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Member
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July 25, 2024
Great ideas on adding play into the preK classroom
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Kimberly
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July 23, 2024
Good course!
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Member
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July 23, 2024
The information was presented well and was very relevant to today's education system.
by
Member
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July 19, 2024
Great examples and relevant stories
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Jennifer
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July 16, 2024
I am an early childhood educator and an OTA. I found this course helpful with bridging gaps between the two professions. It also brought to light the things both professions have in common. I think that is critical for OTA’s working in a setting dominated by educators. It’s important for both professions to understand the other’s objectives, barriers and founding principles.
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Heidi
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July 13, 2024
The course provided a good balance of evidence and suggested activities supported by the evidence.
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Member
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July 12, 2024
Very relevant to current struggle of working in Kindergarten (universal since standards) with developmentally inappropriate expectations, rigor of K, decreased recess and independent play time, and decreased attention to children developing at different rates and within different time frames (due to actual chronological age just turning 4 vs almost 6 etc) and just individual development--the cookie cutter benchmark expectation and testing vs. development of skills relative to individual progress
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ayat
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July 7, 2024
Excellent
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Jeannine
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July 6, 2024
As a pediatric COAT and a preschool teacher, this is great information to pass onto families on why play is so important!!
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Member
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July 1, 2024
Tere is a great speaker with great examples which make it very relevant to daily practice.
by
Member
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June 29, 2024
Good variety of facts and examples related to the topic.
by
Member
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June 29, 2024
course material was presented very well
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Member
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June 28, 2024
Always great information.
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Member
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June 27, 2024
Very practical and relevant for school based treatment
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Debra
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June 27, 2024
Very informative
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Lissa
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June 27, 2024
LOVED this course! I loved her energy, I loved what she's all about, I loved it all!! Thank you!!
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Bobbi
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June 26, 2024
I am a preK OT and this course information is spot on!! More play and less worksheets please
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Member
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June 24, 2024
very informative, great reminder as I have a child about ready to start preschool this fall and what activities to incorporate.
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Megan
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June 22, 2024
The many references to research were helpful. Knowing how much evidence there is to support play-based interventions is very validating and can help us to advocate for our clients/students better.
by
Member
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June 21, 2024
This course was a fantastic overview of the importance of play with great examples for incorporating play into learning- an informative course for anyone working with children. I know I will be using some of the activities with my kiddos!
by
Member
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June 21, 2024
Wonderful overview and examples of how to incorporate play into learning. Also provided insight as to why many students are having difficulty with social emotional skills.
by
Member
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June 19, 2024
Thank you!
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Member
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June 18, 2024
Explanations.
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Member
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June 17, 2024
There was sufficient data to show how play is vital in development. The examples provided to incorporate play in academic learning was useful to grasp the idea of play based learning.
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Evelyn
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June 13, 2024
ENJOYED ALL THE KNOWLEDGE SHE SHARED WITH US
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Jenny
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June 12, 2024
She is an excellent speaker and gives great examples of how different concepts work in school settings.
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Member
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June 7, 2024
Organization of material and the shocking statistics.
by
Member
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June 6, 2024
I loved the treatment ideas and the case studies that were shared to validate the use of play.
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Darya
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June 6, 2024
great informative lesson on the very important topic
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Cathey
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June 5, 2024
Documenting the benefits of play-based learning and using research to support the benefits.
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Amanda
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May 29, 2024
Positive reinforcement that play is valuable, giving us statistics and wording to help us support this.
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Danielle
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May 29, 2024
This instructor spoke very well on the topic of play and how that can be related to the academic setting.
by
Member
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May 27, 2024
clear examples
by
Member
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May 27, 2024
It confirms my own findings
by
Member
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May 24, 2024
So practical!! All educators and administrators should watch this!!!
by
Member
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May 24, 2024
Important content information that used great examples
by
Member
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May 23, 2024
Knowledge and practical advice was great!
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Terri
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May 20, 2024
thanks
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Member
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May 15, 2024
Research and examples.
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Paula
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May 12, 2024
Presenter was knowledgeable and very relatable with what we see in our school system.
by
Member
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May 5, 2024
loved how info was presented
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Taylor
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May 2, 2024
I loved how easy this was to read and relate to! I have many things that I have learned and will be able to carry over into the classrooms I help in.
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Member
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April 29, 2024
Facts were presented. Information makes sense to an OT. However, getting classroom teachers on board can be tricky since they are under pressure to teach certain content within a certain amount of time.
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Patricia
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April 29, 2024
Provided hands on activities to do with students
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Member
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April 26, 2024
I enjoyed this course very much.
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Koletta
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April 26, 2024
I agree with everything that was in video
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Member
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April 17, 2024
I liked the examples and ideas.
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Carrie
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April 14, 2024
Information was presented in a clear manner. Nice examples were provided.
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MAILYN
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April 11, 2024
Presenter gave examples in most instances
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Cheryl
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April 9, 2024
Motivational.
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Member
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April 8, 2024
the number of options given concerning activities
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Member
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March 31, 2024
Examples to support play based approach, evidence to support use/assist with advocacy
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Donna
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March 30, 2024
Comparing traditional vs play based learning
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Marie
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March 29, 2024
MY own mindfulness to remember to make learning fun! Incorporating different games and enlarging those games into multiple learning tools was wonderful! Ms. Irish's courses are always a great learning experience.
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Carrie
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March 28, 2024
She presented the info in a user-friendly manner for clinicians to understand and apply right away.
