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Author |
: Jill Vialet |
Publisher |
: John Wiley & Sons |
Total Pages |
: 279 |
Release |
: 2021-09-15 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781119774549 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1119774543 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (49 Downloads) |
Synopsis Why Play Works by : Jill Vialet
Harness the power of play in building learning environments that help students thrive In Why Play Works, expert educator and author Jill Vialet shares her insights from a career of promoting play. Designed to support schools, education professionals and parents in promoting play as an essential tool for increasing social connection amongst their students, you'll find out why playing is a behavior that's helped children learn to navigate the demands of social interaction for eons, and how we can keep it central to their school experience even as we return from the COVID-19 pandemic. In this book, you'll discover: Why it's important to intentionally integrate play into day-to-day school operations because of its ability to help students learn to manage risks, develop greater self awareness, and build confidence Ways of incorporating play into space – both in-person and remote – that contribute to responsive, flexible and sustainable teaching and learning environments Real examples of schools leveraging play to promote youth leadership and student agency How to incorporate play in co-creating new approaches to education, building off the insight that big changes start small Perfect for educators, school administrators, parents of school-age children, and anyone who is simply play-curious, Why Play Works is intended to prompt your thinking about all the ways in which play can be a tool for helping to bring out the best in our kids.. The book stands out as a thoughtful, playful and effective guide for supporting the learning and well-being of students everywhere.
Author |
: Jill Vialet |
Publisher |
: John Wiley & Sons |
Total Pages |
: 279 |
Release |
: 2021-08-25 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781119775508 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1119775507 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (08 Downloads) |
Synopsis Why Play Works by : Jill Vialet
Harness the power of play in building learning environments that help students thrive In Why Play Works, expert educator and author Jill Vialet shares her insights from a career of promoting play. Designed to support schools, education professionals and parents in promoting play as an essential tool for increasing social connection amongst their students, you'll find out why playing is a behavior that's helped children learn to navigate the demands of social interaction for eons, and how we can keep it central to their school experience even as we return from the COVID-19 pandemic. In this book, you'll discover: Why it's important to intentionally integrate play into day-to-day school operations because of its ability to help students learn to manage risks, develop greater self awareness, and build confidence Ways of incorporating play into space – both in-person and remote – that contribute to responsive, flexible and sustainable teaching and learning environments Real examples of schools leveraging play to promote youth leadership and student agency How to incorporate play in co-creating new approaches to education, building off the insight that big changes start small Perfect for educators, school administrators, parents of school-age children, and anyone who is simply play-curious, Why Play Works is intended to prompt your thinking about all the ways in which play can be a tool for helping to bring out the best in our kids.. The book stands out as a thoughtful, playful and effective guide for supporting the learning and well-being of students everywhere.
Author |
: Alan G. Lafley |
Publisher |
: Harvard Business Press |
Total Pages |
: 274 |
Release |
: 2013 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781422187395 |
ISBN-13 |
: 142218739X |
Rating |
: 4/5 (95 Downloads) |
Synopsis Playing to Win by : Alan G. Lafley
Explains how companies must pinpoint business strategies to a few critically important choices, identifying common blunders while outlining simple exercises and questions that can guide day-to-day and long-term decisions.
Author |
: Donald Woods Winnicott |
Publisher |
: Oxford University Press |
Total Pages |
: 593 |
Release |
: 2017 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780190271336 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0190271337 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (36 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Collected Works of D.W. Winnicott by : Donald Woods Winnicott
Author |
: Suzan-Lori Parks |
Publisher |
: Theatre Communications Group |
Total Pages |
: 209 |
Release |
: 2013-10-15 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781559367363 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1559367369 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (63 Downloads) |
Synopsis The America Play and Other Works by : Suzan-Lori Parks
"Parks has burst through every known convention to invent a new theatrical language, like a jive Samuel Beckett, while exploding American cultural myths and stereotypes along the way.... She's passionate and jokey and some kind of genius."--Vogue A collection of plays and essays by one of America's premier playwrights. Includes the essays "Possession," "from Elements of Style," and "An Equation for Black People Onstage," and the plays Imperceptible Mutabilities in the Third Kingdom, Betting on Dust Commander, Pickling, The Death of the Last Black Man in the Whole Entire World, Devotees in the Garden of Love, and The America Play.
Author |
: Vivian Gussin Paley |
Publisher |
: University of Chicago Press |
Total Pages |
: 111 |
Release |
: 2009-09-15 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780226644981 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0226644987 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (81 Downloads) |
Synopsis A Child's Work by : Vivian Gussin Paley
The buzz word in education today is accountability. But the federal mandate of "no child left behind" has come to mean curriculums driven by preparation for standardized tests and quantifiable learning results. Even for very young children, unstructured creative time in the classroom is waning as teachers and administrators are under growing pressures to measure school readiness through rote learning and increased homework. In her new book, Vivian Gussin Paley decries this rapid disappearance of creative time and makes the case for the critical role of fantasy play in the psychological, intellectual, and social development of young children. A Child's Work goes inside classrooms around the globe to explore the stunningly original language of children in their role-playing and storytelling. Drawing from their own words, Paley examines how this natural mode of learning allows children to construct meaning in their worlds, meaning that carries through into their adult lives. Proof that play is the work of children, this compelling and enchanting book will inspire and instruct teachers and parents as well as point to a fundamental misdirection in today's educational programs and strategies.
