Play Pedagogy Book Group Toolkit
Using: A Pedagogy of Play: Supporting playful learning in classrooms and schools
About the Book: The book includes practices and strategies from the classroom to the staffroom, eight pictures of classroom practice from four countries, and 18 tools for teachers, school leaders, and professional development providers to support playful learning across content areas and age groups.
The Materials: The materials for a book club have been created for you to run six sessions which will provide an opportunity to explore and discuss key aspects of each chapter. Participants will be asked to read the chapter prior to the meeting and will be given a preparatory task to stimulate conversation during sessions.
Get the PDF book for free! The book can be downloaded from the website: https://pz.harvard.edu/projects/pedagogy-of-play Go to Projects tab, click on Pedagogy of Play. Scroll down and click on the image of the book .
Workshops and Training on offer from the Highland Neurodevelopmental Service
Series #1: Early Emotional Child Development: Development of the Baby Brain, Communication in Young Children, Impulse Control and Emotional Regulation, Trauma Awareness with Bernadette Cairns
Series#2 Measuring Well Being & Learning: Measuring Well-Being and Engagement with the Leuvan Scale with Lynette Wyness, Observations Impacting Interactions by Elaine Poke, Learner Participation and Voice by Maggie Macleod, Assessment through Progression with Bethany Clement
Series#3 Staff Well-Being with Dr. James McTaggart, Highland Council
Series #4 Realising the Ambition with Dr. James McTaggart, Highland Council
Series #5 Play Pedagogy in Multi-Composite Primary Classes, with Alison Field, Maureen Byrne, Abby Martin and Kirsten Beange, Moray Council