Guest Thinkers — February 16, 2011

Video – Using a classroom simulation to improve teacher education

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I found this video at the Serious Games Market blog. It’s worth reading the full post.

Is this idea of creating classroom/school simulations to improve teacher/administrator preparation a good one? Are there some possibilities here? I think there might be…

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A model of the Colossus depicting the grandeur of ancient Rome.

The Past

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A woman in a field enjoying digital reading.

The Present

The loss of deep reading: How digital texts impact kids’ comprehension skills

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A server room with the word frontier on it.

The Present

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