Welcome Back for Another Great Year with The Radix Endeavor
We hope you all had a great summer and that you are excited to use The Radix Endeavor with your students this academic year. We had some great feedback from the nearly 8000 Radix users. Some of you wanted to be able to use parts of the game during the fall semester to coincide with specific units you are teaching and many teachers across the country were interested in providing more formal feedback on the game. We want to make sure you all have a chance to use the game according to your scope and sequence so we have extended the pilot through the 2014-2015 academic year. As a result, we have added a few new ways to enroll. We have also opened up the pilot to middle school teachers and students. Check out the Research Enrollment Form to determine which participation level meets your needs. You need to complete the form to participate in the pilot for this academic year EVEN if you participated last spring!
Getting Support from the Radix Team, Other Teachers and Players
Did you know that the RESOURCES section of the teacher dashboard includes links to a suite of resources to support your use of the game? You will need to be logged in as a teacher to access the many resources including bridge curriculum, tool tutorials, and quest walkthroughs. You can also check out the forums and our newest resource ASK VIRAZ, a column by a local high school student who has been playing the game and sharing tips and tricks in the forum. Point your students to his answers and encourage them to ask him questions or share tips of their own.
Getting Started with The Radix Endeavor Webinar
Tuesday, September 16, 2014 3:30 PM ET REGISTER TODAY
Join us for an hour long introduction to the Radix Endeavor Pilot (Academic Year 2014-2015). Participants will:
- Learn how and why games can support the instructional process
- Understand the objectives of The Radix Endeavor, the content in the game
- Interact with teachers that have already used the game in their classrooms
- Discover a wide range of implementation models
- Ask questions of the Radix Team
About The Radix Endeavor
MIT's Education Arcade and Scheller Teacher Education Program received a grant from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to develop an immersive virtual learning experience to support high school math and biology instruction. Working collaboratively with teachers, we have created The Radix Endeavor, a multi-player online games for STEM learning that incorporates:
- A flexible web-based design that allows students to play anywhere, anytime; in school or at home.
- Quest-based learning aligned with current biology standards in Genetics, Ecosystems, Evolution, and Human Body Systems as well as math standards in Algebra, Geometry, and Statistics.
- Optional lesson plans and support materials that allow teachers to easily integrate the game into classroom instruction.
REGISTRATION NOW OPEN for EdTechX: A series of online courses in educational technology
MIT's Education Arcade and Scheller Teacher Education Program are launching EdTechX, a series of six-week long MITx online courses on EdX. Two of the four courses in the series are now open for registration:
- Design and Development of Educational Technology. (Starts October 8, 2014) This project-based course explores educational technologies and the theories underlying their development through interviews with experts in the field.
- Introduction to Game Design: (Starts October 22, 2014) A practical introduction to game design and game design concepts, emphasizing the basic tools of game design: paper and digital prototyping, design iteration, and user testing.
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