Few family rituals have as fixed a place in the American household, and in the popular imagination, as board games, those impromptu or regularly scheduled contests played by parents and children on ...

In Erin Bryan’s 5th grade math classroom, TGIF takes on a whole new meaning. Fridays don’t just herald the coming weekend. They’re also game days. “They all come in here on Fridays pumped,” said Bryan ...

Here’s a great example of how gamification, or video game inspired thinking, can be integrated into non-digital learning. SumBlox is one of those ideas that seems so simple it is hard to believe ...

Meghan is an associate editor with EdTech. She enjoys coffee, cats and science fiction TV. “I’ve seen enthusiasm in some of the children who normally didn’t do as well, paper-to-pencil, but when ...

Incorporating game elements into lessons helps students feel more motivated and excited to participate. As a fourth-grade teacher, I’ve seen how gamification can transform a regular lesson into ...

ANAHEIM – Nine year-old Nancy Ruiz sits down at a cafeteria table strewn with small circular plastic chips, and cautiously examines a sheet of paper with a diagram for the “chip number puzzle.” The ...

We all look for that magic bullet, that one thing that works to fix a problem. Teachers in Everman ISD took a different approach; they found a way that many of their kids love to learn math, but mixed ...

All the Latest Game Footage and Images from Math Classroom Challenge Math in 3 dimensions and for fun. That's the point of the Math Classroom Challenge. To design a safe and fun environment, where ...

Teachers can use these tools to promote discussions and help students move from concrete to abstract understanding of concepts.

Usama has a passion for video games and a talent for capturing their magic in writing. He brings games to life with his words, and he's been fascinated by games for as long as he's had a joystick in ...