Game-Based Learning

Tying fun goals to standardized test preparation helps students stay focused as they review several months’ worth of content.

Jordan Shapiro, author of The New Childhood, on the roles of parents and schools in teaching children to use technology through play.

Playing and building games helps students understand complex systems—including their own systems of thinking.

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

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

Like a story, lessons deserve compelling beginnings and endings. From pop culture connections to finishing with a level-up, here are eight strategies for holding students' attention.

Formative assessment is a snap with games and other tools that let you see how students answer questions and review material.

Minecraft is no longer a new tool in the field of game-based learning. Because Minecraft has such open possibilities and potential, teachers have been experimenting with different ways to use it in the classroom for a while now to teach math concepts like ratios and proportions, while others use it to support student creativity and collaboration.

Borrowing ideas from game construction can help teachers with both assessing student projects and constructing rubrics.

Check out Edutopia's collection of articles, videos, and resources on using video games, simulations, and gaming concepts in the classroom.

An hour of coding is a fun beginner’s experiment for teachers or parents to do with kids—these resources make it easy as well.

Invite your students to participate in a behavioral model that helps them level up with their engagement and attitude -- much like a video game.

Use NCAA-style brackets to get your students passionately debating works of literature—or big topics in any subject.

There are several strategies for gamifying your classwork, and they’re not mutually exclusive—you can combine them.

Bring professional development events to life with Interactive Learning Challenges, which merge collaboration, interactivity, and problem solving in a hands-on environment for learning technology.