The new question-of-the-week is: What are your favorite classroom games? In Part One, Shannon Jones, Jennifer Bay-Williams, Molly Ness, and Sheniqua Johnson shared their favorites. Today, Jenny Vo, ...
Future teachers see educational potential in computer games, study shows. Teacher training should therefore address their potential in the classroom. Future teachers see educational potential in ...
The new question-of-the-week is: Do games have a role in teaching and learning in the classroom? If so, how should they be used? Part One ‘s contributors were Susan Lafond, Eric Schildge, Michael ...
Imagine entering a science classroom where rows of students sit in silence, eyes fixed on their notebooks as the teacher dictates line after line from the prescribed textbook. This is not ...
Two decades in, and it’s abundantly clear that one of the most effective ways to nurture the 21st century’s trademark skills—creativity, critical thinking, communication, collaboration—is by creating ...
Student engagement is vital for any educator throughout the length of a course. The unfortunate reality is that a great teacher only has control of a student’s environment for a short period of time.
When classrooms went online in 2020 during the pandemic, gamified learning opportunities grew as a quick and easy way to evaluate the general learning that was happening from student to student.
Multiplayer world-building games like Minecraft and Roblox allow adolescents to engage in complex creative thinking, as well as refine their skills of communication and collaboration. As gaming ...
Through culturally relevant themes and virtual interactions, students learn to explore the world, their social relationships and how games work. As educators seek tools for online environments, one of ...