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How Minecraft Teaches Reading, Writing and Problem Solving

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They solve problems or cease to exist. If the teacher wants to use games to learn history, Minecraft won’t throw students into a fully fleshed simulation of the American Revolution. The real reason we read is to learn, experience new adventures, find out what’s over the next horizon. Problem Solving.

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5 (free) Tech Problem Solving Posters

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This month: Problem-solving. Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years. You can find her resources at Structured Learning. Every month, we’ll share five themed posters that you can share on your website (with attribution), post on your walls, or simply be inspired.

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Ten Tech Problem-Solving Tips You Don’t Want to Miss

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Here are the top ten problem-solving tips according to Ask a Tech Teacher readers: Tech Tip #108: Got a Tech Problem? 25 Techie Problems Every Student Can Fix–Update. How to Teach Students to Solve Problems. I Can Solve That Problem…. Let Students Learn From Failure.

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Elevating Math Education Through Problem-Based Learning

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Real-World, Meaningful Problems This kind of scenario — linking the drama of mountaineering with work on percentages in middle school math — can effectively be used in a problem-based learning (PBL) approach in the classroom. And that's how people learn math. You may have heard a lot about PBL in recent years.

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Teach Critical Thinking

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Subjects like math and science — the ones only “smart” kids do well in — demand that you find patterns, unravel clues, connect one dot to another, and scaffold knowledge learned in prior lessons. So why the disconnect among teachers and parents when applying gameplay to learning? ” — Voltaire.

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6 Tips for Teaching Kids Coding

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Learning to code is akin to receiving the key to a world of opportunities. It’s about solving problems kids didn’t think they could, in creative ways that feel good. The Ask a Tech Teacher crew has come up with a foundational list of tips for teaching coding. They might love the idea of making their own.

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How Building Bonds in the Classroom Can Motivate Better Teaching

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This teacher makes us use what we learn to come up with ways to solve problems. This teacher has a way to make sure everyone is learning. Problem-solving and critical thinning: Encouraged problem-solving and critical thinking. This teacher makes lessons interesting.

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