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New Social Studies Game: Mission U.S. Cheyenne Odyssey
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The Mission U.S. Cheyenne Odyssey game is now live on BrainPOP's GameUp! Brought to you by WNET 13 New York Public Media, this free social studies game immerses students in U.S. history through intera...

Using BrainPOP Español Within an Integrated Study of Social Justice
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In this guest blog post Spanish teacher Erin O'Leary describes using BrainPOP Español to support an integrated unit of study with Social Studies, ELA and Art in her 7th grade Spanish class.
During t...

Flipping your Classroom with My BrainPOP – Wednesday, December 18 at 4:00 pm ET
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Wednesday, December 18 at 4:00 pm ET
Flipping your Classroom with My BrainPOP
Get an overview of My BrainPOP – the tool we launched this fall to help you track student progress – and see how one tea...

Wednesday, December 11, 3:30 pm ET: Tynkerin Around with Code, CSEd Week
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Wednesday, December 11 at 3:30 pm ET
Tynkerin Around: Student Programming and Computer Science Education Week
BrainPOP and Tynker are joining forces to celebrate Computer Science Education Week an...

Participate in Games Research Survey for a Chance to Win!
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We realize there are infinite ways that students and teachers use educational games. We hear anecdotes about how games are effective educational tools from various stakeholders, and we're firm believ...

Supporting Native Spanish Speakers With BrainPOP
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This webinar focuses on the use of BrainPOP resources to support native Spanish speakers in the classroom. We’ll welcome special guests who share expert examples for blending BrainPOP, BrainPOP Jr., B...

From Theory to Practice to Evaluation: Game-Based Learning in Action
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These 5 articles help demonstrate just some of the many beneficial values of game-based learning.
Five Video Games Your Middle Schooler Should Be Playing (Plus a Bonus One)
In this article, game...

Ninja Kitchen is now on GameUp
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We at BrainPOP are super excited to present the Ninja Kitchen game from our partners at NMSU's Learning Games Lab! Ninja Kitchen is a unique and innovative game that allows students in grades 3-8 to e...

Brain Points: A Growth Mindset Reward Structure Boosts Player Persistence!
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Brain Points: A Growth Mindset Reward Structure Boosts Player Persistence in Refraction
By: Eleanor O'Rourke
Psychologist Carol Dweck has made an interesting discovery. She and her colleagues have...

Submit a Proposal for the 2014 National Charter Schools Conference
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The 2014 National Charter Schools Conference call for proposals is now open! The entire charter school community will gather for the conference in Las Vegas from June 29 - July 2, 2014. Take this oppo...