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How Gaming & Virtual Learning Will Revolutionize Education in America

America, We Have a Problem.

According to the 2012 Program for International Student Assessment, US students are considered deficient in math, ranking below 27 other countries.

Yet…

One in every five jobs in the United States required a high level of knowledge in science, technology, engineering or math as of 2011.

Detective Digits, virtual math learning coach for Kindergarten.

America, We Have a Solution.

More than a million K-12 children in the American educational system receive some form of virtual instruction. This number has increased sharply in the last few years and shows no sign of slowing.

Technological advances in the field of gaming and virtual learning is changing our view of effective, best practice instruction for children. From Minecraft to Space Today, there are endless examples of how technology has created interactive and fun educational experiences.

Statistics show that students who receive virtual instruction achieve the same, if not higher, goals than their peers who are educated in traditional classrooms.

Online instruction also provides an additional avenue for ensuring that students receive the supports necessary to promote social and emotional readiness to learn.

Pi, virtual math learning coach for 1st grade.

All Signs Point To

This.

Virtual instruction offers a cost-effective means of addressing a wide variety of challenges.

School districts with limited or dwindling resources can have access to hard-to-find resources such as math and science instructional experts.

Parents who are dissatisfied with the local educational system or environment can select a program that is in line with the needs of their child and their family, including in-depth supplementary or complementary instruction in math and science.

Aderihs, virtual math learning coach for 2nd grade.

We Control the Future.

An appropriately designed, educationally sound, individually responsive system has the potential to significantly improve the learning ecosystem for all participants.

Online instruction, along with blended game-based learning, offers a cornucopia of solutions for students specifically in the fields of science and mathematics in order to close the skills gap that exists between students in the US and other developed countries.

Abacus, virtual math learning coach for 3rd grade.

The Time to Help Our

Children is Now.

Learn. We, as educators, can enable our children to succeed by making learning fun using available technologies.

Engage. We can engage ourselves in solving this problem by establishing social networks that connect everyone in our children’s ecosystem.

Motivate. We can motivate our children to continue growing and succeeding with rewards within these gamified systems.

Pemdas, virtual math learning coach for 4th grade.