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If you missed the chance to venture into the Arctic with IMAX, we’ve got you covered!  In our April 25th webinar, we were joined by filmmaker Shaun MacGillivray and WWF’s polar bear expert, Geoff York, while we discussed the changing Arctic region and IMAX’s newest movie, To The Arctic.  Shaun and Geoff shared some fascinating facts about the making of the film, as well as some valuable resources you can use while teaching your students about the threatened Arctic wilderness. The Adventures of Charlie Mac is a fabulous picture book teachers can integrate into their class’s study about the Arctic and give students the opportunity to view the region through the eyes of a child.  The film’s companion book is another wonderful resource that offers beautiful pictures of a region that most people will never see and can give students a better understanding of the rapidly changing environment.  The U.S. Global Change Research Program offers some excellent educator resources to guide teachers in building lessons focused on climate change.  Additionally, IMAX has created a cross-curricular educator’s guide with activities and lesson ideas for teachers to use in the classroom. The Arctic is in need of your help!  To find out… Read the Rest»

Do you and your students use BrainPOP’s resources in the classroom … and beyond?  We’ve partnered with Intel to sponsor a lesson plan contest and we want to hear how you’re taking BrainPOP to go!  Implemented through We Are Teachers, the contest invites educators to submit lesson plans that showcase the use of BrainPOP’s interactive resources on mobile devices.  Submit by May 22nd! Voting is open to the public; weigh in on what you consider the best submissions between May 24th and June 7th.  Winners will be announced on June 11th, and grand prizes include $200 cash and a Flip cam – ideal for filming all your creative ideas in action!  We’ll even feature the winners on BrainPOP Educators.  We can’t wait to see what you come up with! Get the details and great ideas here.  

If you joined us for either of our recent Play Seriously: The MIT Education Arcade webinars, you already know a bit about The Labyrinth Challenge.  For those of you who may have missed the webinars or need a little refresher, we want to take a moment to share the details of this exciting opportunity. It’s a national math challenge for middle school students, centering on the educational game Lure of the Labyrinth. Teachers, coaches, and youth leaders, enroll teams of your students for free through June 15th.   You know that it’s not always easy to engage middle schoolers. But couching key lessons in game play is a great way to reach them: advancing from one level to another in “Lure of the Labyrinth” requires students to apply their understanding of various mathematical concepts. Plus, the game meets Common Core standards and allows teachers to assess student understanding through the game’s built-in assessment tools. With data and reports that are automatically generated through game play, teachers can document student progress and guide math instruction in the classroom.   Head on over to our very own GameUp for a sampling of some Lure of the Labyrinth puzzles.  Students and educators who… Read the Rest»

We’re celebrating Earth Awareness month with a new lesson plan contest!  BrainPOP has teamed up with Warner Bros. and IMAX® to help raise awareness about the changing Arctic wilderness. With the upcoming release of To The Arctic, a MacGillivray Freeman Film co-produced by Warner Bros. Pictures and IMAX Filmed Entertainment, we’re providing you a wide variety of free educational resources for use in the classroom.  BrainPOP’s April spotlight is full of valuable resources focused on Earth Awareness and even includes movies on the Tundra and Glaciers.  BrainPOP Jr. users can check out the Arctic Habitats movie to teach their younger students about the topic. We want to hear how you’re using the “To The Arctic” and BrainPOP resources together to educate your students about the importance of Earth Awareness and the threatened Arctic region. Submit a lesson plan highlighting the creative use of BrainPOP or BrainPOP Jr. and other multimedia resources. From the top lesson plans we receive, we’ll randomly pick two educator entries as winners. These winners will receive a free film screening for their entire class, film companion book, t-shirt, and more!  We’ll also randomly pick – from among the top entries – four second-place winners who will… Read the Rest»

Wednesday, April 11 4:30PM ET: Play Seriously II: The MIT Education Arcade We welcome the MIT Education Arcade back for another webinar to extend our discussion on the objectives of educational gaming and its value in the classroom. We’ll take a more in-depth look into the Lure of the Labyrinth Challenge and further explore the Lure of the Labyrinth math games featured on BrainPOP’s GameUp. You can join this webinar whether or not you participated in the initial BrainPOP/Education Arcade webinar last month. If you didn’t catch that initial webinar, you can check it out any time in our archives.

The growing interest in mobile learning has BrainPOP on the go!  Have you been using the BrainPOP mobile app with your students?  Whether it’s on a field trip or in the classroom, we want to hear about the exciting ways you’ve been able to integrate it into your daily lessons. We are looking for high quality lesson plans that meaningfully incorporate the use of either the iOS or Chrome BrainPOP app.  If you haven’t yet used the app, we encourage you to explore it with your class and determine how it could fit into your curriculum.  Once you’ve had some time to play, submit a lesson plan to share your ideas.  The best lesson plans will be featured on our blog and we’ll send those lesson plan authors a free BrainPOP t-shirt!

BrianPOP is pleased to partner with Samsung and the Turning Foundation to sponsor the Classroom Improvement Technology Grant. The purpose of this grant is to help educators develop 21st century classrooms and improve achievement by providing technology tools from multiple, industry leading companies. By assembling a package of technology-based classroom supports, we hope to improve achievement and the overall success of students and teachers in the classroom.Grant applications will be accepted from teachers in grades K-12 who are currently teaching in an accredited, non-profit school building in the United States. Ten (10) classroom awards estimated at $3,600 each will be distributed. So what are you waiting for?  Apply for the grant by Feb 15th and good luck!

Congratulations to BrainPOP Educators: @jenniethom, @taclark and @stonewalllap_teacher the three winners of our Food Fight creative idea T-shirt contest!  By playing BrainPOP’s newest game “FoodFight” on GameUP and sharing their creative lesson ideas in our games forum, they will be celebrating the holidays in their new T-Shirts! Take a look at the forum discussion to see why Jennie thinks playing the game made her feel, ”it’s time to revisit food chains” in her classroom. Read further and see how stonewalllap_teacher considers this game as a terrific writing prompt. @Taclark cleverly connects school community with the concepts of food chains, competition and balanced ecosystems. It’s amazing how many ways game play helps students explore academic concepts.  It’s no wonder that gaming is gaining traction in schools around the world.   If you didn’t enter our contest, but you still want to win a Moby shirt,  keep up with BrainPOP educators here on our blog and on Twitter and Facebook.  You never know when we might feature another fabulous contest!

  With school break this week, there should be a little extra time to try the newest entry in BrianPOP’s GameUP site, Food Fight!  This 2 player turn based game is not only tons of fun, but also helps players actively learn about ecosystems and habitats.  Click here to visit GameUP and play. We are super excited to announce a Food Fight contest.  The rules are simple and they don’t involve messing up the kitchen! 1) Find a partner and play Food Fight. 2) Think of a creative way to use the game within an educational setting. Follow up activities are acceptable too! 3) Post your idea to this forum. If we select your idea, we’ll promote it on the blog and send you a nifty Moby long sleeve T-Shirt!   We are only accepting entries until November 30th, so be quick, be creative, and you may have an early holiday gift, a splendid T-Shirt from BrainPOP!  

National STEM Video Game Challenge With BrainPOP and Gamestar Mechanic Wednesday, November 16th 4:30 PM EDT Duration: 1 Hour From the National STEM Video Game Challenge to ed tech conferences around the country, you’ve heard about the impact of games in education. But what does that impact look like? How do you make them a reality in your classroom? Start with this unique webinar hosted by special guest Katya Hott of Gamestar Mechanic. She’ll take you through the process of working with students as they design their own games, harnessing and strengthening their STEM skills in the process.