Linking the Educational Principles of Multiplayer Gaming and Play to Common Core Strategies

Video games may seem an odd place to find Common Core State Standard implementation strategies. A closer look reveals that educational principles found in certain video game genres might help update instructional strategies that no longer engage contemporary learners. These video game strategies can explain why learners will spend hours playing video games without realizing it and spend only the minimum amount of time doing school work. Incorporation of these video game strategies into teacher training and professional development while educators transition to the Common Core State Standards can help prepare teachers for today's new learner and the new curriculum. Analysis of the Common Core State Standards and video game educational principles shows that the opportunity is large and the time for implementation may be now.