Game-Based Learning

For math teachers who will have students learning at home next year, fostering a feeling of community will be as important as building skills.

Students can use games to learn money management and financial decision-making.

Play is a popular student engagement strategy, and traditional games boost world language learning via an authentic cultural experience.

Research shows that using games in teaching can help increase student participation, foster social and emotional learning, and motivate students to take risks.

A conversation between the writers of two new books on using games across the curriculum to promote social and emotional learning and civics skills.

Games that take students on a quest can invigorate social studies and strengthen bonds among learners.

Asking students to create their own questions has a powerful impact on learning. Plus, 5 tips to encourage high-quality questions.

Using the popular game in station rotation activities during distance learning is a way to bring an element of play and collaboration to writing assignments.

Gamification and game-based learning are different instructional strategies, but both can work wonders for student engagement.

Avoiding lectures in favor of games and lessons that emphasize culture can help remote students stay engaged.

Teacher-turned-principal Salome Thomas-EL says chess can help students develop a slew of practical skills they can use for many years to come: from basic problem solving to spatial-analysis. 

When one teacher organized his students into teams of competing barbarians, they embraced learning about ancient Rome.

These 10 free or low-cost apps turn learning math into a game.

Games not only provide fun distractions from the stressors of the pandemic but also can be useful tools for online learning.

Building a sense of play around math problems encourages students to engage and collaborate.