A new magnet program at Miami-Dade County Public Schools will launch this fall that focuses on digital design and coding, drawing on recent nationwide calls for emphasis on education in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM). Named the iTech Academy at Miami Springs Senior High, the program becomes the first video game-themed magnet in the country’s fourth largest school district.
via iTech Academy, Miami Video Game-Themed Magnet, Aims To Prepare Students For Technological Job Market.
Educational Testing Service (ETS) is now taking entries from game developers and educators for a contest to create a computer game or mobile app that acts as a K–12 math assessment. One grand prize winner will receive $7,000 and an all-expense-paid trip for one person to showcase the winning project in a learning and games demo space at ETS in Princeton, N.J.
ETS is looking for innovative ideas that produce evidence of students’ knowledge, skills and abilities in mathematics. The assessment tasks should be based on a Learning Progression for a field of mathematics in grades K–12. The ETS Assessment Games Challenge features three categories of entry:
Variables and Equality Learning Progression (approximately grades 5–9)
Linear Functions Learning Progression (approximately grades 7–10)
Open entry for another Learning Progression in any other K–12 mathematical content
Entries must include a working software application that runs on a widely available software platform (e.g., web, desktop, iOS®, Android®, etc.). For a complete list of entry requirements, visit www.ETSGamesChallenge.com.
via ETS Launches Math Assessment Games Challenge – PR Newswire – The Sacramento Bee.
PlaySay has launched a new language learning app on the Apple iTunes App Store that helps people to learn a foreign language using a non-classroom, game-like setting.The goal of the PlaySay Survival app is to take learning out of the classroom and make learning a language more fun.You can learn pronunciation by using the app to complete a series of real-world missions in scenarios such as ordering food, introducing yourself, delivering a pick-up line, or asking someone for help.
via PlaySay gamifies language learning with speech recognition app | VentureBeat.
