Digital Games Twitter Chat

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Education writer Greg Toppo and Vicki Phillips hosted a Twitter chat on what makes a digital game good (or bad), what teachers have learned from bringing digital games into their classrooms and what game designers can learn from teachers’ experiences.

Highlights and favorite tools from the chat are curated below.
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Geometry Course Outline
The geometry course outline provides guidelines for implementing several of the Shell Center’s Formative Assessment Lessons. Educators can use this information to better understand how to apply the lessons, which are compatible with the Common Core State Standards (CCSS), to their own instruction.
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Modeling Conditional Probabilities 1: Lucky Dip
This Professional Learning Module provides guidelines for implementing the Shell Center’s Formative Assessment Lesson Modeling Conditional Probabilities 1: Lucky Dip. Educators can use this information to better understand how to apply the lesson, which is compatible with the Common Core State Standards (CCSS), to their own instruction.
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Tools That Help Students Slow Down—and Strengthen Skills
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