Earlier this Fall, I wrote two articles for Games for Educators. The articles focused on games that can be played in the classroom. You can read the first one here , it talks about ways to bring games into the classroom. The articles received such a positive response, that I was asked to write an […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This is the second part of a series that I wrote for Games for Educators The second article talked about various types of games I’ve used in the classroom over the past eight years. Some of them are quite familiar to you, such as: Jeopardy and bingo. Others may be new, perhaps you haven’t heard […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Common Core State Standards Core Standards For those of you who may not know, there are standards that public schools in America (and some private and charter schools) have to adhere to. Until now, those standards have been able to vary from state to state. I know, from personal experience with researching my bingo game […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Students Don’t Have Enough Time to Eat Rushed Lunchtime I’m glad that there was an article about this. As a school teacher, I barely had enough time to eat; for kids it seemed even faster. From bell to bell there are 35-40 minutes to eat. That means to leave the room, get to the lunch […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Games for Educators Even though I have been reading the Games for Educators and it’s newsletter for four years now, this is the first time that I have been a featured writer. Games for Educators is an organization that helps to get educational games and toys into the hands of, you guessed it, educators. As […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Kickstarter http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/11_23/b4231052825865.htm?chan=magazine+channel_11_23+-+focus+on+entertainment+tech_11_23+-+focus+on+entertainment+tech Kickstarter is a great start-up that helps other start-ups; which is especially important in this economic climate where start-ups are having a hard time getting loans. This way, they are able to find investors who believe in what they are doing and grow from there. Coffee + Open Door = Unity http://www.tolerance.org/blog/coffee-house-opens-door-unity The […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
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