Making Camp: Dakota - Past & Present, the newest game from 7 Generation Games and the first created under the Growing Math project, is now available.
Maria Burns Ortiz
2 Brilliant! You cracked the code. Will you become stinking rich from all the skunk pelts you get? Or will you get sprayed and just skink? Click play to test your skunk catching skills.
Skunk Hunt
2 When you talk about the homes of traditional Native Americans, the first thing that comes to mind for many people is a tipi. That’s because the tipi, although traditionally used primarily by Plains tribes, is what is most frequently depicted in shows, movies and other images. However, just as there […]
Home, Sweet Home: Tipis, Hogans, Wigwams and More
2 Growing Math is a free, new platform to provide educators the tools and training they need to best serve students in tribal areas, rural communities and urban cities with significant Indigenous populations. During COVID, are you/your school struggling with any of the following: Attendance (in-person or online); Engagement (i.e. students […]
Seeking Schools for Federally-Funded Pilot to Improve Learning During COVID
5 As CEO of 7 Generation Games, I am proud and humbled to be able to announce that we have received funding from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to create a new learning platform, specifically aimed at helping meet the needs of Indigenous students and the educators working to serve these communities.
Announcing Growing Math Project to Meet Immediate Educational Needs of ...
GUEST POST FROM DR. ERICH LONGIE, 7 GENERATION GAMES LEAD CULTURAL CONSULTANT From the fourth grade on — when my older sister started reading books to us (her younger siblings) in the loft of the log cabin where we lived — I have been a voracious reader. My curiosity knew […]
Teaching Native American Indian Students Math the Easy Way
Going through our archives I found this interesting blog about halloween customes and education written by our CEO Maria Burns Ortiz. “What does the ‘E’ in STEM mean?” my 8-year-old asked me this afternoon as I drove her to soccer practice. “Engineering,” I said. “Which is what?” she asked, reminding me […]
The “E” In STEM (and HallowEEn)
I know G4C will post a video of the talk, but in the interim, I had a few people ask me about the availability of my presentation before the video is up. Here is the text of my talk that I gave at the 2020 Games for Change Festival (online) […]
You Are Here: Using Game Design to Empower Underserved Youth
As part of our game licensing, we at 7 Generation Games have lesson resources for you at teacher.7generationgames.com – PowerPoint presentations, lesson plans, curriculum building tools, etc. – that can be used to reinforce remote learning, a necessity during this odd, new normal.
The 7 Generation Games Teacher Resources Library
According to PBS, internships are going away or going remote in the odd, new normal. With many universities and colleges going remote and even dropping standardized test requirements, higher ed is set to move forward despite the odds. Have no fear, future intern. Your best bet right now is to […]
Landing an Internship in the Pandemic
The following 7 Generation Games are Chromebook compatible. MAKING CAMP: OJIBWE (Grades 3-5) In Making Camp: Ojibwe, players practice multiplication and division skills while learning math problem-solving strategies. They’ll also be introduced to Ojibwe history. Earn points by solving math problems and answering social studies questions in the village-building […]
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Math functioned as a foundational building block for human survival all across the world.