For Your Binder

These are the notes Lisa took while participating the Twelve Hour - yes you read that right! 12 hours! October 2023 PARS Playwork Conference streaming LIVE from the UK. Learn more about PARS training, resources and conferences here! #playwork #conferencenotes #play

A call for recess to serve as a restorative space when schools (re)open. #play #DAP #recess #equity #teaching #learning #outside

The art of making a space for the playfulness and messiness of teaching requires courage and letting go! #learning #teaching #creativity #art

Whether PRO or CON - what is the intention behind your choice? Originally penned in 2006 but revised before posting here on the new website, you will find this to be a handy resource when considering the age old debate of using food in the classroom!  #play #teaching 

Loose parts were provided on playgrounds located in two housing structures in Paris. The researchers had questions:  How will children play with objects that are not toys? How do the objects affect children's play? #play #toys #playwork #adventureplaygrounds #recess #outside

This link will bring you to a Master's Thesis from a Bank Street student. In it she explores (the lack of) play as a social justice issue. "Helping low income kids" often gets translated into "eliminating play" and we know this flies smack in the face of what the research (which she does a fantastic job reviewing!) tells us should be happening for all children regardless of socio-economic status. The paper is informative; her references are invaluable.  #DAP #play #equity #teaching #learning

Children aren't born in litters, but we insist they be cared for in them!  #DAP #mixedages #play #teaching #learning

Self efficacy = believing that one can successfully perform a desired task or behavior.  Programs for (young) children that encourage movement and exercise might be setting the stage for a more physically active adolescence. #movement #DAP #recess #outside #resilience

Even juries get recess!!!!!  #recess #movement #play #DAP #outside #teaching #learning

Kindergarten should be the graduate school of fantasy play! Where did we go wrong?  #play #DAP #theorists #teaching #learning

We must have deep relationships with people and with ideas. #teaching #learning #theorists

To put it bluntly, Guddemi says that lacking fine motor skills is not "fine" in Kindergarten! #teaching #learning #DAP #play #pushdown #reading #writing