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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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21 Top Professional Development Topics For Teachers Now

The CoolCatTeacher

I’ve also included courses from this blog post sponsor, Advancement Courses that meet the criteria for each topic. In her qualitative study, she found that when schools meet this challenge head-on, student achievement increased and behavioral challenges decreased. How to Reach Students Who Have Experienced Trauma.

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64 predictions about edtech trends in 2024

eSchool News

From how to delve into the nuances of student learning and removing the heavy lift of teachers trying to figure out how to individualize instruction, to enabling someone like me to speak in seven languages so that I may express ideas or collaborate with others from around the world, AI holds endless potential.

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5 Ways Video Games Transform Learning and Prepare Students for Tomorrow's Jobs

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Gamification —borrowing the motivating principles from games and applying them to a non-game setting—can rewire and bolster social dynamics in the classroom when properly implemented. A good game knows how to keep us challenged and in our zone of proximal development—or flow. Games also teach us to be critical thinkers.

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Game Education: It’s in Their DNA – Guest Post from Courtney Pepe

EdTechTeacher

At Dayton Hall Elementary School in Charleston, South Carolina, kindergarten teacher and Apple Distinguished Educator, Kristi Meeuwse, chose to pilot Tangible Play by Osmo because it is hands on and manipulative in nature. In the words of Zachary, a 13 year old student in her class, “Sphero made learning how to measure distance fun.

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How 'Learning Experience Design' Helps Customize Online Courses at Scale

Edsurge

Today’s faculty is also tasked with something the school’s Jesuit founders could not have imagined: deciding not only which courses are taught but how to teach them—in person, online, or through a combination of both. Jack Shira’s go-to sites for keeping up with digital education trends.

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Website Review: Prodigy Game

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Here’s one I think meets all these basic requirements as well as makes students want to practice their math: Prodigy Math Game. Students start with a guide called Noot who explains how to progress through the game play. I’m a big believer in the gamification of education; Prodigy makes that work brilliantly for math.