Games-based-learning blog. What Makes Educational Games Work? Teaching Strategies As the gaming in education continues to grow, one of the foremost experts in the field, Constance Steinkuehler, makes the case for why it’s important to pay attention to what works in gaming and how it could be applied to learning.
At the recent Aspen Ideas Festival, Steinkuehler, who’s now a Senior Policy Analyst at the Office of Science and Technology Policy in the Executive Office of the President, spoke with author and researcher John Seely Brown about some of the more prominent issues in gaming and education. In this video, she makes a case for the importance of investing in learning more about games and education. Official Kids Guide to the Smithsonian. Bill of Rights Institute's Constitution Duel. Ited Nations Cyberschoolbus. The.News. America's History in the Making — Historical Thinking Skills Interactives. This series of interactive activities introduces and models the Historical Thinking Skills defined by the National Center for History in the Schools.
The interactives each model a specific skill or set of skills, such as analyzing historical artifacts or using primary sources to develop a thesis. The first five interactives conclude with "Classroom Extensions," which give teachers hints on how they can teach using these skills in their classrooms. The final interactive, Balancing Sources, includes input from our advisory board of teachers, modeling how they might use the primary sources within the interactive. These interactives require that cookies and JavaScript be enabled in your browser.
Annenberg Media - A Biography of America. Lessons Worth Sharing. Think Classroom: Interactive Media. Teacher Access. History For Kids. Games and Animations. Democracy In America Home. Browse Interactives. Pathways to Freedom: Maryland and the Underground Railroad.
PBS LearningMedia. Games and adventures.