In order to take learning to the next level, there's an experiment in Pittsburgh that brings game designers closer to the educators who want games for learning. The hope is that by working together, ...

If you’ve homeschooled for any length of time, you know the panic that hits when you realize your child forgot how to multiply fractions—or worse, that you can’t quite remember how to explain it ...

When I was a kid, I didn’t like any toys, games, books, or TV shows that tried to “make learning fun.” I wasn’t dumb; I knew when I was being lied to—learning and fun are mutually exclusive. But ...

The new question-of-the-week is: What are your favorite classroom games? In Part One, Shannon Jones, Jennifer Bay-Williams, Molly Ness, and Sheniqua Johnson shared their favorites. Today, Jenny Vo, ...

Usama has a passion for video games and a talent for capturing their magic in writing. He brings games to life with his words, and he's been fascinated by games for as long as he's had a joystick in ...

Playing number board games for just ten minutes helps young children build strong early math skills supporting economic ...

Justin Timberlake may never have imagined that his music would help 2nd-graders learn math. Adding her own lyrics to the catchy song, “Can’t Stop the Feeling,” teacher Logan Marks at Los Medanos ...

Since the days of “Oregon Trail,” educational games have teased at the possibility that learning in school can be freed from the doldrum of textbooks and tests. So if games are fun, and learning ...

University of Waterloo provides funding as a founding partner of The Conversation CA. University of Waterloo provides funding as a member of The Conversation CA-FR. This year has brought many changes ...

Great mobile game design is a little like a great film soundtrack – if it’s done well, you shouldn’t notice it. Unfortunately, this also makes it all too easy to overlook the amazing detail that goes ...