Sztabnik uses the NCAA bracketing model to whip his AP Lit class into a literature-embracing frenzy as they rank their votes to determine the best poem or novel they've read all year. March Madness Meets AP Lit, by Brian Sztabnik (2014).Games in the Mathematics Classrooms: There’s an App for That! by Patrick Feeney (2014)įeeney, an educational app developer, looks at what makes a good math gaming app and lists some of his favorite puzzles that engage students while teaching them effectively.For more on the use of simulations to teach the social sciences, you may also want to read Aaron Kaio’s ' Civic Mirror: Simulated National Building for Middle Schoolers.' Levinson shares a professional-development tactic from master history teacher Eric Rothschild, describing how, by engaging his AP European history class in role play, he brought the subject to life for the students.

Simulations Can Change the Course of History.It also reinforces systems- and design-thinking skills. Interactive Fiction in the Classroom, by Matthew Farber (2015)Īs a classroom tool, interactive fiction sharpens close reading and writing, and logical and critical thinking.

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