Day 2 - Tuesday 28 March

Play with a purpose

04:00 pm - 06:00 pm CET (06:00 pm -06:30 pm optional reflection groups)

05:00 pm - 07:00 pm CAT

(07:00 pm -07:30 pm optional reflection groups)

09:00 am - 11:00 am CST

(11:00 am -11:30 am optional reflection groups)

Welcome back!

Relaunch and plan for the day.

Hosted by: Benjamin Mardell, Tanvi Sethi and Gabriela Salas Davila

Play is one of my strategies for learning

A group of play enthusiasts shares with us how play contributes to their work today. They will also look back, sharing memories of their own childhood and education journey and how a playful mindset and approach supported their learning.

Moderator: Idah Khan O’Neill / International School of Billund, Denmark

Panelists: Carol Tang, Morten P. Meldal and Rohan Chakravarty In English

A playful learner you know

To reflect on today’s panel, the moderators will lead you through an exercise in which you’ll be encouraged to identify someone you know who uses play as a strategy for learning.

Hosted by: Benjamin Mardell

05:15 pm - 05:55 pm CET

06:15 pm - 06:55 pm CAT

10:15 am - 10:55 am CST

Workshop Sessions

Practical or theoretical workshops

Again today you can choose from a range of workshops according to what interests you most. You can choose between workshops focusing on practice or theory.

CHOOSE ONE OF THE FOLLOWING WORKSHOPS:

Practice

Experiental ways of using play in a learning context

The relationship between play and learning

This session focuses on the relationship between play and learning, and it’s designed as a playful activity to reflect on how play supports your learning. NOTE: Please bring a second device (smart phone, laptop) to participate in the activity.

Jan Christensen / The LEGO Foundation, Denmark

In English

Enabling students to express themselves through music

Mario will introduce experimental ways of using play in music learning.

Mario Casas / International School of Billund, Denmark

In Spanish with autogenerated English subtitles

Playing together at a distance

In this workshop we’ll play together using a very simple browserbased digital play area. We’ll explore how schoolyard games can adapt to new contexts and invent new ways to play together. You will need access to a web browser (such as Chrome, Firefox, Edge, or Safari), and a mouse or trackpad to control your cursor.

Liam Nilsen / JoyLabz, Denmark

In English

Optional

Groups

Theory

Research how play supports learning, shared in an engaging manner

The power of play - A crucial experience for children’s development and learning

Play is the signature of childhood. It’s a living, visible manifestation of imagination and learning in action. The goal of this session is to generate reflective and shared understandings about play as young children’s primary tool to make sense of the world, and play as a context where children develop a key set of skills that help them become self-regulated learners.

This session is for educators who are new to the topic. Make sure you have pen, paper and at least eight things from your kitchen ready before joining online!

Anne Van Dam / The Learning Square, The Netherlands In English

A deeper look into ideas on play

In this session, participants familiar with how play supports learning, will gain deeper insight into current theories and research.

Savannah Schulz / Pedagogy af Play and Interacting Minds Centre, Denmark In English

Wrap up day 2

Hosted by: Benjamin Mardell, Tanvi Sethi and Gabriela Salas Davila

Time to reflect and connect

Hosted by: Benjamin Mardell, Tanvi Sethi and Gabriela Salas Davila In English