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Welcome!
Welcome to the inaugural Games in Education Newsletter! You are receiving this newsletter because educators are important to Chi-Tag. Our goal is to share
tips and hints on ways to include games in your curriculum. Games improve higher order thinking skills and place facts and information in a meaningful context,
which studies have shown leads to greater retention and greater interest in the subject matter. Please feel free to forward this newsletter to your co-workers,
colleagues and anyone else interested in the educational potential of games!
Games as Educational Tools
Many people would probably be surprised to know that the use of games as educational tools is a legitimate, respected area of
study and practice. Games, also known as simulations, are used extensively in diverse environments from corporate training to military training, from the
healthcare industry to manufacturing. Decision-makers have discovered that people are more interested when games or simulations are employed for training.
This leads to greater receptiveness, greater retention, and greater involvement in their training. Many studies have been done over the last thirty years
regarding the effectiveness of games and simulations as educational tools. The majority of these studies have shown superior math improvement with the use
of games, superior content retention with the use of games, and superior interest in the subject matter.
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A Game that Teaches Geometry and Logic
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Treehouse is the exciting new logic-based pyramid game for 2-4 players. Each game lasts only 5-10 minutes - but you'll want to
rack them up again and again each time someone wins. Each player rolls the custom die to determine if they will TIP, SWAP, DIG, AIM, or HOP their Tree of
three pyramids while they tryto make them match the configuration |
of the shared goal called The House (the black pieces.) Roll a WILD and you can change your own Tree or The House!
| Not only does this game teach logical progression and step-by-step analysis to get from point A to point B, it also cultivates geometric thinking. The game is played on an imaginary two-dimensional plane (yes,two - not three!). Imagine a grid of lines on the table (or literally create a grid to play on). Now the geometric aspect of this game becomes clear! Great potential lurks in this game for extention activies in geometry and logic. |
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To learn more about this game and view related national educational standards, visit High Content Games.
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Educators Speak...
"This past week, the Gifted Education Program in District 74 of Lincolnwood, IL hosted a Family Pizza and Game Night. We have enjoyed five such evenings over the years. As the program coordinator, I was very dubious
when one of the members of my parent planning committee suggested such an evening years ago. I had visions of pizza ground into the library carpeting and
game pieces spread all over the building. With a bit of trepidation, I set up that first evening.â
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Chi-Tag 2007
Schedule November 17 - 18, 2007 on your calendar now for the Chicago Toy and Game Fair. Preview, play and purchase the newest and hottest toys and
games from America and from all over the world, presented by the actual inventors. Teach your students problem solving, brainstorming, cooperation and
creativity by participatin in the Young Inventors program. Visit the Chi-Tag website for more information.
Purchase these great games and more at High Content Games
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