MIND Research Institute

DECEMBER 20, 2022

The Future is STEM/STEAM. We celebrated National STEM/STEAM Day just a few weeks ago, a reminder of how important it is to foster our students’ curiosity around math and science endeavors. STEM/STEAM is everywhere you can imagine and is an indispensable part of our everyday lives. ST Math’s Impact on Waterloo Students.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 16, 2020

This includes girls, who were already underrepresented in STEM fields before the pandemic added new caretaking responsibilities for many of them that sidelined their education. And we’ve heard various predictions from different reports—the World Economic Forum predicts that 75 million jobs will be eliminated by 2022.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 13, 2016

Borough of Manhattan Community College (BMCC) started collaborating on game-based learning (GBL) in developmental math and writing instruction in the mid-2000s, they had no idea what they were setting in motion. The CGN also has hosted three increasingly well-attended conferences, called the CUNY Games Festival.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 19, 2016

The future of education, including citizen science apps, increases in gamification and game-based learning, and artificial intelligence’s impact on the education industry. Read on for more: Report: Gamifying computer science is an easy place to start. The report found that just half of U.S.

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EdTechTeacher

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

Students and their parents will search for alternatives to brick-and-mortar learning and traditional pen-and-paper, teacher-centered learning. More immersive alternatives will emerge, such as the STEM metaverse for children aged 6-14 that leverages live virtual multiplayer gaming to learn science topics.

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MindShift

JULY 6, 2017

“Many in-person tech or coding summer camps are expensive, boutique programs only available in urban high-tech regions,” said Salen, whose prolific career includes founding Institute of Play , the organization behind diverse game-based learning projects like the famed Quest to Learn school in New York City and Chicago.

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Educator Innovator

SEPTEMBER 11, 2017

StoriumEdu is a new game-based learning system that gets students motivated and excited about writing. It seems like games are everywhere in the classroom these days. From science to math to engineering, game-based learning is enjoying a renaissance. Perhaps this shouldn’t be surprising.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 18, 2017

As a society ever more reliant on technology and STEM-based careers, we must shatter the myth that math skill is inborn and reinforce that it is the result of intention and practice. The rapid rate of technological advancement creates a need for future workers who can easily learn new skills and master new areas of expertise.

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The CoolCatTeacher

OCTOBER 10, 2016

100+ Game Based Learning Resources to Get Started in Your Classroom From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Games are fun. Game based learning excites learning in my classroom. Game Based Learning in My Classroom. By Jennifer Roland.

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Edsurge

JUNE 18, 2018

Games Make Us More Social Companies like Google are finding that SEL skills are more important to students’ success than the mastery of STEM subjects alone. Games are often about collaboration, whether playing with another real-life player who’s on your team or navigating situations and problem-solving solutions in a storyline.

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Edsurge

APRIL 16, 2018

We recently released an interactive report that examined financial literacy data across the country, on a state by state basis. From the 2018 interactive FutureSmart State Report. One FutureSmart teacher reported that students have asked their parents if they could have pre-paid debit cards for their allowance.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 8, 2018

Related: New high score: Game-based learning is a winner in college remedial math. More and more colleges are offering courses like Statistics and Quantitative Reasoning that could be more interesting and relevant for students who are not pursuing majors in STEM (Science, Technology, Education, and Mathematics).

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Technology Tidbits

DECEMBER 7, 2015

The reason for this as not as many new learning tools came out this year compared to years past, while more current tools focused on regular updates. Grammarly - A terrific site for helping students w/ their grammar, spelling, and more w/ detailed reporting. Sketch Nation - A great free site/app (iOS/Android) for creating games.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 29, 2015

That, and the fact that 20 percent of all US jobs require skills in at least one of the science, technology, engineering or math (STEM) fields, has helped to make it a national education priority to inspire a new generation to embrace math skills and problem solving. Material from a press release was used in this report.

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eSchool News

MAY 6, 2016

Annual survey reveals digital resources such as game-based environments and online videos have experienced increased use in classrooms. Teachers’ use of game-based environments and online apps has doubled in the last six years, according to the annual Speak Up survey released on May 5.

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Technology Tidbits

DECEMBER 10, 2015

Thinker Town follows the similar formula of other Yogome games where players play a variety of educational mini games (programming, science, Math, etc) while earning power cubes to unlock other features, levels, and Yogotars. This game has high replay value, follows Common Core Standards, and ideal for STEM.

