Portal 2 Puzzle Maker
The game developers at Valve didn’t set out to create a game that captured the imagination of math and science teachers from across the country. But soon after the release of Portal, they began...
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Game designers spend a lot of time thinking about the design of challenge—how to create interesting problems for players to solve in ways that are fun and engaging. In the design of challenge, they...
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Ten years ago, the two jobs to which Sean Plott commits most of his time today—e-sports shoutcaster and host of an online daily devoted to the art and strategy of the video game StarCraft—didn’t exist....
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Houston-area social studies teachers Rick Brennan and Jason Darnell know exactly what kind of innovation is possible within a traditional public school system. They spent six years, in their spare...
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The eight year-old boy stood up so suddenly that his chair shot out from under him and hit the wall. He pointed at a freckle-faced girl with red hair seated at a Mac on the other side of the computer...
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Game-based Approach to Teacher Education at ASU Builds Essential Skills One of the major trends in education is the idea of using personalized learning tools to allow a student to develop skills at...
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Start-up School Explores the Role of Games in School Design & Educational Innovation Ask those behind the Los Angeles-based start-up Incubator School and they will tell you innovation in...
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Teachers Hone Their Practice in a Low-stakes, Feedback-rich Virtual Classroom For new teachers and accomplished instructional leaders alike, timely and non-threatening feedback on classroom practice...
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Play-based Professional Learning Connects Classroom Teachers with Community Educators In the afterschool space, a new breed of professional development programs are expanding learning opportunities for...
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TeacherQuest Creates a New Community of Game-Changers in Allegheny County Game design has unique relevance to effective teaching – it develops the skills teachers need to create engaging learning...
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