Overview
Educade is a website that offers a vast library of free, ready to use lesson plans integrated with 21st century teaching tools. Teachers, parents and students will find hundreds of apps, games, and hands-on activities that align to Common Core and Next Generation standards. Search for lesson plans by grade level, subject matter, and technology type, making it fast and easy to use. Educade has been custom built for educators today and provides high-tech, low-tech and no-tech solutions for a fully immersive learning experience.
Igniting A Nation
GameDesk is igniting a nation to get involved and bridge the gap between education and technology through playful and creative learning experiences.
Game-Based Learning
Games found on Educade include fun education-based examples such as Reach for the Sun and DragonBox, as well as non-traditional examples like the wildly popular Angry Birds and Minecraft. Each game has a ready to use, standards aligned lesson plan developed around it to reinforce its viability in the classroom and provide maximum value to the educator or parent using it.
Hands-On Learning
In addition to technology integration, Educade boasts hands-on activities that promote design and engineering concepts found in both STEM and STEAM education initiatives. Maker kits, DIY activities, and embodied learning experiences create a blended curriculum to provide a seamless transition from digital to physical learning.
A Solution For Education Today
Educade answers the needs teachers and parents have today and transforms the way students learn. These relevant and effective tools entice students to re-engage in their own learning and prepare for success by focusing on 21st century skills that can be applied to real world experiences. Families can also reconnect by learning at home together in fun and meaningful ways, demonstrating that technology advancements can bring parents and children closer through the shared act of learning.
Get Involved
This is just the beginning. We encourage you to join our Educade movement and get involved. We’ve started the process by creating an innovative tool and we need your help to add content and continue this service for teachers, parents, and students. Donate to our cause, support our efforts, and spread the word so everyone can participate in the future of learning - today.