Coming up on the last two weeks of school I started to reflect on something I’ve maybe been taking for granted. I’ve noticed that I offer my students variety. Variety in Science instruction (and curriculum to an extent), variety in integrated technology and variety in how students show what they are learning. Lately I’m wondering, …
Tag: Science Curriculum
Jun 01
Is Variety Better?
- By Alfonso Gonzalez in Ed News
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June 1, 2013
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Jun 11
Alternate Reality Game
- By Alfonso Gonzalez in Ed News, Gamification, Grades & HW, Science
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June 11, 2012
This past Thursday Nicholas Provenzano hosted a Twitter chat at #NerdyChat on the topic of Gamification (see transcript here). Gamification is the idea of using the best of video gaming in the classroom. Why? Watch a kid play a video game. Video games hook the player and motivate the player to persevere through failure and …
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