on a conveyor belt when they first enroll in an educational institution, then the system pushes them through various levels of difficulty — kindergarten, elementary school, middle school, high school, college — makes them collect diplomas, and drops them into adulthood and the employment market. The idea is noble.

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10 Awesome Courses To Improve Your Online Classroom

The CoolCatTeacher

This course will teach you how to plan and integrate social media into your classroom. 5 – Technology and Students with Special Needs Students with special needs can thrive if you know how to use the tools to help them succeed. You can best help your students implement these tech tools by learning how to use them yourself.

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Strategies for Motivating Students: Start with Intrinsic Motivation

Waterford

Before we explore how to motivate your students to learn, let’s go over the difference between two types: intrinsic and extrinsic motivation. How to Motivate Students: Encourage Intrinsic Motivation. Elementary-aged children are highly motivated when their teachers prioritize content mastery and understanding over high test scores.[2]

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Innovative Science Teaching in Grades 6-12

The CoolCatTeacher

I’ll be co-hosting a panel conversation on how I help kids learn how to personalize their own learning, how we can differentiate instruction, and we’ll have an “old fashioned” tool share at 2 pm in the room. Creating Elementary Portfolios with SeeSaw. Stream by clicking here. Breakout EDU Kits. #08: