User Generated Education

MARCH 7, 2020

I planned a math lesson based on visual patterning , The concluding activity was for them to make a Fractal Tetrahedron , a marshmallow-toothpick tower. I had planned to have them work on it during a series of math classes, but they asked to stay through lunch and recess to work on it. Some engaged. Some did not. They worked together.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 30, 2017

Zap Zap Math is a free gamified way to teach math skills that’s tied to many national and international standards (like Common Core). The over 150 games are fast-paced and interactive, and cover over 180 math topics. – Angles. – Pre-school Math. Games advance as the child progresses.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

JULY 14, 2017

PokemonGo (iOS/Android) is a popular free AR game students use to explore outdoors. Ingress is another free iOS/Android AR game. Many chants teach literacy, vocabulary, grammar, and math. Host outdoor board game challenges! Students can study the math and physics of the slides, swings, or other playground equipment.

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Learning in Hand

FEBRUARY 5, 2023

I made an online game, and I want to tell you about it. The Percent Progress Game is played by guessing the percentage of a progress bar that is filled with color. The game is played over ten rounds, and the final score is displayed after all ten rounds have been completed. The code is run, and I try out the game.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

MAY 5, 2018

The field of Science, Technology, Engineering, ART and Math (STEM/STEAM) is at the heart of innovation, discovery and curiosity. These are 6 characteristics of a great STEAM lesson I’ve adapted from EdWeek : Connect & integrate Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, & Math. STEAM/STEM Resources and Activities.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 29, 2016

Many of you are familiar with the award-winning free app called Zap Zap Math. I first learned about it through an email about their newly updated platform– …addictive math games. kids fall in love with math. free, higher order thinking games… I have to admit, I was intrigued. Multiplication.

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MIND Research Institute

JUNE 24, 2022

Then, the classroom collaboration that programs like ST Math encouraged kept my students and me even more connected. Ask a friend), I transformed from a busy ST Math facilitator to an intentional observer during our ST Math rotations. Expanded standards coverage includes: Embedded facilitation tips and how-tos for select games.

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EdTech Magazine

APRIL 12, 2018

It starts with a game of Robot Turtles, a board game by Thinkfun that’s being used at Hubbard Woods School in Winnetka, Ill., The game serves as an on-ramp for students, introducing technology into their educational journeys. All our students are now STEM and STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art and math) ambassadors.

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Neo LMS

DECEMBER 10, 2019

Even better, the use of drones directly demonstrates how they can use their knowledge in Math, Physics, Geography etc. There are numerous applications for Math and Physics, such as teaching ratios and unit rates, as well as measuring distances, for example. to complete an assignment for an interdisciplinary approach.

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MIND Research Institute

JULY 7, 2020

Doing math doesn’t have to mean sitting inside with a worksheet, especially during the summer! Explore numbers, engineering, measurements and more with structured math activities, or ask the right questions to evoke mathematical thinking in almost any activity! Fun Summer Math Activities.

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The Web20Classroom

SEPTEMBER 11, 2012

Physics, angles and more. We could stretch it and do estimation (How many birds will this take me), evolution and how different characteristics of the birds affect game play. But there is some math with estimations and predictions. Math Ninja- ( iOS , Android ) Another math practice app. Angry Birds. Even writing.

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Edsurge

MAY 30, 2017

In the gaming world, perseverance, problem solving, and creativity are the keys to success. There is no such thing as failing in a digital game. Like gaming, learning math requires grit and persistence—cornerstones of growth mindset—and is grounded in problem solving, flexible thinking, and pattern recognition.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

FEBRUARY 2, 2016

Host outdoor board game challenges! Host a field day, an Olympics games day, or teach them different sports popular in other countries, like curling. Students can study the math and physics of the slides, swings, or other playground equipment. Many chants teach literacy, vocabulary, grammar, and math. Play sports!

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MIND Research Institute

APRIL 4, 2017

When a board game is presented as a math game, I am always eager to try it out! Unfortunately, in many cases I find the math in these games are too straightforward with cards of math problems for players to solve, or numbered spaces to count. The math in board games doesn't have to be so straightforward!

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myViewBoard

DECEMBER 8, 2019

We’ve added yet another Math tool to your teaching arsenal: the koershoekmeter tool. Use the koershoekmeter tool to measure angles higher than 180 degrees. To use the tool: Click and drag the hand icon to move the angle hand. The tool displays the angle of rotation as the hand icon moves. Thankful Turkey Math.

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Graphite Blog

AUGUST 6, 2021

Math worksheets have been a staple at school since mimeograph machines started staining teachers' hands. But when you do need to fire up the printer, you want to make all that paper count with worksheets that offer fresh approaches to arithmetic practice and math concepts. Yummy Math.

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MIND Research Institute

NOVEMBER 11, 2016

Some of my favorite stories – and there are many – from our 3 rd annual Math Fair involve parents saying, “I just can’t get my child to leave!” Though they weren’t, Disneyland VoluntEARS did have a big hand in helping to make the Math Fair a success! This is up from just under 3,000 at our inaugural Math Fair in 2014.

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MIND Research Institute

OCTOBER 30, 2018

Earlier this month, MIND Research Institute partnered with the Global Math Project to share and bring visual math games to Global Math Week. Global Math Project is a movement to bring to life the joy of mathematics all across the world. Over 5 million have engaged in Global Math Week this week!

