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Spirit Lake has multiplication word problems — In nearly 30 years teaching and consulting on American Indian reservations, I’ve seen a dismaying number of failures to provide a good education. In the movie, Mask, the mother of a boy with a noticeable physical disfigurement is trying to register him for middle school. The principal says, Perhaps a […]

Failing Native American students: Let me count the ways

May 11, 2020 in AnnMaria / Cultural content / Education: Innovation and STEM / Educational Resources tagged Native American heritage month by AnnMaria De Mars

Student on bed with pillow over her head — Your 4th grader feeling unmotivated? These 5-minute lessons are perfect. They combine math and Ojibwe history using a video and a game playable on phone or computers.

Lesson 3: Ojibwe hunting and Multiplication

May 7, 2020 in 10 Minute Lesson / Cultural content / Educational Games / Fourth Grade / Math / Mathematics / multiplication / Teachers by Daniel Mondaca

Educators, you’ve nailed teaching Social Studies in a classroom…but what about teaching Social Studies remotely? Don’t worry! 7 Generation Games has joined with some of the best online Social Studies and Civics teaching resources along with the experts that developed them as part of a FREE virtual Unconference. Through the […]

A Must for Everyone Who Teaches Social Studies and Civics

May 5, 2020 in 7GenGames / Conferences / Educational Games tagged 7 Generation Games / Conferences / social studies by Diana Sanchez

Foggy road with no traffic in the Canadian Rockies — When we heard schools were closing, our first thought was, "How can we help?" So, we made all of our games, apps and other resources free.

When the world closed down, we asked, “What can we ...

May 4, 2020 in 7GenGames / Bilingual Education / Cultural content / Educational Games / Educational Resources / Math / Teachers tagged Digital Learning / learning at home by AnnMaria De Mars

Explanation of how Ojibwe fished pops up when you click on item — Take a 5-10 minutes out of their day for your student to learn about Ojibwe history. It's fun and educational. Part two in 7 days of short lessons with Making Camp

Lesson 2: Trade for a wigwam

April 29, 2020 in Cultural content / Educational Games / Educational Resources / Fifth Grade / Fourth Grade tagged math lesson / Ojibwe / social studies / Trade / wigwam by Daniel Mondaca

6 boxes with choices of math activiities — We understand it's hard for many students to concentrate right now. So, we have a 5-minute lesson on multiplication and Ojibwe history.

5 Minute Lessons from Making Camp: Multiplication

April 27, 2020 in 10 Minute Lesson / Educational Games / Educational Resources / multiplication / Third Grade tagged Making Camp / math lesson / Multiplication by Daniel Mondaca

Distance problems are word problems that involve the distance an object will travel at a certain average rate for a given period of time. The formula for distance problems is distance = rate × time or d = r × t. This type of problem drives many students crazy. Here […]

3 Videos About Time-Rate-Distance Problems

April 27, 2020 in Educational Games by Daniel Mondaca

Education is finally changing -mostly because of the pandemic- but still, the change is here. New technology is being applied to this field and we must take advantage of what technology can provide to teachers, students, and parents. Here’s an overview on education from 1.0 to 4.0. Education 1.0 Authoritarian […]

Differences Between Education 1.0 to 4.0

April 24, 2020 in Educational Games tagged education by Daniel Mondaca

A FREE Virtual Unconference for Math Teachers Free access to math resources, games, simulations, and apps. This past week, we’ve been telling you on our social media to get your free ticket to the Math Unconference. And finally, the day has arrived! Today Maria Burns Ortiz will be participating […]

Parental Un-involvement: Designing Lessons that Students Can Do With Minimal ...

April 23, 2020 in Educational Games tagged conference / Math by Daniel Mondaca

Learn Cloud page of Making Camp Ojibwe resources — As you already know by the title of this post, we are officially part of LearnCloud If you don’t know what LearnCloud is, let me tell you about it and how awesome the people behind it really are. LearnCloud is powered by the Rumie Initiative, a non-profit from Canada. They […]

Hurray! We are officially on LearnCloud

April 22, 2020 in 7GenGames / Educational Resources by Daniel Mondaca

EdTech companies worldwide are teaming up to fight COVID-19. Here’s a list of websites that provide information, teaching resources, and more to help teachers and students overcome the challenges of this pandemic. Here is your chance to try out hundreds of apps and educational games for free. Learning in a […]

Free Distance Learning Resources

April 21, 2020 in Educational Games tagged COVID-19 / Educational Resources / homeschooling by Daniel Mondaca

Sometimes changes come unexpectedly, they take us out of our “comfort zone” and push us to try new things. In the educational field, as a society, we have seen the need to make radical changes when it comes to teaching and learning. Those changes can be extremely positive considering that […]

Educational Resources to Learn from Home

April 20, 2020 in Educational Games by Daniel Mondaca