#WePlayChat is our monthly professional development series on Twitter for anyone seeking to expand their knowledge of the wide open field of play.
Launched in January 2016, #WePlayChat is the longest running monthly play-related Twitter chat in the world!
This FREE professional learning opportunity is a great way to connect with fellow play enthusiasts, teachers, health professionals, artists and play experts from across the globe. Our #WePlayChat participants come from 9 countries, spanning 5 continents – all tuning in to connect around PLAY. #WePlayChat is a platform to engage and network with play organizations and individuals through social media.
Each month we share the voice of play on Twitter through these #WePlayChats. Each month has a different play topic and a co-moderator with expertise in that specific play theme. We have #WePlayChat at different times on different days to get the most involvement across our membership. You will not want to miss them!
Tune in and join the global conversation around the value of play!
How can you participate?!
- When it is time for the chat, login to Twitter and search for the hashtag #WePlayChat and follow along on the “Latest” tab.
- Feel free to like, reply and retweet. Just be sure to include the hashtag #WePlayChat so your input is part of the feed!
Find us on Twitter @USPlayCoalition
Here is a sample of our #WePlayChat topics:
Inaugural #WePlayChat on “Why We Play”
with US Play Coalition Exec Director Stephanie Garst and Play Ambassador Coordinator Ryan Fahey
“The Joys Of Unstructured Play”
with co-moderator Rae Pica, education consultant and author
“Play to Support Growth & Well Being”
with co-moderator Kimberly Hart of AAAStateofPlay.com
“Inclusive Play”
with co-moderator US Paralympian Jill Moore
“Creating a Healthier Life by Participating in Play”
with co-moderator Darryl Edwards; Creator of the Primal Play Method™ (London, England)
“Play and Millennials”
with co-moderator Dr. Heather Von Bank from Minnesota State University-Mankato
“Making Fitness a Playful Pursuit in Education”
with co-moderator Dale Sidebottom, owner of Energetic Education
(Melbourne, Australia)
“How Communities Can Promote Play”
with co-moderator Carly Demanett of the Eugene Civic Alliance (Eugene, OR)
“Adventure Play”
with co-moderator Reilly Bergin Wilson of play:groundNYC
“The Relationship Between Sport and Play”
with co-moderator Mark Cooper, Former Head of Communications for the International Olympic Committee
(Brighton, UK)
“Back to School” #WePlayChat on “The Importance of Recess”
with co-moderator Debbie Rhea of the LIINK Project
“Play Around the World”
with co-moderator Mathias Poulsen of CounterPlay
CounterPlay is an international NGO, festival & community aiming to make the world more playful.
(Århus, Denmark)
“Play Based Experiential Learning”
with co-moderator Amowi Phillips, social innovator and concept team leader of the Mmofra Foundation. Mmofra Foundation is part of Playtime in Africa, a children’s park and natural learning project in Accra, Ghana which is the only one of its kind in the country.