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How Video Games Can Teach Reading Just as Well as Books

Edsurge

When writing or talking about the text, students wound up using pronouns to refer to themselves rather than the characters (as they do in traditional novels), for example, “I know where to go.” Research and pedagogy unequivocally point to digital game-based learning as an instructional methodology that can improve literacy skills.

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5 Simple Ways to Improve Teacher Professional Development

The CoolCatTeacher

If project based learning works – do it. In my opinion, if you can’t teach me about game based learning by using games, you’re not qualified to teach game based learning. For example, if they have a problem with Google Classroom, a video tutorial may do the trick.

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