If you know even a little bit about coding, you can make educational games with 7 Gen Blocks. Get in on our private beta now
AnnMaria De Mars
Why are some internship programs unsuccessful, despite clear needs in the community for youth employment and a sincere desire to provide experience on the part of employers? Soft skills are only part of the story We often hear that youth need to learn “soft skills” , now re-branded as “professional […]
Successful Youth Internships Have the 4 Shoulds
Get our bilingual games free through March 30th (at least) learn more in my unfinished blog post
Free Bilingual Games Teaching Math & History
Fact: Most educational games are not very effective because good education is not cheap and easy. Here are a few aspects of an effective math game.
Why GOOD educational games take time and money
How does 7 Gen Blocks enable us to serve overlooked communities and improve math education at the same time? Dr. De Mars, 7 Generation Games president, has the answers.
Coding for Good with 7 Gen Blocks
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This is the first in a multi-lesson unit designed to assess student mathematics proficiency by playing games that teach about Indigenous cultures that have embedded math problems. It also requires students to create their own math activities and math problems.
Math Assessment and Indigenous Cultures
1 starting the new year, a newlywed couple, a founder starting up a company or an athlete working with a new coach, the secret to your success is the same - relationships.
The Secret to Success – at Everything
Even non-poetry lovers will love this site that includes a map and history of First Peoples, told through poetry. Introduction by Joy Harjo.
Sites we love: Map of First Peoples Poetry
Whether you are counting down the last days of the school year or trying to come up with ways to keep your summer school students awake and on task, Google Arts & Culture is a gem. Visit museums virtually, tour national parks, even re-create ancient pottery.
Sites we love: Google Arts & Culture
5 ways Growing Math makes summer school prep easy-
1. Supplemental lessons that are both engaging and standards-aligned, with all the resources you need included.
2. Educational games with standards-aligned content that students can play in class or at home for remediation, reinforcing a concept or a reward for getting their work done early.
3. An entire summer school course of the Growing Math lessons. You'll be amazed how quickly you can pull this together.
4. Include more diverse perspectives in your classroom, from Latino history to Dakota culture, integrated with math and language arts
5. Self-paced teacher training that can be done in as little as 15-minute increments
Feeling unprepared for summer school? Let Growing Math help you
"Why are you working on a game that was done years ago? Why on earth would you be happy about that?" This is a question I get asked by everyone from investors to teachers to random people sitting next to me on an airplane. Here are 4 answers to that question.