Teaching with Minecraft education

Unpacking the new T4L Kids magazine

Hot off the press this term is the airport design edition of Minecraft for students in Stages 3-4. Students are led through a design thinking process to collaborate on developing an airport of the future using Minecraft Education. With a focus on a sustainable and connected airport community, students are encouraged to think of green solutions for a major transport hub.

As with all editions of T4L Kids, students are encouraged to collaborate in teams and work through the challenges using a tailored design thinking model unique to the themes of each magazine. The model is unique to each issue and the airport design challenge sets up a framework for students to work through together.

There’s a video brief giving real-life examples of a new airport construction, modelled on the new Western Sydney Airport for students to plan their concepts with.

Each issue comes with comprehensive teachers’ notes and further lesson ideas to support your digital classroom.

Minecraft!

This session is designed to help teachers explore the many ways that Minecraft Education can be used to enhance student learning, creativity, and engagement. Learn the basics of Minecraft Education and how to access this powerful tool in your classroom.

Minecraft Education – what’s new Frozen Planet II Minecraft Experience

Created in partnership with BBC Earth, students will explore five Minecraft worlds through the eyes of the animals that live there. Each world comes with all the educator resources including PowerPoints, educator guides, teacher notes and performance expectations around learning for each world.

Explore Frozen Planet II

New study from Ireland

Interested to hear recent findings on the impact of Minecraft Education on learning and collaboration in the classroom? Download the Teachers’ experience of using Minecraft Education in primary school: An Irish perspective

Esports and Minecraft Education

Keen to explore how a Minecraft Education team challenge could work at your school? Listen to Episode 24 of the Virtual Staffroom all about esports where we chat with Minecraft expert Laylah Bulman on the potential for learning with esports. Your students could also explore the T4L Kids sports edition where students are challenged to start an esports club at school!