Benefits of Minecraft Education

  • 8 minutes

In this unit, you'll learn how you can use Minecraft Education to transform learning with your students. You'll also learn about the benefits of using Minecraft Education as an instructional resource.

Why Minecraft Education?

Transform learning with Minecraft

Minecraft Education is a game-based learning platform that offers educators a transformative way to engage students using Minecraft, and ignite students' passion for learning!

Classroom Friendly

Minecraft Education offers special features for educators such as easy tutorials, classroom management tools, secure sign-in, classroom collaboration, and tons of sample lessons, plus a global network of mentors and tech support.

Real learning outcomes

Educators in grades K-12 are using Minecraft Education to teach a range of subjects, from history and chemistry to sustainability and foreign languages, and can map lessons directly to specific learning outcomes and curriculum standards.

Build 21st-century skills

Minecraft Education helps prepare students for the future workplace, building skills like collaboration, communication, critical thinking, and systems thinking. The open learning environment gives students the freedom to experiment, encouraging creative self-expression and problem-solving.

Learn to code in Minecraft

Code Builder is a feature that allows students to learn coding in Minecraft using tools including Code.org, Tynker, Scratch, and Microsoft MakeCode. Students can use blocks of code or JavaScript to build and create in Minecraft. Minecraft Hour of Code also offers a free, one-hour introduction to coding basics.

Illustration of the Why Minecraft poster with the text: TRANSFORM LEARNING WITH MINECRAFT. Minecraft Education is a game-based learning platform that offers educators a transformative way to engage students using Minecraft and ignite their passion for learning. CLASSROOM FRIENDLY. Minecraft Education offers special features for educators such as easy tutorials, classroom management tools, and a global network of mentors and tech support. BUILD 21ST CENTURY SKILLS. Minecraft Education helps prepare students for the future workplace with skills like collaboration, communication, critical thinking and systems thinking. REAL LEARNING OUTCOMES. Educators in grades K-12 use Minecraft Education to teach a range of subjects from history and chemistry to sustainability and foreign languages. LEARN TO CODE IN MINECRAFT. Code Builder is a feature that allows students to learn coding in Minecraft using tools including Code.org, Tynker, Scratch and Microsoft MakeCode. Students can use blocks of code or JavaScript to build and create in Minecraft. Minecraft Hour of Code also offers a free, one-hour introduction to coding basics.

Minecraft prepares students for the future

Minecraft Education prepares students for the future, building future-ready skills like creativity, problem-solving, systems thinking, and nurturing a passion for play. Through game-based learning, Minecraft provides an engaging alternative to help educators transform learning!

  • Classroom friendly
  • Real-world connections
  • 21st century skills
  • Coding

Illustration with a stop sign image and the text: Important notice. This course was created for you. Yes, y-o-u!. You don't have to be a Minecraft expert in order to launch a Minecraft Student Ambassador program. You already have experts you can leverage, your students. So grab a cup of coffee or tea, get comfy, and let's begin!

This module was created for educators who have a passion for building student leaders. You don't have to be a Minecraft expert to be a Minecraft Student Ambassador sponsor!