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Game-Based Learning Is Changing How We Teach. Here's Why.

Edsurge

I have to do a lot of the same strategic thinking that I enjoyed doing in that game.” He also ponders whether games can both teach and measure 21st-century skills, considers the barriers to a broader use of GBL in schools and discusses the not-so-mysterious motivational power of Pokemon. EdSurge: First things first.

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The Impact of Inclusive STEM Education

Edsurge

Preparing future global innovators takes a district-wide team of facilitators, classroom teachers and school administrators. The BrowardSTEM team leads and supports with experience, expertise and agility in core content standards, STEM implementation, instructional technology and interdisciplinary applied problem-based learning.

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The Future of STEM Education: 5 Innovative Ideas About to Break Through

Educational Technology Guy

To combat this problem, some schools are choosing to employ teachers who specialize in robotics, coding and other in-demand fields. Game-Based Learning Educators have long been using game-based learning strategies to boost student engagement. Today’s game-based learning is far more sophisticated.

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How to Play: Models for Game-Based Learning #SXSWedu

EdTechSandyK

What process are you seeking to support and where does a game fit in the process? What is the learning outcome and what are the components needed to get there? Build the game around that. Focus on player experience rather than classroom ecology. Thinking of ways to bring this to the classroom. Ex: photosynthesis.

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Computational Thinking and Math for Elementary Grades

The CoolCatTeacher

We even had a grade 7 classroom (in which) this young girl was just so excited. Calculating those X and Y coordinates — which really kids of most ages can do — and then realizing that they can make the physical robot go here or there based upon their program. That’s what these robots are. Steven: Exactly.

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Coding in the Classroom: Six Tips to Get Even Reluctant Teachers—and Students—Started

Edsurge

Williams may have never considered herself to be a "tech person," but she recognized the value of code and discovered how a supportive community could empower her and her students to learn. Now, she’s referred to as LEGO Lady at P.S. 34, where she teaches science, LEGO engineering, and robotics. And it starts in the classroom.

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Epic Guide To Game Based Learning

The CoolCatTeacher

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. It can ignite your classroom too.