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STARTING THE YEAR WITH A BANG!
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We had a great time at Bett 2020 meeting educators from across Europe and the Middle East and launching new learning content and customer stories. We released a new Social-emotional Learning (SEL) Content Pack, announced Python in Code Builder, and shared a video story from educators in Northern Ireland. Read about the news:
https://aka.ms/mee-bett-releases
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SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL LEARNING CONTENT PACK
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In addition to building STEM skills in Minecraft: Education Edition, research demonstrates that students also develop social-emotional skills through game-based learning. This set of lessons and immersive Minecraft worlds help educators create more inclusive classrooms. Explore lessons on mindfulness, self-expression, and digital citizenship:
https://aka.ms/selminecraft
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NORTHERN IRELAND’S VIKINGS CURRICULUM
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Teachers in Northern Ireland were looking for interactive, interdisciplinary ways to bring STEM into history and technology classes. The Council for the Curriculum, Examinations, and Assessment (CCEA) worked with educators to develop a Vikings curriculum and immersive Minecraft world for Minecraft: Education Edition. This cross-curricular content is supporting literacy and numeracy skills and helping drive higher engagement. Hear from Irish educators in this video:
https://aka.ms/mee-vikings-curriculum
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PYTHON COMES TO CODE BUILDER
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The in-game coding feature for Minecraft: Education Edition, Code Builder, now supports the Python programming language for Microsoft MakeCode! Now students can learn to code with block-based coding, JavaScript, and Python. Explore computer science lessons for Minecraft:
https://aka.ms/CS-Kit
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BUILD CHALLENGE: BLOCK BIOGRAPHY
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History is full of famous faces! Your challenge this month is to research a famous figure and convey their story in Minecraft. Create a quiz to share with a partner that features biographical facts and a creative representation of your chosen figure. That could be a statue, a portrait, or a symbol.
Find out how to join in here:
https://aka.ms/BlockBio
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