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The application of pedagogy of play in early childhood education

22 June 2022, 11:45 am–1:30 pm

Three young school students. Shutterstock/CCO.

Join our invited speakers introducing how pedagogy of play in early childhood education supports children's participation and child-centred pedagogy, with reference to international examples and China's plan.

This event is free.

Event Information

Open to

All

Availability

Yes

Cost

Free

Organiser

Centre for Teacher and Early Years Education

Event recording

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Documentary:ÌýLearning is a Team Sport: Kindergartners Study the Boston Marathon

Below is Dr. Ben Mardell's documentation of teachers’ and kindergarteners’ learning while engaging in an exploratory activity of the Boston Marathon.Ìý

You will find teachers’ strategies and children’s learning outcomes in the documentary. The entire process of this activity is led by children’s curiosity and autonomy.Ìý

Children acquire the ability of problem-solving and teamworking when increasing their knowledge of the Boston Marathon.

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Case studiesÌý

Listening to children's voices (Case study 1)

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Listening to children's voices (Case study 2)

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Chair

  • Dr. Minyi Li, Associate Professor, ÌýBeijing Normal University, ChinaÌý

Speakers

  • Dr. Ben Mardell, the project director of the Pedagogy of Play, Harvard University, USÌý
  • Dr. Yvonne Liu-Constant, Practitioner Specialist of the Pedagogy of Play, Harvard University & Lesley University, USÌý
  • Wei Zhuang, Beijing Academy of Education Sciences, ChinaÌý

This event will be particularly useful for those interested inÌýearly years education.


Workshop series

This series of knowledge-exchange workshops aim to support Chinese ECE practitioners to better listen to children's voices, encourage children's participation and empower children's agency in everyday practice, which would support SDGs and promote sustainability education in early years.

This workshop series is funded by the UCL Global Engagement Funds and hosted by theÌýCentre for Teacher and Early Years Education and the Faculty of Education,ÌýBeijing Normal University.

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