Tag: Classroom games

‘Math’ is a doing word. Not a worksheet.

Ask a student what comes to mind when they hear the word “math” and you’ll likely hear answers like “numbers,” “times tables,” “tests,” or “homework.” For some, the associations are even more loaded: “stress,” “boring,” “confusing,” or “hard.” But how often do you hear a student say maths is about doing, thinking, talking, moving, or even playing? In many classrooms, mathematics is still treated like a static subject — something you either get or don’t, something to sit and receive. A set of rules to memorise. A list of procedures to follow. A test to pass. But here’s the truth: mathematics...

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Game Based Learning V Gamification

In the great debate on game based learning v gamification, people often ask me what is the best approach, when you’re trying to create true student engagement, and motivate kids to drive their own learning? Pic: A fun game of Battleships, or a lesson in coordinate geometry? Game-based learning v gamification, the facts How is it that my kids know all 150 types of blocks in Minecraft, but can’t remember a simple list given for homework? Let’s imagine a teacher was trying to teach these Minecraft blocks to a class. In a traditional method, the teacher gives the list, gets...

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