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The Games2Teach, an online resource for teachers, is a joint project between CASLS and CERCLL (Center for Educational Resources in Culture, Language, and Literacy). It exists to help teachers to incorporate games into language learning. Access to Games2Teach is free and available here.

Teachers can use the site for information regarding digital games in the classroom, for their own professional development, for advice on which game to use, and for printable, ready-to-go lesson plans and activities. 

Resources on the blog include professional development resources, research regarding games and language learning, materials and activities using games, articles about games for language learning, game evaluations, workshops, and a host of other substantive resources for teachers looking to incorporate digital games into their language classroom.

Currently, the materials are available to be used in a variety of world language classrooms including Chinese, Spanish, Portuguese, Japanese, Korean, Russian, and German.

Recently, the blog has been updated to include resources for teachers related to CASLS’ presentations and materials at ACTFL and additional activities that we have created for classroom use. Of particular note for Intercom readers is a new post about SimCity BuildIt that expands upon the activities that we have included in this newsletter in recent weeks. As we move into the new year, we will continue to post more sample activities, articles, and other resources. We encourage you to check out our new material, and feel free to contact us with any feedback at info@uoregon.edu, or on Facebook and Twitter.

The U.S. Department of Education, under grant #P229A14004, supports development of this project. Contents do not necessarily represent the policy of the U.S. Department of Education nor imply endorsement by the federal government.