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

Here are 24 different games and structures you can use that will infuse laughter and joy into your classroom. when games are incorporated into learning. Why play games? For me, that’s a lot of art, creativity, and games. When leading a whole class game, students can bond as a classroom community.

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MIND Research Institute

APRIL 3, 2018

As a User Experience Researcher for MIND Research Institute, I am working to identify how we might improve ST Math to create a better overall user experience. Productive struggle is exactly the kind of struggle that ST Math is designed to encourage. He was playing a game that teaches the use of parentheses in equations.

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 13, 2018

Legends of Learning has awesome free science games and activities to celebrate earth day on April 22. coolcatteacher.com/earth Check out their NGSS aligned Science games for grades 3-8. Now we’re going to do engineering, Now we’re going to do math. Stephanie Zeiger helps us see the potential of STEM and computational thinking.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

NOVEMBER 30, 2017

Like a favorite web-based game, students are presented with a problem (for example, get your bot to say On vacation! ) There are endless examples, from games to robots to programming. Readable From Any Direction – you can scan them from any angle; you don’t need to be aligned to the orientation of the code.

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Technology Tidbits

NOVEMBER 21, 2014

Pixel Press Floors - An amazing iOS app for Game Based Learning that allows students to create their own game by drawing. Answerables - A super fun and innovative site that brings Game Based Learning together w/ a Learning Management System to provide a safe environment for students to learn any subject in a 3D virtual world.

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Technology Tidbits

MAY 31, 2014

DragonBox Elements is an amazing mobile (iOS/Android) app that helps teach students about Geometry through Game Based Learning. The Euclidian concepts covered are: shapes, triangles, angles, and more. This is a very fun game designed for MS/HS aged students and has high replay value. educational apps game based learning.

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techlearning

MARCH 5, 2018

Students might learn through games, projects, debates, talking with peers, case studies, just-in-time teaching, or short demonstrations followed by class discussion. In math classrooms, students are empowered as they choose activities and tools for learning and as they wrestle with concepts to find answers.

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Fractus Learning

AUGUST 18, 2016

Educators and parents are always looking for unique ways to make learning exciting, and quite a few have found success with the video game Minecraft. While to many, video games might seem like the antithesis to learning, not all video games are created equal. And some have special attributes that help in the classroom.

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The Mobile Native

APRIL 27, 2016

Try these game-based educational apps that make math a whole lot of fun! Operation Math ( Spinlight Studio ) - James Bond meets math facts. Operation Math has over 100 different missions that the students can complete. Quick Math+ offers more challenging activities that test memorization, estimation, and indices.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 29, 2015

Thousands of Chicagoans experienced math through games, puzzles, theater performances, music, technology and even a bounce house on September 26 at Navy Pier. Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner and Secretary of Education Beth Purvis welcomed guests to the Math Fair. co-founder and CEO of MIND Research Institute.

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Fractus Learning

DECEMBER 21, 2016

In the old days, learning math was often a hard slog. Nowadays, there are tons of cool math games for kids of all ages. There are even games for boosting advanced skills like those needed in geometry, algebra, and economics. Are your junior Einsteins looking for an entertaining way to flex their math muscles?

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Technology Tidbits

MARCH 17, 2014

This is going to be one of my most ambitious posts yet, as I have curated a gigantic list of my favorite sites/apps for Game Based Learning (a.k.a I''ve done posts on educational iOS Apps and Educational Online Games but I have never combined the two and curated a list that specifically deals w/ GBL. Gamification).

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edWeb.net

JULY 11, 2018

Students can also physically engage with learning to code using different unplugged board games that explore the concepts of coding. Students can bring code to their geometry lessons by classifying shapes, measuring, and sketching angles, and then working together to program robots to drive those lines and angles.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 15, 2015

National program uses famed sports video game to ignite students’ interest in math and science. EA SPORTS Madden NFL: Football by the Numbers, a comprehensive educational initiative, is an initiative designed to engage students in grades 5-9 with science and math content through an interactive digital learning game.

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EdTechTeacher

JANUARY 27, 2016

Math and science are fine, but I love text, guided reading groups and writing workshop. I did my homework; connected to common core math and vocabulary standards, compiled lessons, previewed apps. To begin we turned to code.org , a website that introduces coding to students through puzzles and popular games.

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techlearning

MAY 4, 2018

Friday, May 4, 2018) – EA SPORTS, the NFL Players Association (NFLPA) and Discovery Education, the leading provider of digital content and professional development for K-12 classrooms, are teaming up to host A Numbers Game Virtual Field Trip: The Role of Data in EA SPORTS Madden NFL on Wednesday, May 9, 2018 from 1:00 – 1:30 p.m.

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

JANUARY 14, 2024

Paper Passer — passes out papers Recycling/Trash — they walk around with a recycling bin whenever we cut things up Manipulatives Manager/Supplies Manager — passes out calculators, math manipulatives such as counters or base ten blocks, individual whiteboards, etc. Academic Games: Consider using classroom games to make learning more active.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 3, 2016

That he is widely considered the father of a movement that espouses play and games as an integral part of learning—any learning—may seem incongruous. Just like good video games, he too is unpredictable, full of surprises, and a fount of unexpected, sharply intuitive expressions and original terms to describe learning at its best.

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techlearning

MAY 29, 2018

The field of Science, Technology, Engineering, ART and Math (STEM/STEAM) is at the heart of innovation, discovery and curiosity. Playground STEAM: Students work in pairs to study the math and physics of the slides, swings, or other playground equipment. Students can measure their shadows at different times of the day.

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