Game Based Learning

Institute of Play Design Pack: Games and Learning
Posted by Laura Gatto on
"What if teachers could harness their creativity and knowledge to engage students in new and exciting ways? What if teachers supported each other in becoming designers of their own games for learning...

The Sortify Game: A New Experiment in Playful Assessment
Posted by SM Bruner on
Sortify is a brand new offering from BrainPOP's GameUp that's designed to be used as a playful assessment. It’s an open-ended tool that is flexible enough to work for all grade levels (K-12) and many ...

It’s Here! SXSWedu Announces 2014 Playground Schedule
Posted by Traci K. on
We’re absolutely thrilled to share the newly unveiled official schedule for the SXSWedu 2014 Playground, which we're co-sponsoring with Xerox.
The SXSWedu Playground is an interactive learning space ...

Game-Based Learning Design Workshop
Posted by Laura Gatto on
"The single best opportunity for innovation in education is to gather teachers together in professional development programs that are pedagogy-centered, so that they can hone their teaching techniqu...
Game-Based Learning Resources
Posted by SM Bruner on
We offer game-based learning lesson plans, research on games for learning, game making tools, student-made games, and more to support game-based-learning (GBL) using GameUp....

Game-Based Learning Research
Posted by Laura Gatto on
We are committed to learning more about the world of educational gaming. Here are some of our favorite game-based learning resources from our GameUp partners, thought leaders and organizations we adm...

Playful Learning and Game Play – Guest Blogger Lauren Burner Shares Reflections on Professional Development with BrainPOP
Posted by Andrew Gardner on
A playful, thoughtful professional development day at the BrainPOP office in Manhattan brought designers, educators and gamers together to discuss the future of educational gaming in classrooms acro...

Game Based Learning Professional Development Opportunity in New York City
Posted by Andrew Gardner on
Attention all New York City based Game Based Learning teacher enthusiasts! We wanted to pass along information about a great professional development opportunity. This Thursday, May 9th, The Tribeca ...

Weaving Literacy and Assessment into Game-Based Learning
Posted by cemignano on
BrainPOP's Allisyn Levy shares her experience integrating assessment into game-based learning.
For a long time, I was on a hunt for an amazing English Language Arts game that tied into curriculum a...

A Serious Game Jam with BrainPOP, MouseSQUAD and Global Kids!
Posted by Andrew Gardner on
On February 13th, BrainPOP was thrilled to host student leaders from Global Kids and Mouse Squad for a "serious game jam" at BrainPOP Headquarters. During the 2 hour event, student leaders from Global...