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Mayor Bloomberg and Chancellor Walcott Launch the Gap App Challenge, a New Software Development Contest for Programs to Help Middle School Students Excel In Math – 2012-2013
Mayor Bloomberg and Chancellor Walcott Launch the Gap App Challenge, a New Software Development Contest for Programs to Help Middle School Students Excel In Math… via Mayor Bloomberg and Chancellor Walcott Launch the Gap App Challenge, a New Software Development Contest for Programs to Help Middle School Students Excel In Math – 2012-2013 – New [...]
Continue reading...More news from the algebra front lines…. (a failed game)
Monday, September 24, 2012
Today in my remedial algebra class, I thought I would make an inequalities game. I had this great idea that I would put up on the board a whole bunch of inequalities, and each group would add or subtract or multiply or divide different things to these inequalities, and we would see if the result [...]
Continue reading...Calculus: Art on the Wall Game (Teena Carroll, Saint Norbert College)
Wednesday, September 19, 2012
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This is a great calculus game that I saw demonstrated at the MAA/AMS joint conference in Boston in January. It was created by Teena Carroll of Saint Norbert College. Students are in groups of 4, each with a post-it note. On the post it note, each student draws an arc that goes from one corner [...]
Continue reading...Remedial Algebra Game
Wednesday, September 19, 2012
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I often have trouble thinking of meaningful games to play in my remedial algebra class. These are the students who are most disengaged with traditional teaching, but they are often also the hardest to play games with … the same things that made them not-so great students, make them not-so great at listening to the [...]
Continue reading...Math Strategy Game — “anti-derivative blocks”
Friday, August 3, 2012
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This is a terrific game from Math Professor Maria Anderson. She uses it to practice anti-derivatives, but it can be used for other topics. Take a look at the video: http://teachingcollegemath.com/2010/12/new-math-game-antiderivative-block/
Continue reading...Want to Help Students Prepare for College? Have Them Play More Games
Saturday, June 9, 2012
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In February, the education services company Pearson introduced Alleyoop, a personalized digital-tutoring service that tries to gamify the classroom — and to do it, specifically, outside of the classroom. Think Zynga, but smart. And also: Zynga, but trying to make you smart. The platform focuses on middle- and, in particular, high-school curricula, and emphasizes the [...]
Continue reading...ETS Launches Math Assessment Games Challenge
Wednesday, May 2, 2012
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Educational Testing Service (ETS) is now taking entries from game developers and educators for a contest to create a computer game or mobile app that acts as a K–12 math assessment. One grand prize winner will receive $7,000 and an all-expense-paid trip for one person to showcase the winning project in a learning and games [...]
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