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Fantasy Geopolitics: A Game of World News
Jeff Kuhn
Hello and welcome to another edition of the TESOL Games and Learning blog. With the Olympics having recently concluded, I thought it would be great to share fantasy geopolitics this month! In this classroom game, students create a list of nations serving as their roster, then the … Continue reading
Creating Interactive Stories With Twine
Jeff Kuhn
Welcome to another edition of the TESOL Games and Learning Blog! This month I wanted to dive into Twine, a browser-based tool for creating interactive stories. Twine first appeared on the October 2020 Interactive Fiction for Reading, Writing, and Grammar … Continue reading
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Tagged as creative writing, digital games, games, games and learning, online games
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Language Learning With Among Us
Jeff Kuhn
This month, I had the opportunity to work with the U.S. Department of State’s Regional English Language Office in Belgrade Serbia to deliver a series of talks on games and learning. Teachers from around the world shared games they found … Continue reading
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Tagged as classroom games, digital games, game-based learning, games, games and learning, online games, video games
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Bringing Civics to the Classroom With iCivics
Jeff Kuhn
Hello and welcome to another edition of the TESOL Games and Learning blog! In this month’s post, we’ll explore iCivics, a website of classroom-friendly games that teach students about the workings of government. Former U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor founded iCivics in 2009 in response to what … Continue reading
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Tagged as civics, classroom games, games, learning games, online games
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Interactive Fiction for Reading, Writing, and Grammar
Jeff Kuhn
Hello and welcome to another edition of the TESOL Games and Learning blog! Many of us continue with remote learning, and keeping students engaged from the other side of a webcam has become a consistent challenge. In this month’s post, we’ll explore text-based games, … Continue reading
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Tagged as games, grammar, online games, online teaching, reading, reading activities, second language writing, writing
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A Framework for Understanding Games and Learning
Jeff Kuhn
Hi all, welcome to another edition of the TESOL Games and Learning blog! This month I wanted to highlight Reinhardt and Sykes’ (2012) framework for incorporating games into classroom practice in response to Mary McDonnell who, on my initial blog … Continue reading
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Tagged as game-based learning, games, gamification, language games
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Redesigning the Classroom Board Game
Jeff Kuhn
Hello everyone, and welcome to another edition of the TESOL games and learning blog! Over the last month I hope you have found the time to play some games and consider what you found enjoyable about them. Though engaging games … Continue reading
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Tagged as classroom practice, ESL games, game-based learning, games, gamification, jeff kuhn
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Welcome to the TESOL Games and Learning Blog
Jeff Kuhn
Hello! Welcome to a new year and the new TESOL Games and Learning blog series. I’m thrilled to lead this new TESOL expedition into the world of games. As both a language learning educator and lifelong gamer, it’s exciting to … Continue reading
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Tagged as ESL games, game-based learning, games, gamification, jeff kuhn
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