Day 3: Play to Change the World

• Share the agenda.

• Invite people to name which PSC workshop(s) they attended (if relevant).

• Give people 1-2 minutes of thinking time to think back over the day’s activities and create a headline that captures the most important idea they would like to remember.

• If in person, ask each person to share their headline in a round. If online, ask participants to put their headlines in the chat.

(25 MINUTES)

Discussion:

Circles of Action

• Briefly explain the thinking routine.

• Give participants a few minutes to think about potential actions for supporting playful learning in each of the three circles:

• “What can I

do to foster playful learning opportunities…

• In my inner circle of friends, colleagues, family

• In my community (school, workplace, neighborhood)

• In the world (beyond my immediate environment)

• In advance, draw three large concentric circles on a large piece of paper labeled “personal,” “community,” and “world,” or, if you are online, label three columns in Padlet or create three headers in Jamboard).

• Invite people to write their thoughts in the relevant circles.

• Ask each person to share one action they would like to take when they return home.

(15 MINUTES)

Closing:

I used to think ... Now I think...

• Briefly explain the thinking routine.

• Invite participants to reflect for 4-5 minutes on what they have learned about how to promote playful learning and how their thinking has changed. Then, ask each person to complete the following sentence starters, either on a post-it or in an online platform like Padlet or Jamboard: “I used to think ______. Now I think ______.”

• Ask each person to read their sentences to the group.

• Reserve three minutes at the end to ask participants how the Watch Party structure in general worked for them: What’s one thing that worked well? What could be changed? (If you are online, responses can be shared in the chat.)

• Share and discuss next steps (see part three)