Every year in our spring class, Design and Development of Games for Learning (CMS.590), students work in groups on three big projects – curriculum for an existing game, an original or modified tabletop game, and Read more…
The MIT Scheller Teacher Education Program
And The Education Arcade
PLAYFUL, POWERFUL LEARNING
Our Mission
The MIT Scheller Teacher Education Program and The Education Arcade focus on creating playful, powerful learning experiences using the affordances of new educational technologies. We leverage design-based research to study and develop solutions to pervasive challenges in teaching and learning
Design and Create New Experiences
We use games and other tools to help kids experiment, explore, and build math and science skills.
Implement and Scale Experiences
We use technology to create powerful learning environments in schools, in the home, and in the community.
Develop Capacity for New Experiences
We work with schools, governments, NGOs and other organizations to help them learn new design and development skills and build teacher support capacity.
We Create Games, Platforms and Curriculum
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We Teach Teachers
We offer courses for MIT students, professional development and school partnerships.
Courses
We offer courses for MIT students in education, educational technology and games. We also have online course offerings.
Teacher Licensure
We offer an option for teacher licensure for MIT undergraduates. We also offer a range of other course sequence options.
Professional Development
We offer options for professional development for teachers from days to weeks on campus and online.
Latest News
Here is what is going on in The Scheller Teacher Education Program and The Education Arcade.
Newly published: Generative AI and K-12 Education: An MIT Perspective
by Eric Klopfer, Justin Reich, Hal Abelson, and Cynthia Breazeal Abstract: In November of 2022, a Silicon Valley company launched an invention that could complete students’ homework for them. Available only to subscribers at first, Read more…
Lab facilitates workshop at Connected Learning Summit conference entitled “Why does it have to be a game?”
Scot Osterweil and Judy Perry facilitated a workshop at the Connected Learning Summit conference entitled “Why does it have to be a game?” on Friday, October 27, 2023. Program Description: There was a time when we Read more…
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