Over the past few years, there has been a growing investment in game-based and gamified learning as a methodology to make learning more fun and engaging to drive improved retention, information processing, critical thinking, problem solving and innovation. This comes with a significant increase in the use, design, and research of digital games with students […]
STEAM Education combined with blended learning has been shown to improve learning outcomes in the classroom. Including learning in a digital format is an increasingly important aspect of today’s modern classroom. Argumentatively, it’s necessary as a way to equip students with the skills they need for the 21st century. So how do you go about […]
Children (and adults!) love stories – tales that excite, inspire, intrigue and captivate our attention. Storytelling taps into a part of our brains that helps concepts resonate. Educator Lev Fruchter uses storytelling to help accentuate topics in his math class. A former English teacher, Fruchter notes that this is “…a way to make equations meaningful, which […]