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MindShift

SEPTEMBER 16, 2016

We’re hoping you don’t see the report as something you read once and file away, but that you start using it to really start stimulating conversation.”. NMC/CoSN Horizons Report: K-12 Edition). Teachers have long known learning is a social process — when students create meaning together, often the results are much more effective.

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Trends Technology Robotics Report 28

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 17, 2016

I tell her about what I do and how my company addresses society’s need to educate citizens for millions of unfilled jobs — in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) jobs, as well as jobs in computing. Related: New high score: Game based learning is a winner in college remedial math.

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MIND Research Institute

JUNE 2, 2022

The jobs of the future are in STEM and will require students to have a strong foundational understanding of mathematics. Novels with a STEM Impact. While not specifically about math, this classic will spark any child or adult's interest in STEM fields (science, technology, engineering and math), and space travel in particular.

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 25, 2018

And how do you give parents a progress report… Jon: Yeah, right so well when… Vicki: … when you’re halfway through, and they’re only at a 50 or whatever? Vicki: Yeah! Jon: Yeah, we’ll get there. So basically they know how many points they need, in order to get what particular grade.

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 11, 2018

I’ve seen people using the solar system as part of clips where they’re, you know, giving reports on planets. Karen: Absolutely. I’ve seen some people use the solar system one as a background for green screen. But again — yeah!

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Edsurge

JANUARY 22, 2018

So much of today’s educational technology supports students in mastering new skills and standards, but few tools facilitate inquiry- or project-based learning. Additional Resources from eSpark Learning. Download How to Inspire Effective Teachers.

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Edsurge

MAY 9, 2023

. — Deepak Cheenath That puts CoCo’s strategies to keep students engaged or motivated to learn at complete odds with what many edtech companies have been trying to do to teach literacy or STEM — mimic online games like Robolox or Minecraft that children spend hours immersed in outside of school.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JULY 25, 2017

Google Drawings – [link] controlaltachieve.com/drawings. ERIC: Most people think of that as Google’s word processing program which obviously it is and that’s a fantastic way for students to write reports and wrote stories on all the normal things.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

SEPTEMBER 24, 2014

Highlighted Recordings Karen Fainges from the Gaming in Ed - on "Games" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ix_a9z1clo Education Revolution Google+ Community Project Based Learning + Green Schools Paving the Way. Please see the conference strands and consider submitting your proposal soon! Thanks for sharing, Karen!

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MIND Research Institute

APRIL 19, 2017

A special report from Indiana University reveals that 2 out of 3 students are bored in class every day, while 17 percent say they are bored in every class. Greg Toppo, K-12 Education Reporter at USA Today, and Kurt Squire, Professor of Informatics at UC Irvine, say technology is the answer. The Best Lesson: Learning from Failure.

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Student Engagement Video Game-Based Learning Survey 84

MIND Research Institute

OCTOBER 15, 2019

Integration homework requires students to apply varying skills to a single task, such as a class presentation, book reports or a science fair project. Related Parent Resources: The Role of Parents and Students in Game-based Learning. Parents, 4 Pitfalls to Avoid When Your Kids Are Learning Fractions.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

APRIL 15, 2014

In our community’s next webinar, the Joan Ganz Cooney Center will share the results from Learning at Home: Families’ Educational Media Use in America, a report from a national survey of over 1500 parents of children ages 2-10. Game Based Learning, Dyslexia, and Reading Comprehension. Your Curated Reading List.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JULY 1, 2014

Learn how to help your students not just meet, but exceed, the standards. Learn how to design and deliver curriculum that engages students, personalizes learning, develops critical 21st century skills and STEAM (STEM plus the Arts)! Learn more here.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JUNE 24, 2014

SPECIAL NOTE: Those of you who are members of more than one of the Learning Revolution communities are probably receiving more than one copy of this newsletter. Over the last two months we worked with an email list company in an attempt to avoid this duplication, but unfortunately, we were reported as a spammer (ugh!) View the report.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 23, 2022

This surge in demand will continue post-COVID, as schools work to increase their engagement with parents, provide more detailed reporting, and create more efficient, paperless administration systems. Schools will make changes to provide systematic instruction and stem the bleed of learning loss. –Amy Gulley, M.Ed

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Hack Education

JULY 28, 2017

DeVos reported a new investment of between $250,001 and $500,000 in the Michigan-based Neurocore , according to a financial disclosure form that was certified by government ethics officials on Wednesday.” Bloomberg reports that “ Trump Administration Tapping Tech CEOs for STEM Policy Approach.”

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