NumberShire I
Award Period:
-
Award Amount
$1,049,954
Award Number
#EDIES11C0026
Funding Source
Institute of Education Sciences
U.S. Department of Education
Small Business Innovation Research Program
Sub with Thought Cycle, No Goal, #EDIES11C0026
Project Link
Principal Investigator
Description
NumberShire is a suite of internet-based gaming interventions designed to explicitly teach students in grades K-2 whole number concepts that align with the Common Core State Standards. Numbershire I includes a series of engaging stories and narrative goals to motivate first grade students in early mathematics.
NumberShire was developed through a unique partnership with Thought Cycle, an Oregon-based gaming company, and funded by the Institute of Education Sciences, U.S. Department of Education, through Grant R324A120071 to the University of Oregon and SBIR funds to Thought Cycle, LLC.