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Scavenger Hunts, BINGO games & more: get your students moving!

Posted in AppliedDesignSkillsTechnologies, Blog Posts, Not Subject Specific, Resource | Tagged with active learning, ADST, BINGO, breakout, gameification, games, gaming, outdoor learning, scavenger hunt

“…challenge and learning are a large part of what makes good video games motivating and entertaining. Humans actually enjoy learning, though sometimes in school you wouldn’t know that” (Gee, 2007). An increasingly large body of work supports the notion that game-playing  can promote engagement and and deepen student learning. By playing games, an activity deeply […]

PhET Interactive Simulations

PhET Interactive Simulations

Posted in 4-7, 8-12, English, Open Educational Resources, Post Secondary, Resource | Tagged with active learning, engagement, experiment, Free, french, game, interactivity, lesson plans, math, science, Simulations

PhET Interactive Simulations are research-based interactive tools that you can use to teach and learn physics, chemistry, math, biology and other sciences. As a teacher, you can select from the current simulation collections based on your subject and, using this free, open source technology, you can design your own simulation or modify the current ones […]


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