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The CanPlay Lab is a research group that explores the effects of learning experiences on young children and K-12 students. We are passionate about creating equitable learning opportunities for all children.
Knowledge-Exchange Event on Young Children’s Play
Knowledge-Exchange Event on Young Children’s Play
The Play Knowledge Exchange Event is designed to bring together early childhood educators, parents, researchers, community partners, and MacEwan students for meaningful dialogue about young children’s play. Our goal is to have rich conversations regarding the state of play and where it can evolve. This event is to emphasize collaborative learning and relationship-building, centring the voices of practitioners, families, and scholars to explore experiences, challenges, and inspiring practices that support children’s play across diverse contexts. We are offering free registration to the event, which will enable everyone to take an equal seat in the conversation.
Led by Dr. Ozlem Cankaya (MacEwan University), the Association of Early Childhood Educators of Alberta (AECEA) and the Community University Partnership (University of Alberta), this event will result in an informed community about young children’s play and what we can change and achieve together. This community engagement and knowledge exchange event offers a unique platform to elevate play as a vital component of early childhood development. We see ourselves as social builders and changemakers, and we want you to be part of this journey.
This event is only possible with our partners and supporters, including the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council, MacEwan University, and the Edmonton Community Foundation.
Ozlem and Natalia are enthusiastic about mentoring the next generation of researchers in their lab. They have mentored many undergraduate and graduate students from MacEwan University and the University of Alberta throughout the past year.
We acknowledge that the land on which we learn, work, play, and live is Treaty Six territory specifically, Amiskwaciy Waskahikan, which we also call the city of Edmonton. This place is a traditional homeland for the First Nations and Métis Peoples, and today we are all part of this treaty land.
We are committed to taking the lead of Indigenous peoples to inform our practice in education and rely on their participation, knowledge sharing, lived experiences and critical assessments to help us shape best practices for more rich environments for children and families. We commit ourselves to working in a spirit of truth and reconciliation to make a better future for all.
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