How can games support classroom practice?
A new study reveals that scoring systems and player progress dashboards are among common game traits that can help educators more effectively track student learning, but game design…
Month: February 2015
Where blended meets personalized learning—and gets results
A coordinated, intentional program of blended learning is changing teaching and learning in the Nation's capital. For the past two years, the Washington, D.C. Public School District (DCPS)…
$5 million in grants to support blended learning program
To recognize outstanding blended learning models, Triumph Learning, producer of K-12 curriculum and interactive digital tools, has introduced a grant program to award up to $5 million to…
Do students like your teaching? Try this and find out
What if we asked our students about the type of work they would prefer to do while in class? It may reveal a lot about their personal learning…
App of the Week: Composer Pro
Ed. note: App of the Week picks are now being curated with help from Graphite by Common Sense Media. Click ... Read more
Discovery Ed looking for educator speakers for virtual conference
Discovery Education is looking for speakers for its annual Spring VirtCon, an annual, free online and in person event which ... Read more
Compass Learning introduces new inquiry-based tool
Compass Learning is expanding its suite of online personalized inquiry- and project-based learning tools to include GoQuest. GoQuest is a differentiation and project-based learning tool that uses a…
28 apps for challenge-based learning projects
Challenge-based learning lets students locate a problem and then unleash their creativity in search of a solution. By nature, these projects are collaborative, multi-disciplinary, and hands-on. And what…