What makes gaming work in the classroom?

Pasta bridge competition helps teach math, engineering | What makes gaming work in the classroom? | What works in school reform? Created for sittishon.whungsinsujarit.comtit@blogger.com |  Web Version   August 5, 2014 CONNECT WITH SMARTBRIEF        SIGN UP | FORWARD | ARCHIVE | ADVERTISE Teaching & Learning Pasta bridge competition helps teach math, engineering High-school students from around the country gathered at Johns Hopkins University this summer to test their math and engineering skills. Students were tasked with using uncooked spaghetti noodles to build bridges. Some bridges held nearly 100 pounds before breaking. The Wall Street Journal (tiered subscription model) (8/4) Share:  What makes gaming work in the classroom? Educational games should be interactive, open-ended and self-directed, among other things, according to Barbara Chamberlin, project director at the New Mexico State University Learning Games Lab, who spoke on the topic during a recent webinar. She shares four ways gaming can support learning. eSchool News (free registration) (8/4) Share:  Curriculum What works in school reform? (The_Light_Painter) Leadership, instructional guidance and a willingness to innovate are some of the components of successful school reforms, Gary Ravani, veteran teacher and president of the California Federation of Teachers' Early Childhood/K-12 Council, writes in this blog post. Here, he profiles what works in school reform. The Washington Post (tiered subscription model)/Answer Sheet blog (8/5) Share:    Standards Advertisement State legislatures seek more control over education policy In at least a dozen states, criticism of the Common Core State Standards and concern that certain groups were left out of the development process have led legislatures to adopt new education policies. In Oklahoma, for example, lawmakers have passed legislation that allows them to be more involved in rewriting the standards. The Washington Post (tiered subscription model) (8/2) Share:  Other News Ky. schools use Minecraft in common core math lessons National Public Radio (8/3) Share:    ADVERTISEMENT   The ANIE (Assessment of Numeracy in Education) is a simple, powerful tool that all teachers and specialists can continuously use to identify students' understanding of a concept or procedure, and build instruction to support gaps in learning. Works in concert with any math program. Click here now to preview the entire book! STEM Advertisement Hands-on STEM summer program in Pa. grows in popularity Middle-school students in the Uniontown, Pa., area try out robotics, rocketry, computer programming and building with Minecraft in a program called STEM Camp. The summer offering has 50 participants and has developed a waiting list. Herald-Standard (Uniontown, Pa.) 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