Influences What Learning Through Play? A reflection and discussion tool Community Values Do interactions among learners and educators in your Do your school’s underlying norms, beliefs, and school encourage and support learning through play? attitudes support learning through play? If so, how? If so, how? Do you observe or experience… Do you observe or experience… trust, respect, and shared responsibility for learning responsive, democratic relationships at all levels (administrator-teacher-child-family) playful, creative, caring adults common beliefs and values among adults, such as: similar adult/child learning experiences children learn through play, constructivism humor/silliness children are capable, should have agency, learners with a playful mindset can contribute ideas opportunities for different kinds of interactions respect for and valuing of cultural/linguistic diversity _______________________________________ support for risk-taking multiple opportunities for collaboration Notes/ideas: acceptance of and support for a range of emotions _________________________________ Notes/Ideas:
What Influences Learning Through Play? A reflection and discussion tool Community Do interactions among learners and educators in your school encourage and support learning through play? If so, how? Do you observe or experience… responsive, democratic relationships playful, creative, caring adults similar adult/child learning experiences humor/silliness learners with a playful mindset opportunities for different kinds of interactions _______________________________________ Notes/ideas: Values Do your school’s underlying norms, beliefs, and attitudes support learning through play? If so, how? Do you observe or experience… trust, respect, and shared responsibility for learning at all levels (administrator-teacher-child-family) common beliefs and values among adults, such as: children learn through play, constructivism children are capable, should have agency, can contribute ideas respect for and valuing of cultural/linguistic diversity support for risk-taking multiple opportunities for collaboration acceptance of and support for a range of emotions _________________________________ Notes/Ideas:
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