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? Games are often used in the classroom. However, what makes them ...

Educators are combining gamification, inclusive design, and mindful technology use to create engaging and supportive learning spaces. From browser-based mental breaks to curriculum-aligned board games ...

These three activities allow early elementary students to play while also creating a sense of calm they carry back into ...

Explore how gamification in classrooms engages students but may overshadow actual learning, revealing potential pitfalls and ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

When most of us think about learning, we imagine a teacher and a classroom. In reality most of the things we know, and a great number of the skills we acquire as children and adults, are learned ...

I asked teachers on social media to share their favorite classroom learning games that are not online and received many responses. This post lists just a few of them. If you’re not familiar with the ...

From Kahoot! to Factile, game-based learning is transforming classrooms into interactive, collaborative spaces where students are motivated to participate and think critically. By blending play with ...