Why Play Works
Big Changes Start Small
Seiten
2021
Jossey-Bass Inc.,U.S. (Verlag)
978-1-119-77454-9 (ISBN)
Jossey-Bass Inc.,U.S. (Verlag)
978-1-119-77454-9 (ISBN)
Harness the power of play in building learning environments that help students thrive
In Why Play Works, expert educator and author Jill Vialet shares her insights from a career of promoting play. Designed to support schools, education professionals and parents in promoting play as an essential tool for increasing social connection amongst their students, you'll find out why playing is a behavior that's helped children learn to navigate the demands of social interaction for eons, and how we can keep it central to their school experience even as we return from the COVID-19 pandemic.
In this book, you'll discover:
Why it's important to intentionally integrate play into day-to-day school operations because of its ability to help students learn to manage risks, develop greater self awareness, and build confidence
Ways of incorporating play into space – both in-person and remote – that contribute to responsive, flexible and sustainable teaching and learning environments
Real examples of schools leveraging play to promote youth leadership and student agency
How to incorporate play in co-creating new approaches to education, building off the insight that big changes start small
Perfect for educators, school administrators, parents of school-age children, and anyone who is simply play-curious, Why Play Works is intended to prompt your thinking about all the ways in which play can be a tool for helping to bring out the best in our kids.. The book stands out as a thoughtful, playful and effective guide for supporting the learning and well-being of students everywhere.
In Why Play Works, expert educator and author Jill Vialet shares her insights from a career of promoting play. Designed to support schools, education professionals and parents in promoting play as an essential tool for increasing social connection amongst their students, you'll find out why playing is a behavior that's helped children learn to navigate the demands of social interaction for eons, and how we can keep it central to their school experience even as we return from the COVID-19 pandemic.
In this book, you'll discover:
Why it's important to intentionally integrate play into day-to-day school operations because of its ability to help students learn to manage risks, develop greater self awareness, and build confidence
Ways of incorporating play into space – both in-person and remote – that contribute to responsive, flexible and sustainable teaching and learning environments
Real examples of schools leveraging play to promote youth leadership and student agency
How to incorporate play in co-creating new approaches to education, building off the insight that big changes start small
Perfect for educators, school administrators, parents of school-age children, and anyone who is simply play-curious, Why Play Works is intended to prompt your thinking about all the ways in which play can be a tool for helping to bring out the best in our kids.. The book stands out as a thoughtful, playful and effective guide for supporting the learning and well-being of students everywhere.
JILL VIALET is an accomplished social entrepreneur and author. She is the co-founder of Oakland’s Museum of Children’s Art and Substantial Classrooms, and the founder of Playworks, a national nonprofit committed to bringing out the best in students by leveraging the power of play.
Introduction
Section One: Play, Seriously: The Theory and Science Behind Play
Section Two: Twenty Big Changes That Start with Play
Section Three: We Can Do This
Section Four: Game Guide
Acknowledgments
Erscheinungsdatum | 14.09.2021 |
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Verlagsort | New York |
Sprache | englisch |
Maße | 150 x 226 mm |
Gewicht | 340 g |
Themenwelt | Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik |
ISBN-10 | 1-119-77454-3 / 1119774543 |
ISBN-13 | 978-1-119-77454-9 / 9781119774549 |
Zustand | Neuware |
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