GlassLab is looking for feedback from middle school math teachers to help us design digital games and formative assessments that delight your students while meeting the demands of the Common Core. Please contact [email protected] to learn more about how you can help! Read More »

This Thursday, Quest to Learn’s Co-Director of School, Arana Shapiro, will address her graduating class at Bank Street College of Education. A founding member of the Quest to Learn design team, Arana will represent Bank Street’s Leadership for Educational Change program as a student representative, speaking to the way the guiding principles at Bank Street have helped her establish a vision for leadership for Quest to Learn. Read More »

Charles Raben is a 14-year-old aspiring photographer from a public school in New York City, Quest to Learn, that is using connected learning principles. Charles’ story illustrates what is possible when a young person is able to openly pursue a personal interest with the collective support of friends and compassionate adults. Read More »

Last Friday, the U.S. Department of Education announced the winners of this year’s Small Business Innovation Research awards, and twelve of the twenty winning contracts went to companies building learning games. Read More »

Is School Enough? — a one-hour documentary film that will air on PBS this fall — examines how young people are using everyday tools, including digital ones, to explore interests, express themselves, connect with others, solve problems, and change the world around them. Read More »

With summer just around the corner, it’s nearly time to Come Out & Play! The annual Come Out & Play festival transforms New York City into a giant playground with a showcase of street and field games. This year, the Come Out & Play team (in collaboration with Hive, ESI Design and the YMCA) is kicking things off with a free all-day game jam for youth. Read More »

Teaching isn’t just something you do, it’s a way of being that encompasses a whole bundle of knowledge and skills developed over time. Designing, assessing, planning, practicing, experimenting, integrating, reflecting, leading, managing, supporting, growing… the list goes on! So in honor of National Teacher Appreciation Day (May 7th!), here are seven things we appreciate when we appreciate teachers… Read More »

Last Thursday, GlassLab invited eighty policymakers, business leaders, academics and researchers to Microsoft’s Innovation and Policy Center in Washington, D.C. for a conversation about the future of assessment, including a panel discussion and demo of GlassLab’s SimCity-based game prototype. Read More »