Taking Play Seriously

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Taking Play Seriously : 

Taking Play Seriously Andrea Hernandez FCIS Conference November 2010

Why? : 

Why? How? What?

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What?

Open-ended : 

Open-ended

“Playing” or “Working?” : 

“Playing” or “Working?”

Why? : 

Why?

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Imagination is more important than knowledge. Knowledge is limited~ Imagination encircles the world. -Albert Einstein

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How?

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Iconic pattern play- Dr. Henry Olds Jr. and Dr. Walter F. Drew “Iconic pattern play appeals to our aesthetic appreciation of beauty but also to our cognitive understanding of structure.” Blooming leaves

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“Rarely do children get to work in an environment where there is total abundance available for their play... But technology provides the opportunity for a significant level of abundance.” Pattern block created from recycled materials

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Scratch- Video: Welcome to Scratch Free download- scratch.mit.edu

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We develop new technologies that, in the spirit of the blocks and finger paint of kindergarten, expand the range of what people can design, create, and learn.

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Fantastic Contraption

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Whizzball

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Lego Digital Designer

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Our ultimate goal is a world full of playfully creative people who are constantly inventing new opportunities for themselves and their communities. Lifelong Kindergarten Group at MIT

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andrea.hernandez@mjgds.org http://andreahernandez.wikispaces.com Contact and Resources-

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Image Credits Puddle Play http://www.flickr.com/photos/discopalace/525858557/ kid playing in mud http://www.flickr.com/photos/mhaithaca/3728144629/ user: anissat http://www.sxc.hu/photo/602195 "Let's Play Bingo! 1” Building with big blocks http://www.flickr.com/photos/emeryjl/4548149726/in/photostream/ end of tunnel, Hilton Lange http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/9g2MZb8-VAvLp18-vBUClg quotes from Strong Museum from the flickr stream of bcsmith http://www.flickr.com/photos/bcsmith/sets/72157622976247811/ Patterns used with permission from Dr. Henry Olds, Jr. http://connect.tech4learning.com/group/pixiepatternplay Blooming Leaves http://patternplayproject.com/page30.html Bottle cap block and pattern: http://www.thecreativeeducator.com/v06/stories/Iconic_Pattern_Play http://www.flickr.com/photos/wwworks/2903981630/sizes/m/in/photostream/ Lotus flower: http://frank.itlab.us/photo_essays/wrapper.php?feb_07_2010_botanic_garden.html