The full detailed schedule is coming soon…but until then, below is an alphabetical list of the Educational Sessions that have been accepted for The Play Conference: Rebooting Play.
Be sure to REGISTER TODAY because the early bird deadline for this PLAYful conference is Monday, February 15.
Adventures in Risk: Comparing injury rates of one population on two different school playgrounds
Advocacy & Awareness: An overview of a 20 year project promoting SAFE, inclusive, and high quality outdoor play areas for children
All Grown Up! Emerging Trends with Play Past Childhood: Parkour, Parks, and Programming
An Action Grant Update – Providing Appropriate Play Experiences for Children with Autism
Art of Active Play: A Philadelphia Experiment in Promoting Health through Play
Bernheim’s Children at Play Initiative: A Community Approach to Change
Bestowing the Value of Play through Literacy, Science, and the Arts
Building a Community of PLAY: A Collaborative Educational Public Project
Child’s Play: Creating nature based outdoor play space in family child care settings
Come play with me! Mutual benefits of intergenerational play between young adults and older adults
Connecting Children and Nature Through Art-based Environmental Education Programming
Designing Fitness-Focused Playgrounds: a stealth-health community wellness solution
Evolution Not Revolution: Working within the educational establishment to contribute to the play revolution
Family Homelessness and the Contextual Nature of Play
Forensic Playwork – the art of reading the signs of play
From Fascination to Torture: Children’s interactions with bugs during play.
From past to present: The value of play across the lifespan
Right To Play’s Play at the Core Program: Learning through the Power of Play
Healthy Way to Grow: Increasing Physical Activity in Early Care & Education Programs
Letting Inmates Run The Prison – Lessons from giving democratic free play to an inner city school
Making the Case for Play Policy and Practice: Evidence-Based Indicators
Mapping Playspaces in Springfield, Missouri
Nature-Based Child Centered Play Therapy
NaturePlay in your Parks and Community Centers
New Games: The Foundation of Cooperative & Non-Competitive Play & Games
The Genius of Play: Making Play a Priority for Today’s Busy Families
Physical Literacy is the Gateway to Play
Play as a key element in teaching and learning about the natural world
Play Everywhere: Making Play the Easy Choice
Play For All II: A Journey of Community Connection and Program Evaluation
Play Initiative: Before, During, and After School with Family and Educational Leaders
Play is Power: Play-Based Preschool in a Climate of Educational Emergency
Play is the Proper Prescription for Innovation
Play Strong: a medically-based physical activity program
Playing in School: The Principals’ Perspective
Playing in the park! A coalition workgroup’s efforts to increase youth play opportunities throughout Greenville County, South Carolina
Playing Is Learning: How Inclusive Playgrounds Support Language Development
Playing With Your Food: How an urban food desert is recovering from a natural disaster through healthy life-style choices and play
Playworking the Children’s Museum: Beyond Play-Based Learning
Playworks Pro
Promoting Physical Activity through Multigenerational Play
Reboot Summer Camp Healthy Habits
Recess Revolution – Rethink the Way You Play!
Pilot Study of an Outdoor Play Prescription Program for Children
Rethinking Play on Elementary School Grounds
Rethinking the Play (Recess) Privilege: Good Kid vs Bad Kid
Roots and Wings: Exploring intergenerational play
The Evolution of American Playgrounds From 1900 to 2020 and Beyond
STRESSED ADULTS, STRESSED CHILDREN: THE CONNECTION
Teachers perceptions of LiiNK project benefits for K-2 children
The (Seemingly) Unprepared Environment: A Montessori School’s Journey to Revolutionize Play
The BcubeTM Experience: Accelerating organizational performance
The Hands-on-Nature Anarchy Zone and other stories of the US Adventure Play Renaissance
The Importance of Good Design: A Comparison of Play in London versus New York, San Francisco and Los Angeles
The Kinesthetic Classroom: Why, How and When?
The LiiNK Project: The effects of play and character development on classroom behaviors and attentional fatigue in public school grades K & 1
The Need for Play in Psychological Rehabilitation
The Nexus of Policy and Play: A Reboot for the Future
The Play Cycle – the invisible thread that weaves through playing
The Power of Neighborhood Play
The power of play in developing emotional intelligence for leadership success
The relationship of added recesses, physical activity levels, and positive emotional states in K-2 aged children
Tinkering: Constructivist play across the life span
Understanding Preschool Teachers’ Beliefs about Outdoor Play and Naturalized Playgrounds and Practices for Young Children
Use Your Inside Voice and Your Outside Mind II: Playful Instruction and Classroom Management
Using an Outdoor Classroom to extend learning through play!
Using Books To Encourage Play: A Bibliographic Adventure
Using Play to Promote Physical Activity
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What’s wrong with a little PLAY in the work place?
Where Design Comes into Play: Improving access to play through innovation
Young Children & Playing With History