TORONTO – TVO has received a 2017 International Serious Play Award for mPower, its creative online games that teach fundamental K-6 math skills to students.
TVO mPower was announced as a silver medalist in the worldwide competition honouring outstanding games in advance of next month’s 7th annual Serious Play Conference for international leaders who embrace the idea that games can revolutionize learning.
Launched earlier this year, TVO’s mPower games are now in the hands of over 46,000 K-6 students, and are available free of charge to teachers throughout Ontario. The games use digital technology that adapts to each learner to help kids develop STEM skills while learning about the province's communities and environment.
TVO CEO Lisa de Wilde said that the games were co-developed with Ontario teachers and students and support the Ontario education curriculum.
"The world is changing, and changing fast”, she said in the news release. “Digital technology is revolutionizing the very nature of classroom learning, as well as the global competencies the next generation needs to lead rewarding lives. TVO mPower is a superb example of how we are harnessing technology to reinvent learning in the 21st century by developing evidence-based digital learning resources that parents and teachers can trust."
