For Your Binder

We Are Gunslinging Girls: Gender and Place in Playground Clapping Games
2015

I think it's fair to say that singing and hand clapping games play a relevant role in a child's life both culturally and developmentally.  In this paper, the authors defend the idea that clapping games play a big part of girlhood in Catalonia (Spain).  #recess #play #songs #DAP #playground

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After 100 years of the Same Teaching Model It's Time to Throw Out the Playbook
2017

It's time to change the direction of the arrow! #teaching #relationships #environment

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The perils of "Growth Mindset" education: Why we're trying to fix our kids when we should be fixing the system
2015

How a promising but oversimplified idea caught fire, then got coopted by conservative ideology. #teaching

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New research finds “Magic 8” preschool classroom practices
2017

This was one of the articles that emerged after the 2015 release of the preliminary results of the (now) oft quoted Vanderbilt Study. #teaching #learning #play #DAP #Tennessee #Vanderbilt

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The Developmental Stages of Teachers
1995

Competence improves with experience and the knowledge and practice that comes with it! This is a link to the revised (1995) version of Katz' original paper; a link to the original paper from 1972 can be accessed here. #teaching #learning

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Play & Ambiguity
2006

Might some of the chaos found in the study of play theory be due to the lack of clarity about the popular cultural rhetorics that underlie the various play theories and play terms?    This link will take you to a stand alone chapter (written by Sutton-Smith) of The Game Design Reader:  A Rules of Play Anthology by Katie Salen & Eric Zimmerman, 2006.  If Sutton-Smith is new to you, this will be a good warm-up before you dive into his 1997 classic, The Ambiguity of Play.   #play #theorists

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Red Paint in the Hair

An oldie but a goodie about messy play and art! #art #play #DAP #creativity #teaching #learning #parenting

Why Educational Neuroscience Needs Educational and School Psychology to Effectively Translate Neuroscience to Educational Practice
2021

School psychologists represent untapped potential in their knowledge, skillset, and placement to serve a vital role in building the bridge between neuroscience and education (and perhaps in eliminating the perpetuation of neuromyths too!) #teaching #learning

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Are Schools Panoptic?
2010

Exploring panopticon as a program of power as opposed to an architectural system.  #learning #environment #panopticon

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Facing the Screen Dilemma: Young children, technology and early education
2012

This is a fantastic resource for parents and teachers alike. This must-read includes recommendations about screen based tech in early childhood settings as well as a list of suggested readings. #DAP #play #screens #technology #teaching #learning #parenting

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What is Toyification?
2013

Do boring tasks become more playful when toyified?  #play #toys

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Setting up a Process-Oriented Classroom: Learning from the Journey in a "Yes-Environment"
2017

Getting closer to YES!  #teaching #learning #art #creativity #play

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