Author |
: Frances Timberlake |
Publisher |
: Concord Theatricals |
Total Pages |
: 95 |
Release |
: 2019-07 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780573707780 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0573707782 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (80 Downloads) |
Synopsis Thespian Playworks 2018 by : Frances Timberlake
This collection includes: Placebo by Tan’yeasia Brewster; Stratocumulus by Sofia Bottinelli; Derailed by Jared Goudsmit; Umtya (The String) by Frances Louise Timberlake
Author |
: Mary Flanagan |
Publisher |
: MIT Press |
Total Pages |
: 222 |
Release |
: 2014-07-18 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780262027663 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0262027666 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (63 Downloads) |
Synopsis Values at Play in Digital Games by : Mary Flanagan
A theoretical and practical guide to integrating human values into the conception and design of digital games, with examples from Call of Duty, Journey, World of Warcraft, and more. All games express and embody human values, providing a compelling arena in which we play out beliefs and ideas. “Big ideas” such as justice, equity, honesty, and cooperation—as well as other kinds of ideas, including violence, exploitation, and greed—may emerge in games whether designers intend them or not. In this book, Mary Flanagan and Helen Nissenbaum present Values at Play, a theoretical and practical framework for identifying socially recognized moral and political values in digital games. Values at Play can also serve as a guide to designers who seek to implement values in the conception and design of their games. After developing a theoretical foundation for their proposal, Flanagan and Nissenbaum provide detailed examinations of selected games, demonstrating the many ways in which values are embedded in them. They introduce the Values at Play heuristic, a systematic approach for incorporating values into the game design process. Interspersed among the book's chapters are texts by designers who have put Values at Play into practice by accepting values as a design constraint like any other, offering a real-world perspective on the design challenges involved.
Author |
: Jill Vialet |
Publisher |
: John Wiley & Sons |
Total Pages |
: 226 |
Release |
: 2021-04-13 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781119663652 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1119663652 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (52 Downloads) |
Synopsis Substantial Classrooms by : Jill Vialet
Transform Your School’s Substitute Teaching Experience Just like everything else, substitute teaching is about to undergo a big change. In Substantial Classrooms: Redesigning the Substitute Teaching Experience, authors Jill Vialet and Amanda von Moos usher in a new era of innovation in substitute teaching. Threaded with concrete and actionable ways to improve the experience of substitute teaching for administrators, students, and the teachers themselves, Substantial Classrooms is a leading voice for innovation and renewal in substitute teaching. Instead of viewing substitute teachers as a placeholder in an educator’s absence, this book encourages readers to view substitute teachers as vital resources that diversify the typical classroom learning experience. While other books look only at making a bad situation bearable, this book re-examines substitute teaching with an eye towards reinventing it as a unique and valuable part of students’ educational experience. Key themes of Substantial Classrooms include: How substitute teaching works today Applying human-centered design to create change in legacy systems like substitute teaching Concrete and inspiring examples of different models for substitute teaching, for example, reimagining it as paid fieldwork for aspiring teachers. In addition to these key themes, every chapter includes stories and techniques from dynamic and innovative educational practitioners. This must-have guide to substitute teaching can improve schools everywhere and revolutionize the way educators, school and district leaders, colleges, and community partners view the experience of substitute teaching as a lever to positively impact schools.
Author |
: David Wessel |
Publisher |
: Public Affairs |
Total Pages |
: 320 |
Release |
: 2021-10-05 |
ISBN-10 |
: 154175719X |
ISBN-13 |
: 9781541757196 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (9X Downloads) |
Synopsis Only the Rich Can Play: How a Billionaire Sold Washington a Bonanza for the Wealthy as a Way to Help the Poor by : David Wessel
In a Winners Take All meets This Town narrative, a New York Times bestselling author tells the story of the creation of a massive tax break, in which political and economic elites attend to the care and feeding of the super-rich, and inequality compounds. David Wessel's incredible tale of how Washington works-and why the rich keep getting richer-starts when a Silicon Valley entrepreneur concocts an idea that will save money on his taxes and spins it as a way to ostensibly help poor people. He organizes and pays for an effective lobbying effort that pushes his idea into law with little scrutiny or fine-tuning by congressional or Treasury tax experts-and few safeguards against abuse. With an unbeatable pair of high-profile sponsors, bumper-sticker simplicity and deft political marketing, the Opportunity Zone became an unnoticed part of the 2017 Trump tax bill. The gold rush followed immediately thereafter. David Wessel follows the money to see who profited from this plan that was supposed to spur development of blighted areas and help people out of poverty: the Mandalay Bay Hotel in Las Vegas, the Portland (Oregon) Ritz-Carlton, the Mall of America, and self-storage facilities-lucrative areas where the one percent can park money profitably and avoid capital gains taxes. And the best part: unlike other provisions for eliminating capital gains taxes (inheritance, for example) you don't have to die to take advantage of this one. Wessel provides vivid portraits of the proselytizers, political influencers, motivational speakers, consultants, real estate dealmakers, and individual money-seekers looking to take advantage of this twenty-first century bonanza. He looks at places for which Opportunity Zones were supposedly designed (Baltimore, for example) and how little money they've drawn. And he finds a couple of places (Erie, PA) where zones are actually doing what they were supposed to, a lesson on how a better designed program might have helped more left-behind places. Readers will feel outraged as Wessel gives us the gritty reality, the dark underbelly of a system tilted in favor of the few, with the many left out in the cold.