EDUT 5323 The Brilliance of Playful Learning for All Ages
The Brilliance of Playful Learning for All Ages
Explore the brilliance and discover the characteristics of playful learning in this refreshing course about the Pedagogy of Play! Feel energized and enlightened as you read the research that supports the power of play as a proven teaching strategy. Created for students from PreK through 12th grade, learn about cross-cultural indicators of playful learning and poke through a teaching toolbox filled with 18 tools designed to enhance your lessons and learning activities. Reflect on your beliefs about play as a pedagogy and grow in your understanding about how play enhances learning for students with different abilities, backgrounds, and life experiences. Prepare for pushback from the powers-that-be so you are ready to respond with what the research proves: play improves student outcomes and success. You will even have the opportunity to explore how play influences and creates curiosity in your own life. Enjoy the empowerment, wonder, and meaning play can bring to your teaching in this one-of-a-kind course.