The lab is excited to announce a new class that will be offered this fall! CMS.S61/S97 – CS.forward(): trace the past, plot the future of K-12 CS education. Meeting times: Tuesday/Thursday 1-2:30 pm (in room E25-117) 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.
FREE EVENT ON CAMPUS, APRIL 12th! “Searching: Our Quest for Meaning in the Age of Science.”
April 12th, 5pm-7pm Registration is encouraged, but not required. http://bit.ly/3lEGNbb nd Y
“Just Atoms and Molecules? Or Something More?” Screening and discussion of Searching: Our Quest for Meaning in the Age of Science
April 12th, 5pm-7pm Join us for a screening of clips from “SEARCHING: Our Quest for Meaning in the Age of Science” and comments from MIT’s Alan Lightman, Nancy Kawisher, Kieran Setiya producer/director Geoff Haines-Stiles (Carl Sagan’s COSMOS)…and YOU! Lightman, MIT Read more…
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700 Technology Square, Suite 328
Cambridge, MA 02139