Experience & Education

<p>How can you support playful learning in the classroom, staffroom, and beyond? In this episode, we share five schoolwide practices, with accompanying strategies for fostering a school culture that enables playful...

<p>In this episode, join Marina Benavente Barbón and Carolina Ayala, teachers at the International School of Billund in Denmark, as they navigate the challenges of enforcing numerous rules on the playground for their...

<p>In Chapter 4, we discuss creating classroom cultures that support playful learning. We describe five core teaching practices that promote playful learning across grade levels and content areas and introduce the...

<p>In this Picture of Practice, we delve into the story of high school students at Codman Academy in Boston, United States. Guided by humanities teacher Blair Baron, the episode unfolds an exploration where 17- and...

<p>In this episode, follow Kabezwane Chezi and Ntombifuthi Chiloane at Esikhisini Primary School in Pretoria, South Africa. Join a Grade 2 lesson on soil types where Kabezwane incorporates song, dance, and a creative...

<p>An essential step in promoting playful learning is clarity about what you are trying to promote. Although playful learning is universal, it is also culturally specific. In Chapter 3, we address the question of what...

<p>In this Picture of Practice, we follow the journey of 9- and 10-year-olds at Colegio Unidad Pedagogica in Bogota, Colombia, as they embark on a year-long exploration of restaurants, leading to the creation of their...

<p>In this chapter we take a step back from classrooms and schools and focus on the relationship between play and learning, providing a three-part explanation of how play supports learning.</p> <p><br> <br> Show Notes...

<p>Explore student-composed schedules in this episode featuring science teacher Ole Jørgensen and co-facilitator Lene Christensen from the International School of Billund in Denmark. Discover the "What if?" that...

<p>This episode begins with definitions of five key terms: play, playful, learning, playful learning, and culture. We then focus on our first question of why educators need a pedagogy of play and the six core principles...

<p>In this episode, join Firdous Ismail Karolia's 10- and 11-year-old students at Nova Pioneer Ormonde in Johannesburg, South Africa, as they engage in a playful two-part lesson on informational texts.</p> <p> </p>...

<p>In this episode, we offer an overview over the ideas contained in this (audio) book, share with you why we wrote the book in the first place, and why we think a pedagogy of play is the right frame for our ideas.</p>...

<p >Welcome to The Pedagogy of Play book companion! <br> In this little teaser episode, we tell our origin story as a project and give you an overview over what to expect from this podcast. </p> <p > </p>