Building Organization with Minecraft – Scavenger Hunt

Building Organization Skills With Minecraft: Scavenger HuntIn this workshop, we will use the premise of a Minecraft scavenger hunt to practice organization skills. Overview Today's Activity: Scavenger Hunt For this [...]

Building Time Management with Minecraft – Timed Race!

Building Time Management with Minecraft - Timed Race!In this workshop, our expert Gamer Guides lead kids through fun Minecraft activities to improve their Time Management skills. Today's Activity: Time Management [...]

Autism and Video Games

Recent studies indicate that children with Autism Spectrum Disorder may benefit from video games that help children learn to recognize emotions. One study conducted by the University of Alabama at […]

Harry Potter: Wizards Unite

Harry Potter: Wizards Unite takes the wizarding world of Harry Potter and “brings it to our world” using augmented reality style gaming. The premise is that magic items and creatures […]

Fish and Trip

The game Fish and Trip gives the player one small fish and asks the player to keep it alive. In order to accomplish this, the player must collect other fish […]

Are Children Affected by Autism Obsessed with Video Games?

Parents of children who are diagnosed with autism (ASD) may have observed them becoming obsessed with video games or technology. Children affected by autism can easily get stuck playing a […]

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The skills your child needs to succeed!Live, online, game-based courses to help kids build executive functioning and social-emotional skills.Start Now for Free!Is your child's school really teaching them what they [...]

Module 3: Executive Functions and Thinking Skills

LearningWorks Live Instructor TrainingModule 3What Are Executive Functions? Executive functions are brain-based cognitive skills that facilitate critical thinking and self-regulation. Executive functions call upon the prefrontal cortex of our brains [...]

Module 4: The LW4K Method for Teaching Online

LearningWorks Live Instructor TrainingModule 4The Basics The Basics: It needs to be fun, engaging, interactive, safe, with learning opportunities-Gamer Guides need to be enthusiastic and knowledgeable LW4K programs are “Digitally [...]

Module 2: The LW4K Method

LearningWorks Live Instructor TrainingModule 2Generalizations and Transfer Psychologists define generalization as the transfer of an action learned in one setting to a different setting, so that individuals are fully able [...]