Document Type

Article

Publication Date

8-1-2017

Publication Title

The History Teacher

Volume

50

Issue Number

4

First Page

553

Last Page

564

Keywords

Games, History education, Escape rooms

Disciplines

Educational Methods | Instructional Media Design | Other Education | Teacher Education and Professional Development

Abstract

I discovered Breakout EDU over a year ago while researching innovative teaching methods that spark student engagement. Firmly believing in the importance of play and the value of games in history education, I found the Breakout EDU idea intriguing and wanted to try it in my own classroom.

Comments

This article was published in The History Teacher, volume 50, issue 4, 2017, and is also available at this link. © Society for History Education. The article is included here with the publisher's permission. SJSU users: use the following link to login and access the article via SJSU databases.

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