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Apr 01
Opportunity! “Let’s Play” Harvard Project Zero’s 5-week online training for working educators

Let’s play!

  • Are you a foundation phase educator or early childhood development practitioner who is passionate about playful learning?
  • Do you want to incorporate more play and creativity in the classroom and online?
  • Are you looking for flexible, low-cost professional development with high-quality feedback to advance your teaching and your career?
  • Do you want your children to benefit from the latest global research on playful learning?
Play Africa is thrilled to offer educators working in sub-Saharan Africa with the chance to receive professional development training online through Harvard Graduate School of Education Project Zero!
Where: Online, with virtual team meetings and meetings with coaches
What: Online training course offered by Project Zero
When: 5-weeks, 25 April to 29 May, 2022
How: After school hours, at your own pace
Who: Educators in sub-Saharan Africa
Cost: R3,000, but qualified and approved educators working in low-resourced settings pay only R300 
If you’re passionate about becoming the best teacher you can be, sign up for this 5-week “micro practicum” training course. You will put what you learn into practice in your classroom, working virtually and in virtual teams, and supported by a trained coach. Participants must be self-motivated, self-directed and committed to completing all assignments to complete the 5-week course.
Educators working in low-resourced settings can qualify to take the course for only R300 (a R3,000 value)!
  • Earn a certificate documenting 10 hours of professional development with Harvard’s Project Zero, which is IB Category 3 PD-approved
  • Attain a deeper understanding of the ideas of playful learning
  • Explore ways to facilitate playful learning with students, whether that be online, in a classroom, or in hybrid learning contexts
  • Create a brief plan for playful learning in the teacher’s classroom, try it out, and receive feedback from Project Zero instructors and coaches, who are experienced teachers in playful learning research and practice
Project Zero describes the course below:

Play is central to how children learn: the way they make sense of the world; the way they form and explore friendships; the way they shape and test hypotheses about their intellectual, social, emotional, and physical environments. Yet incorporating play into a classroom or formal school setting isn’t a straightforward endeavor, as the nature of play and the nature of school are often at odds.

Course Description In this mini course, participants will consider some core principles and practices of playful learning. Through hands-on activities, illustrations from classroom practice, and experimenting with playful learning and teaching tools, participants will explore ways to bring more playful learning into their contexts. Key questions will include: What does learning through play look and feel like? How can a shared understanding of learning through play enhance a learning experience? How can educators create conditions in which playful learning can thrive? Discussion will consider the opportunities and challenges of incorporating play into the classroom and will draw on teacher-researcher practices developed through the Pedagogy of Play research initiative at Project Zero and partnering educators in Denmark and South Africa.

Course Structure The course is team-based and registration is for teams of 3-5 people. We recommend that team participants work at the same school or organization; however, this is not a requirement for admission.  All participants should be prepared to learn about some of the core principles and practices of playful learning and try out at least one playful learning approach in their own contexts. Project Zero researchers will instruct the course and educators experienced in playful learning will serve as coaches for each team.

To apply: bit.ly/pa_pz_letsplay_2022

 

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10 Comments

  1. Annah
    1st Apr 2022 at 7:17 pm · Reply

    Greetings
    I’m interested in the “let’s Play” Harvard project however the link provided does not work.

    Please help

    • Play Africa
      8th Apr 2022 at 1:04 pm · Reply

      Hi Annah, I’m glad you’re interested! Please apply at: bit.ly/pa_pz_letsplay_2022

  2. Lulekwa
    1st Apr 2022 at 7:35 pm · Reply

    I would love to apply for this course as I am a montessori teacher but sadly haven’t been able to practice this year working in the classroom, I miss it. Would I still be considered?

    • Play Africa
      8th Apr 2022 at 1:05 pm · Reply

      Hi Emma, If you have children you work with where you can put the ideas into practice, you could be considered. Please apply at: bit.ly/pa_pz_letsplay_2022

  3. Emma Jackson
    4th Apr 2022 at 9:09 am · Reply

    Hi there!
    I would love to do this course, but I am not currently teaching. I was a preschool teacher for 3 years, and am now a play practitioner (play therapy), starting up my practice and working as a learning designer while it gets going. Would this course still be beneficial for me, and could I still participate?

    Thanks

    • Play Africa
      8th Apr 2022 at 1:04 pm · Reply

      Hi Emma, I’m glad you’re interested! Yes, it would be beneficial if you have children you work with where you can put the ideas into practice. Please apply at: bit.ly/pa_pz_letsplay_2022

  4. Ayona Singh
    4th Apr 2022 at 2:20 pm · Reply

    I am a Special Needs Educator that works with children with learning disabilities in a public school. I am interested in the ” “Let’s Play” Project Zero Course.

    • Play Africa
      8th Apr 2022 at 1:03 pm · Reply

      Hi Ayona, I’m glad you’re interested! Please apply at: bit.ly/pa_pz_letsplay_2022

  5. Ali Sithole
    8th Apr 2022 at 3:17 am · Reply

    Interested

    • Play Africa
      8th Apr 2022 at 1:03 pm · Reply

      Hi Ali, I’m glad you’re interested! Please apply at: bit.ly/pa_pz_letsplay_2022

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