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#BPOPchat: BrainPOP’s First Twitter Chat Set for Thursday, April 2nd

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Join our inaugural Twitter chat: log on to Twitter at 7 pm ET on Thursday, April 2nd and use #BPOPchat to join the conversation! The BrainPOP Educators team - including Andrew (@agardnahh) and Carrie ...
NGSS Task Analysis

Blooms Taxonomy in the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS)

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In this final installment in a 3-part series, BrainPOP’s Assessment Specialist, Kevin Miklasz, shares his analysis of the Common Core and Next Generation Science Standards in relation to the levels of...
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Using Games for Formative Assessment: The A-Games Project

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We’re thrilled to be able to tell you about the A-Games Project, a newly published study that looks at the use of digital learning games for formative assessment. This project, funded by the Bill and ...
Life skills

Which Math Topic Should BrainPOP Produce Next? You Decide!

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Now is your chance to choose the next BrainPOP math topic!  We plan to create one of the following math topics: Multiplying and Dividing Fractions, Displaying Data, Surface Area, Quadratic E...
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Primary Sources for All Black History Topics

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We're thrilled to announce that all 11 topics in our Black History spotlight include primary sources! Black History Month is an ideal opportunity to incorporate primary sources into your lessons. A...
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Conflict Resolution: A New Health Topic on BrainPOP

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Successfully resolving conflicts is an age old skill and a key to living a happy life! BrainPOP's newest topic, Conflict Resolution, explains to students the skills to do it. The movie explores the...

Hour of Code and BrainPOP

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Celebrate Computer Science Education Week  by working an "Hour of Code" into your schoolday! Running, December 8-14, CSEdWeek aims to highlight the importance of computer science, which 90 percent of ...

Concept Mapping with BrainPOP’s Make-A-Map Tool

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Have you tried Make-a-Map yet? BrainPOP Movie watching becomes interactive with our Make-a-Map tool. Click the "Make-a-Map" button on any topic page and give it a try! The movie appears in the uppe...
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BrainPOP + Speech-Language Pathologists = Improving Student Achievement

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Certified BrainPOP Educator Kim Thomas is a Technology Integration Specialist at the Madison School District in Pheonix AZ. As part of her certification process, Kim led a training with the Speech &am...
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Participate in UCLA’s Game Based Learning Research Study

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Our friends from UCLA's CRESST are conducting a game based learning research study about building science and social emotional skills with "Go Vector Go" and "Spaceforce;" 2 games featured on BrainPOP...