Game-Based Learning
Get tips, techniques, and tools that apply the principles of game design to the learning process -- a dynamic way to engage learners and help educators assess learning.
A Fun ‘Survivor’-Themed Classroom Activity That Promotes Science Learning
Collaboration, reflection, and healthy competition make for lasting memories when teachers use a novel approach to sustain student interest.821
A Path to Improving Students’ Emotional Intelligence
Teachers can merge social and emotional learning and student choice to guide students to better understand themselves.982
Using a Theater Game to Link SEL and Academics
A social and emotional learning game helps elementary students explore different feelings, and it can be connected to the curriculum.472
10 Free Financial Literacy Games for High School Students
Students can use games to learn money management and financial decision-making.12.7k
Using Gamification to Increase Engagement During Hybrid Learning
Games that take students on a quest can invigorate social studies and strengthen bonds among learners.3.5k
Using Student-Generated Questions to Promote Deeper Thinking
Asking students to create their own questions has a powerful impact on learning. Plus, 5 tips to encourage high-quality questions.4.1k
How to Bring Traditional Games to World Language Classes
Play is a popular student engagement strategy, and traditional games boost world language learning via an authentic cultural experience.1.8k
How to Use Gameplay to Enhance Classroom Learning
Research shows that using games in teaching can help increase student participation, foster social and emotional learning, and motivate students to take risks.1.8k
A Guide to Teaching Writing With Minecraft
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.2.9k
Games Can Have a Powerful Impact on Learning
A conversation between the writers of two new books on using games across the curriculum to promote social and emotional learning and civics skills.1k
Using Math Apps to Increase Understanding
These 10 free or low-cost apps turn learning math into a game.8.5k
Does Our Natural Affinity for Games Have a Place in the Classroom?
When one teacher organized his students into teams of competing barbarians, they embraced learning about ancient Rome.1.4k
2 Ways to Bring Games Into Your Classroom
Gamification and game-based learning are different instructional strategies, but both can work wonders for student engagement.1k
How to Use Games to Build Community in Distance Learning
Games not only provide fun distractions from the stressors of the pandemic but also can be useful tools for online learning.1.9k
Turning Math Into a Game
Building a sense of play around math problems encourages students to engage and collaborate.4.1k