National Survey of Educators Using Digital Game-Based Learning in the Classroom

The first national survey of teachers who are using digital games as part of their students' instruction, released today by the Joan Ganz Cooney Center at Sesame Workshop, found that digital games are becoming a consistent and valuable part of classroom activities. Fifty percent of teachers of grades K-8 reported they are using digital games with their students two or more days a week, with 18 percent using them daily.

The survey, Teacher Attitudes about Digital Games in the Classroom, conducted in collaboration with and support from BrainPOP^®, was released at The NewSchools Venture Fund-Aspen Institute Summit in San Francisco. An accompanying series of video case studies of teachers who are using digital games in the classroom was also previewed.

For me, one of the most interesting (and encouraging) findings from the teachers surveyed was:

32% use games 2-4 days per week, 18% use them every day!  WOW!