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DeeAnn
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March 26, 2024
The enthusiasm of the presenter made it not only instructional, but entertaining. She loves what she does.
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Nicole
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March 26, 2024
Thank you for defending the importance of play!! It's needed in today's schools.
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Member
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March 25, 2024
Very informational and inspiring in regards to being more creative with OT with this age range!
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Member
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March 25, 2024
I truly loved the research combined with Tere specifically laying out her sessions with the PS and Kinder Teachers as well as validating Play. I can only hope that I could find a school that will support these ideas of play vs pushing academics
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Member
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March 25, 2024
clear and concise
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lydia
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March 25, 2024
Interesting topic and enjoyed all the examples.
by
Member
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March 25, 2024
Great examples of educational material embedded into play. Good to know for advocacy in schools
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Member
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March 19, 2024
I shared The speakers feeling about play based treatments.
by
Member
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March 18, 2024
I enjoyed this topic and research.
by
Member
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March 13, 2024
Examples of how to teach play versus worksheet.
by
Member
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March 12, 2024
Strong research material, but too many quotes
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Danielle
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March 11, 2024
Great examples of activities and ways to incorporate play into academics. Love the enthusiasum.
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Marilyn
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March 8, 2024
Wow this course is amazing, I am going to share much of the transcript with the parents at the preschool I work with who keep askiing me if their children are ready for TK? This course is packed with information highlighting the importance of play and not rushing a child's development with academics and allowing them the time to learn through play. The benefits of play are endless as seen in this class. I highly reccomend this class for early educators and OT's
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Member
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March 6, 2024
Good information
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Ashley
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March 5, 2024
Loved the enthusiasm of the speaker. She was easy to listen to and follow along.
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Keri
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March 5, 2024
Skilled presenter
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Amanda
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March 3, 2024
Provides a lot of techniques for play based learning activities in addition to the studies and statistics about development and teaching demands in a variety of settings from both an international view point and US expectations.
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Member
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March 3, 2024
This course was informative however it had too many topics in one. It should have focus more on the aspect of play or the aspect of center time. It would have been more informative if it focus on more activities relating to play and how to engage the children I. The play activities.
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Member
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March 2, 2024
the examples about childrens books
by
Member
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February 29, 2024
This course validated a lot of what I have been thinking and working towards. I appreciated her real life examples and her application to the classroom.
by
Member
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February 28, 2024
Thank you
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Member
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February 26, 2024
I am an experience OT and have held this belief for a long time. I feel this would be excellent information to share with teachers and administration.
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Loran
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February 25, 2024
Sound information with research to back up!
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Lynn
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February 24, 2024
This overall was a very good presentation. I liked that she included activities and modifications / extensions toto include play in the deivery of academic content.
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Lauren
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February 21, 2024
It was important information and provided decent introductory knowledge. I think we missed out on defining play as compared to playful learning. This course discusses both but playful learning is the real topic.
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Member
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February 20, 2024
Great course with excellent examples of how to incorporate play into learning.
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Alexa
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February 17, 2024
Many play based lesson examples
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Ellen
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February 17, 2024
Many examples given which always enhanced the content. Loved the breakdown of what can be learned by centers!
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Haley
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February 16, 2024
This information is accessible and easy to explain to school staff. The course provided understanding that the standards set by the administration and state are imposed on teachers who already have limited resources and time to meet the individual needs of their students. I particularly like the way in which the instructor explained that our role of therapists is to join the classroom and model to the school staff how to support students explore through play rather than direct them.
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Hanna
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February 14, 2024
I think the concept of play is very critical to early learning, and this lecture did a great job of actually showing research and statistics to prove why play is so important.
by
Member
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February 14, 2024
Tere Bowen-Irish has an engaging presentation style and uses many real life examples to support her course content.
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Chanae
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February 10, 2024
There were given examples. This helps put things into perspective.
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Member
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February 5, 2024
Very helpful as I am new OT in a preK setting. Enjoyed the activity ideas and collab with teachers and other therapists.
by
Member
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February 5, 2024
One of the best courses I have taken. Very educational and enjoyable. Really validated play based learning and my approach in school setting despite some pushback.
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Diana
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February 2, 2024
It has been so hard to see how academic PK and K have become, and the behavioral consequences. It is crazy to think that 85 % of teachers feel like what they are teaching is not developmentally appropriate, yet continue to teach in this manner.
by
Member
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February 2, 2024
One of the best courses I've taken as a school-based OTR.
by
Member
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February 1, 2024
This course was educational and enjoyable because the presenter was passionate about her work and easy to follow.
by
Member
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January 31, 2024
Great ideas for activities.
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Tricia
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January 30, 2024
lots of examples shared of how to incorporate play into an academic learning activity
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Jaclyn
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January 24, 2024
Provides excellent ideas on how to combine play and academics and backs it all up with data.
by
Member
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January 24, 2024
Preaching to the choir!
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Member
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January 24, 2024
Lots of good information.
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Lauren
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January 23, 2024
Wonderful course validating play based learning and therapy.
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Debra
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January 22, 2024
Play and learning go hand-in-hand. I like that this shows that it is evidence based with application examples. Also, the bit about allowing children to be immature longer allows them to be more flexible adults is interesting. Exploring instead of being shown the "right" way opens the world for all of us. Thank you for your presentation.
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Rhianna
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January 22, 2024
The course provided a great overview of research and examples of play-based education.
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