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June 2012 Newsletter: Summer Brains

A Newsletter for Teachers, Parents, and Librarians
   Web Site  | Game Finder  | Game Reviews   June, 2012  

Feature Articles

Summer Brains

by Patrick Matthews
Looking for something to do with your kids this summer? Take a look at this rundown of games that can help make your summer both more fun and more stimulating!
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Watching Kids Play

by Tracy Dudkiewicz
Tracy and the Word Winder team take a novel approach to developing a classroom version of their game: they watch kids play. What happened as a result, as Tracy tells us, was something special.
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Interview with Denise Pope

by Reisa Schwartzman
Denise Pope, Ph.D., is a Senior Lecturer at the Stanford University School of Education. For the past twelve years, she has specialized in student engagement, curriculum studies, qualitative research methods, and service learning. Here is part 1 of Reisa's interview with her.
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Great Stories from the Web

Is Summer Brain Drain real?

Not only is it real, but according to the National Summer Learning institute, it's even worse than we thought.

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Simple Math Tips Add Up

What's the key to teaching math? Here's what The Windsor Star has to say!

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We're always on the lookout for good stories, whether they're game reviews, or ways teachers or parents can use games, or even discussions of the educational benefits of games.


If there's something specific you'd like us to write about, let us know! This newsletter is all for you, after all. Why not let us know what you are interested in?

 

Summer Brains!

How are you going to keep your kids brains working this summer?

Worksheets? Pop quizzes?

How about playing some games instead. That's what this issue is all about.

Enjoy!



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